Thunder in the Distance

Thunder in the Distance is the third album of the melodic hard rock project Place Vendome. The songwriting for this album was provided by Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius), Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline), Brett Jones, Tommy Denander (Radioactive), Sören Kronqvist (Sunstorm), Roberto Tiranti and Andrea Cantarelli (Labyrinth).^[4][5]

Thunder in the Distance
Studio album by Place Vendome
Released	November 1, 2013
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:52
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Dennis Ward
Place Vendome chronology
Streets of Fire (2009) Thunder in the Distance (2013) Close to the Sun (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jukebox:Metal	[1]
Melodic	[2]
Power of Metal	[3]
Sea of Tranquility	[4]

A music video was filmed for the song "Talk To Me on YouTube".

It was released on 1 November 2013 with cover art credited to Stanis W. Decker.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk to Me"	Alessandro Del Vecchio	4:03
2.	"Power of Music"	Del Vecchio	4:03
3.	"Broken Wings"	Brett Jones	4:20
4.	"Lost in Paradise"	Timo Tolkki	3:53
5.	"It Can't Rain Forever"	Camilla Andersson, Sören Kronqvist, Thomas Vikström	4:05
6.	"Fragile Ground"	Jones	4:10
7.	"Hold Your Love"	Del Vecchio	4:35
8.	"Never Too Late"	Del Vecchio	3:30
9.	"Heaven Lost"	Del Vecchio, Carmine Martone	4:40
10.	"My Heart Is Dying"	Tommy Denander, Nina Söderqvist	3:07
11.	"Break Out"	Magnus Karlsson	4:34
12.	"Maybe Tomorrow"	Andrea Cantarelli, Roberto Tiranti	4:24
13.	"Thunder in the Distance"	Del Vecchio	4:28
14.	"Maybe Tomorrow" (Orchestral Version)	Cantarelli, Tiranti	2:40

Credits

Band members

• Michael Kiske – vocals
• Uwe Reitenauer – guitars
• Dennis Ward – bass guitar, producer
• Dirk Bruinenberg – drums
• Gunther Werno – keyboards