Celestial Entrance Explained

Celestial Entrance
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pagan's Mind
Cover:	PM_CE.jpg
Released:	18 November 2002
Recorded:	January–March 2002 at Klyve Lydstudio, Skien, Norway
Genre:	Power metal, progressive metal
Length:	71:42
Label:	Limb
Producer:	Pagan's Mind, Fredrik Nordström
Prev Title:	Infinity Divine
Prev Year:	2000
Next Year:	2005

Celestial Entrance is the second studio album by the Norwegian power metal band Pagan's Mind.

According to the liner notes, Celestial Entrance was "inspired by some of the theories of Erich von Däniken, the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, the mystic parallels of the four religions, and ideas launched by certain open-minded scientists throughout the world."

Personnel

Pagan's Mind

• Nils K. Rue – lead vocals, art design, logo, layout, and graphics
• Jørn Viggo Lofstad – guitar
• Thorstein Aaby – guitar
• Steinar Krokmo – bass guitar
• Stian Kristoffersen – drums
• Ronny Tegner – keyboards

Production

• Recorded by Øyvind Eriksen and Per Sælør at Klyve Lydstudio, Skien, Norway in January–March 2002.
• Clean guitars on "Conception" recorded at Mediamaker Studio in January 2002.
• Vocals recorded at Images & Words Studio, Skien, Norway in March 2002.
• Vocal transfer by Espen Mjøen at Mediamaker Studio, Skien, Norway.
• Transfer and editing by Kjetil Nesheim at NLC Studios in April 2002.
• Edited by Patrik J. and Fredrik Nordström.
• Mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden in April 2002.
• Mastered by Morten Lund at Masterhuset, Oslo, Norway in April 2002.