Post Description

The progressive symphonic rock band TEN JINN was founded in 1991. Their second album, partly influenced by the Anne Rice"s vampire books "The Vampire Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned", is released on the Swedish label Record Heaven. Their complex music is a mixture of GENESIS, GENTLE GIANT, GLASS HAMMER, JETHRO TULL,QUEEN, SAGA and SPOCK"S BEARD, with a powerful singer, backed up by excellent backing vocals. The ex-HAPPY THE MAN guitarist Stan Whitaker is doing a guest appearance. The album has strong melodies, an outstanding production with great dynamics, skilful song writing and many instrumental passages. The highlights are the 40-minute title track "As On A Darkling Plain" and "I can"t see". This could be a future classic. Highly recommended!

Studio Album, released in 1999

Songs / Tracks Listing 
1. As on a darkling plain: (40:54) 
i) The dance of Les Innocents (5:40) 
ii) Darkling plain (7:19) 
iii) Byzantine fire (5:07) 
iv) Theater of the vampires (1:32) 
v) Those who must be kept (4:45) 
vi) Beautiful Marquise (5:28) 
vii) The legacy of Magnus (5:28) 
viii) Run away (5:35) 
2. Lost in the money (5:55) 
3. Blind authority (3:51) 
4. Rock (5:56) 
5. I can"t see (5:03) 
6. Tomorrow (6:19) 
7. Lay down beside me (in the rain) (5:03)

Total Time: 70:21

Line-up / Musicians 
- John Paul Strauss / lead & backing vocal, piano & keyboards
- Mark Wickliffe / drums, percussion, backing vocal, keyboards, guitars & bass
- Matt Overholser / electric & acoustic basses
- Bob Niemeyer / keyboards & backing vocals
- Michael Matier / electric, acoustic & Midi guitars

Guest Musicians:
- Stan Whitaker / electric guitars
- Kenneth Francis / electric guitars & backing vocal on "Beautiful marquise"


source: Minidisc (Sony)