# Awakening the World

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2001 studio album by Lost Horizon

Awakening the World Studio album by Lost Horizon Released 8 May 2001 Genre Power metal[1] Length 42:37 Label Kosh Lost Horizon chronology Awakening the World (2001) A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] About.com [3] Sputnikmusic [4] Metal Storm [5] Metal Temple [6] Sea of Tranquility [7] The Metal Crypt [8]

***Awakening the World*** is the debut album of the [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Lost Horizon](/source/Lost_Horizon_(band)), released in 2001.

In 2025, Graham Hartmann of [*Metal Injection*](/source/Metal_Injection) included the album in his list of "10 Extremely Underrated Metal Albums From The 2000s".[9]

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Wojtek Lisicki, except where noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "The Quickening" 1:06 2. "Heart of Storm" 6:14 3. "Sworn in the Metal Wind" 5:43 4. "The Song of Air" 0:59 5. "World Through My Fateless Eyes" 5:06 6. "Perfect Warrior" 3:55 7. "Denial of Fate" 3:37 8. "Welcome Back" Wojtek Lisicki, Baskim Zuta 5:39 9. "The Kingdom of My Will" 9:13 10. "The Redintegration" 1:42 Total length: 43:14

## Personnel

- Transcendental Protagonist (Wojtek Lisicki) - guitars

- Cosmic Antagonist (Martin Furängen) - bass

- Preternatural Transmogrifyer (Christian Nyquist) - drums

- Ethereal Magnanimus (Daniel Heiman) - vocals

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lawson, Dom (19 October 2016). ["The 10 essential power metal albums"](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-power-metal-albums). *[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer)*. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jonas, Liana. ["Awakening the World - Lost Horizon | Songs, Reviews, Credits"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/awakening-the-world-mw0000002412). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lyons, Todd. ["Lost Horizon - Awakening The World Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010235/https://heavymetal.about.com/od/losthorizon/fr/Lost-Horizon-Awakening-The-World-Review.htm). *[About.com](/source/About.com)*. Archived from [the original](https://heavymetal.about.com/od/losthorizon/fr/Lost-Horizon-Awakening-The-World-Review.htm) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Riva (19 March 2006). ["Lost Horizon - Awakening the World (album review 2)"](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5671/Lost-Horizon-Awakening-The-World/). *Sputnikmusic*. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Satariel (17 September 2003). ["Lost Horizon - Awakening The World review"](http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=213&page=&message_id=). *[Metal Storm](/source/Metal_Storm_(webzine))*. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Giannakopoulos, Stathis (15 February 2001). ["Lost Horizon - Awakening The World (CD)"](http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/l_2/lost_horizon_2.htm). *Metal Temple*. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Popke, Michael (19 October 2001). ["Lost Horizon: Awakening the World"](http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=34). *Sea of Tranquility*. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Renaud, Michel (12 September 2001). ["Review: Lost Horizon - Awakening The World"](http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=244). *The Metal Crypt*. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["10 Extremely Underrated Metal Albums From The 2000s"](https://metalinjection.net/lists/10-extremely-underrated-metal-albums-from-the-2000s). *Metal Injection*. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

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