Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| 100% Rock | 9/10[1] |
| Danger Dog | 4/5[2] |
| Dead Rhetoric | 7.5/10[3] |
| Metal Crypt | 3.5/5[4] |
| Metal Express Radio | 7.5/10[5] |
| Metal Underground | 4/5[6] |
| Stormbringer | 4.5/5[7] |
Novum Initium is the fifth album by German power metal band Masterplan, released on June 14, 2013. In a 2012 interview with producer Roland Grapow over the then-upcoming album, he stated that "We are looking for a more powerful album this time... still with great melodies and feelings, but also with more orchestration and faster stuff again… just more metal."[8]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Per Aspera Ad Astra" | 1:01 |
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| 2. | "The Game" | 5:28 |
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| 3. | "Keep Your Dream Alive" | 3:49 |
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| 4. | "Black Night of Magic" | 3:43 |
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| 5. | "Betrayal" | 4:42 |
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| 6. | "No Escape" | 4:24 |
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| 7. | "Pray on My Soul" | 4:37 |
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| 8. | "Earth Is Going Down" | 3:42 |
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| 9. | "Return from Avalon" | 4:27 |
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| 10. | "Through Your Eyes" | 4:59 |
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| 11. | "Novum Initium" | 10:17 |
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Digipack limited edition| Title |
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| 12. | "1492" | 3:48 |
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| 13. | "Fear the Silence" | 3:48 |
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Japanese edition| Title |
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| 12. | "1492" | 3:48 |
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| 13. | "Fear the Silence" | 3:48 |
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| 14. | "Killing in Time" | 4:33 |
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Line-up
Japanese bonus track "Killing In Time" is a re-recording version of the original one previously released on 2004 "Back My Life" EP.
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