Graceful Inheritance by Heir Apparent
To this day, Graceful Inheritance remains the highest rated album in the history of Germany's ROCK HARD magazine, rated at 49 of 50 points by the 5-man editorial staff when released in January of 1986. In 2005, "Graceful Inheritance" was placed at #188 in ROCK HARD's "Best of Rock and Metal - Top 500 albums of all time" hardcover book which catalogs 40 years of rock and metal music history.
Tracklist
| 1. | Another Candle | 3:54 |
| 2. | The Servant | 3:24 |
| 3. | Tear Down the Walls | 4:33 |
| 4. | Tomorrow Night | 4:03 |
| 5. | Running From the Thunder | 2:59 |
| 6. | The Cloak | 2:33 |
| 7. | R.I.P. (live) | 4:58 |
| 8. | Hands of Destiny | 3:27 |
| 9. | Keeper of the Reign | 4:45 |
| 10. | We, The People | 3:42 |
| 11. | Dragons' Lair | 3:29 |
| 12. | Masters of Invasion | 5:07 |
| 13. | Nightmare (Faces in the Dark) | 2:39 |
| 14. | A.N.D...dogro lived on | 3:41 |
Credits
released January 23, 1986
Recorded at Triad Studios
Engineered by Tom Hall
Paul Davidson - vocals
Terry Gorle - guitar
Derek Peace - bass
Ray Schwartz - drums
Nathan McCoy - keyboards (RIP & Hands of Destiny)
Mike Jackson - keyboards (We, The People & Tomorrow Night)
Recorded at Triad Studios
Engineered by Tom Hall
Paul Davidson - vocals
Terry Gorle - guitar
Derek Peace - bass
Ray Schwartz - drums
Nathan McCoy - keyboards (RIP & Hands of Destiny)
Mike Jackson - keyboards (We, The People & Tomorrow Night)
License
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Pioneers of Power Metal in the mid-1980's; Progressive Metal in the late 1980's; and returning for a third studio album in 2018. From epic ballads to intense metal, Heir Apparent is known for excellent songwriting featuring amazing vocalists.