Awakening

Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released.
Thanks to their manager Magnus Söderkvist their album was taken up by ten Japanese labels. Nine of these labels wanted to take Narnia under contract, finally Narnia decided for Pony Canyon. In May, Liljegren and Grimmark went on their last tour with Modest Attraction. They met Matthias Mittelstädt, who possessed an enterprise named MCM Music. Mittelstädt, along with his brother, Rainer Matthias, loved the album and Mittelstädt became their manager.
On the Japanese version, the bonus track "Let Me Rest in Your Arms" was recorded December 1990 at Edin Music Studio. The first eight tracks were recorded and mixed between September 1996 and January 1997 at Topz Recording Studio, Jönköping, Sweden.
Mastered at Starec Studio, Växjö, Sweden.
Produced by Narnia.

Lineup

Christian Liljegren (Modest Attraction, Wisdom Call, Divinefire, Audiovision, Flagship, 7days, Golden Resurrection) - Lead Vocals
Carl Johan Grimmark (Modest Attraction, System Breakdown, Rob Rock, Empire 21) - Bass/Drum Programming/Guitars/Keyboards/Vocals

Guest Artists

Janne "Metal Warrior" Stark (Overdrive, Locomotive Breath, Constancia) - Guitars
Jakob Persson - Bass
Mart Hallek - Violin
Janne Samefors - Backing Vocals