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."
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 bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
12.
"1492"
3:48
13.
"Fear the Silence"
3:48
Japanese edition bonus track
No.
Title
Length
14.
"Killing in Time" (re-recording; originally from the Back My Life 2004 EP)
