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The Valley of Tears – The Ballads

Magnum · 2017

53 min · 10 tracks · hard rock

A poignant collection of remastered and re-recorded ballads blending melodic hard rock with emotional depth.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady melodic emotional journey
  • poignant reflections on love
  • late-night introspective listening
  • acoustic warmth for solitude
  • cathartic moments of release

Maybe skip if you want

  • seekers of upbeat tempos
  • prefer standalone hit singles

Where this album fits

Career context
In 2017, Magnum was celebrating its 45th anniversary, and 'The Valley of Tears – The Ballads' served as a retrospective on their career. This album followed their 2016 release '11th Hour' and marked a moment of reflection, revisiting classic tracks with fresh interpretations to honor their legacy in the hard rock genre.
Stylistic neighbors
Tyketto· Threshold· Stratovarius

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Dream About You (remastered) 4:18
  • 2 Back in Your Arms (newly re-recorded) 6:02
  • 3 The Valley of Tears (remixed, remastered) 6:38
  • 4 Broken Wheel (newly re-recorded) 4:03
  • 5 A Face in the Crowd (remixed, remastered) 6:28
  • 6 Your Dreams Won’t Die (remastered) 5:27
  • 7 Lonely Night (acoustic version, newly re-recorded) 4:20
  • 8 The Last Frontier (remixed, remastered) 5:37
  • 9 Putting Things In Place (remixed, remastered) 4:42
  • 10 When The World Comes Down (new live version) 6:15

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