Thane to the Throne

Thane to the Throne is the fifth studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer, released on June 19, 2000.

Thane to the Throne is a concept album with a plot that is a musical retelling of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

A video was made for "King at a Price". It had been included on the Era of Kings and Conflict DVD released independently by the band in 2002. The video features snippets of the '97-'08 lineup playing live on stage and overdubbed by the studio track.

In 2024, the album had a limited vinyl edition re-issue through Atomic Fire Records, the label that the band signed to on December 28, 2022. The album had received a full range master by Bart Gabriel and featured a new cover artwork by Dusan Markovic.

Track listing

Personnel

Jag Panzer

• Harry Conklin – Vocals
• Chris Broderick –  Guitars, Keyboards
• Mark Briody –  Guitars, Keyboards
• John Tetley – Bass, Backing Vocals
• Rikard Stjernquist – Drums

Additional musicians

• Todd Ehle – Violin
• Kimberly Kendall – Choir
• M. Wayne Jones – Choir
• Jim Morris – Choir
• The Moscow String Quartet – Strings on The Prophecies (Fugue in D minor)
• Mike Rice – Marching Snares
• Steve Yates – Marching Snares
• Jeff Gust – Marching Snares

Production

• Jim Morris –  Engineer, Producer
• Rob Valdez – Engineer
• Steve Barkus – Artwork
• Travis Smith – Artwork
• Charles Mulhall – Photography

References