Defiant Imagination

2004 studio album by Quo Vadis

Defiant Imagination

Studio album by

Quo Vadis

Released

November 4, 2004

Recorded

September 2002 – March 2004 at Wildsound Studio and BR Studios

Genre

Melodic death metal, technical death metal

Length

39:18

Label

Skyscraper Music

Producer

Bart Frydrychowicz, Yanic Bercier and Bernard Belley

Quo Vadis chronology

Passage in Time
(2001)

Defiant Imagination
(2004)

Defiant Indoctrination
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	4/5^[1]
BW&BK	^[2]
Metal Storm	^[3]

Defiant Imagination is the third and final full-length studio album by the Canadian melodic death metal band Quo Vadis. It was released on November 4, 2004 by Skyscraper Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Silence Calls the Storm"	Bercier	Frydrychowicz	5:03
2.	"In Contempt"	Frydrychowicz	Frydrychowicz	3:35
3.	"Break the Cycle"	Frydrychowicz	Frydrychowicz	6:05
4.	"Tunnel Effect (Element of the Ensemble IV)"	Bercier	Frydrychowicz, Bercier	5:39
5.	"To the Bitter End"	Frydrychowicz	Frydrychowicz	6:59
6.	"In Articulo Mortis"	Frydrychowicz	Frydrychowicz	1:07
7.	"Fate's Descent"	Bercier	Frydrychowicz	4:35
8.	"Dead Man's Diary"	Bercier	Frydrychowicz	5:25
9.	"Ego Intuo et Servo te"	Frydrychowicz	Frydrychowicz	0:51
Total length:				39:19

Personnel

Quo Vadis

Bart Frydrychowicz – lead and rhythm guitars
Yanic Bercier – drums, backing vocals
Stéphane Paré – vocals

Guest musicians

Steve DiGiorgio – bass
William Seghers – lead guitar
Roxanne Constantin – keyboard, soprano, alto
Elizabeth Giroux – cello

Quo Vadis Choir

Roxanne Constantin
Bart Frydrychowicz
Marco Calliari
Sophie Martin
Arianne Fleury
Marc Vaillancourt
Oscar Souto
Julie Bélanger Roy
Mathieu Groulx
Carlos Lopez

Guest vocals

Marco Calliari – guest vocals in "Tunnel Effect"
Oscar Souto – guest vocals in "Tunnel Effect"
Ian Campbell – guest vocals in "To the Bitter End"
Alexandre Erian – guest vocals in "To the Bitter End"
Armen – guest vocals in "To the Bitter End"

References

^ Sputnikmusic review
^ Henderson, Tim (2004-11-22). "QUO VADIS - Defiant Imagination". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles.
^ "Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination Review". Metal Storm. 2005-04-19.