After the first two albums "Desire" (1998) and "King of the King" (2002) it was the end of Eternal Flame. Michael Schinkel (singer and guitarist) and Helmut Kohlpaintner (keyboard player, bassist) decided to work as composers and producers for other musicians and bands and founded the company "enooma-media musicproduction" in Munich. Again and again they received calls, letters and e-mails from fans, with the request to produce a new Eternal Flame album. It then started in 2012. Helmut Kohlpaintner and Michael Schinkel discussed the project and quickly found partners for lyric writing such as Timothy Touchton (known by lyrics such as "Go for Gold" Olympics in Seoul 1988, "Sail Away" Joe Cocker as well as 11 Top 40 and 3 top 5 hits) The album was created by further guests such as Mark Boals (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen and Ring of Fire) and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen & John Norum). Other musicians such as Thomas Keller (bass) and Robert Lipp (bass) from past Eternal Flame days as well as the drummer Michael Hencky also shared their know how.
Michael Schinkel's Eternal Flame is:
Michael Schinkel - Vocals & All Guitars
Helmut Kohlpaintner - Keyboards
Thomas Keller - Bass & Backing Vocals
Michael Hencky – Drums
1. Ignition (Intro)
2. Smoke On The Mountain
3. This Is My Life
4. Queen Of The Hill
5. You Can Save Me
6. Whatcha Gonna Do
7. I Believe In This Miracle
8. Got A Rock & Roll Fever
9. Out In The Dark
10. Dreaming
11. Take Me There For A Night
12. Tease My Love
13. Close To The End (Outro)