Style: Epic Heavy metal, power metal, Speed Metal E minor 165 BPM Vocals: male hoarse tenor, male choir in choruses, only male voices Microphone Neumann U47 mic, Neve 1073 preamp Distorted rhythm guitar Ibanez RGD71ALMS, Bogner Uberschall Mk2 preamp: complex harmonic minor melodies, sharp high-gain guitar tone Distorted lead guitar ESP LTD EC-1000T, Peavey 6505 preamp: fluid legato phrasing, fast alternate picking Galloping bass guitar Spector NS Series, Ampeg SVT-VR preamp Synthesizer Arturia Pigments Flute Yamaha YFL-372: ethnic Slavic motifs Drum set Yamaha Stage Custom Birch, double bass drum, complex syncopated drum fills, dynamic tom rolls Mood: tense, heroic, pagan, philosophical, narrative Production: high studio quality and sound, high stereo sound, analog tape saturation, stereo panning: guitars L/R, bass center, drums wide, vocals center, pronounced bass guitar, high production, saturated guitars, massive reverb