Novum Initium

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]

Novum Initium
Studio album by Masterplan
Released	June 14, 2013
Genre	Power metal
Length	51:09
Label	AFM Records
Producer	Roland Grapow
Masterplan chronology
Time to Be King (2010) Novum Initium (2013) PumpKings (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Per Aspera Ad Astra"	1:01
2.	"The Game"	5:28
3.	"Keep Your Dream Alive"	3:49
4.	"Black Night of Magic"	3:43
5.	"Betrayal"	4:42
6.	"No Escape"	4:24
7.	"Pray on My Soul"	4:37
8.	"Earth Is Going Down"	3:42
9.	"Return from Avalon"	4:27
10.	"Through Your Eyes"	4:59
11.	"Novum Initium"	10:17

Digipack limited edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"1492"	3:48
13.	"Fear the Silence"	3:48

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"1492"	3:48
13.	"Fear the Silence"	3:48
14.	"Killing in Time"	4:33

Line-up

• Rick Altzi - vocals
• Roland Grapow - guitars, co-vocals on #11
• Jari Kainulainen - bass
• Martin Škaroupka - drums
• Axel Mackenrott - keyboards

Comments

Japanese bonus track "Killing In Time" is a re-recording version of the original one previously released on 2004 "Back My Life" EP.

References

1. "MASTERPLAN – Novum Initium".
2. "Masterplan: Novum Initium".
3. "Masterplan – Novum Initium (AFM Records)". 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
4. "The Metal Crypt - Review of Masterplan - Novum Initium".
5. "MASTERPLAN – Novum Initium".
6. "Masterplan - "Novum Initium" CD Review".
7. "MASTERPLAN - Novum Initium". 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
8. "MASTERPLAN: 'Novum Initium' Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 8, 2025.