The Whirlwind (album)

The Whirlwind
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2009
RecordedApril 2009
GenreProgressive rock, neo-prog
Length77:46
LabelMetal Blade, Radiant
ProducerTransatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
Bridge Across Forever
(2001)
The Whirlwind
(2009)
Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lords of Metal(92/100)

The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the supergroup Transatlantic, released on October 23, 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105-minute making-of DVD.

The main album, while indexed into twelve tracks, is considered one song. It is represented as one track on the band's third and fourth live album Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London and More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010 respectively.

The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals.

The album peaked number 21 in the Top Heatseekers chart and number 45 in the German album chart.