The God Thing Explained

The God Thing
Type:	studio
Artist:	Vanden Plas
Cover:	The God Thing cover.jpg
Released:	1997
Genre:	Progressive metal
Length:	56:45
Label:	Inside Out Music / Limb Music
Producer:	Vanden Plas
Prev Title:	AcCult
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Far Off Grace
Next Year:	1999

The God Thing is the second full-length studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas. It was later re-released in 2004 as a special edition with two bonus tracks.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Personnel

• Andy Kuntz – vocals
• Stephan Lill – guitars
• Günter Werno – keyboards
• Torsten Reichert – bass
• Andreas Lill – drums

Guest musicians

• Paul Achim Schneider - cello (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly")
• Gunni Mahling - violin (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly")

Production

• Produced by Vanden Plas
• Recorded and mixed at ROKO Soundstudio in Schöneck, GER
• Engineered and mixed by Robert Kohlmeyer
• Keyboards and strings recorded at Jam Studio in Pirmasens, GER
• Engineered by Stefan Glass
• Backing vocals by Andy Kuntz, Stephan Lill & Günter Werno
• Cover design and layout by Arsenic
• Cover sculpture made by Cesare Marcotto
• Sculpture photographed by Manfred Prusseit
• Photos by Artur Bente

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tutor. Demonic. Vanden Plas - The God Thing review. metalstorm.net. 15 March 2014.
2. Web site: Popke. Michael. Vanden Plas: The God Thing/Far Off Grace (Reissues). seaoftranquility.org. 15 March 2014.
3. Web site: Vanden Plas. sputnikmusic.com. 15 March 2014.
4. Web site: Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork. backgroundmagazine.nl. 15 March 2014.