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| Name name = A Moment in Chiros

| Type type = Studio album

| Artist artist = [[Lance King]]

| Cover cover = A_Moment_in_Chiros_album_cover.jpg

| Released released = {{Start date|2011|11|7}}

| Recorded recorded = July–August 2011 at [[Hansen Studios]] in [[Esbjerg]], [[Denmark]];, Nightmare Studios in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], [[Minnesota]], USA;, et al.

| Lengthvenue = 61:47

| Label studio = [[Nightmare Records]]

| Producergenre = [[JacobPower Hansenmetal]], Kim[[Progressive Olesenmetal]]

| Lastlength album = 61:47

'''''A Moment in Chiros''''' is American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] vocalist [[Lance King]]'s studio debut album as a solo artist, featuring the musical contributions of many of his friends, contemporaries and business associates.

The genesis of ''A Moment in Chiros'' was King's desire to re-involve himself in recording music, though on a more limited basis after spreading himself thinly between bands such as [[Avian (band)|Avian]], Krucible and Decibel; heat hada noyoung conceptage to work with until June 2011, when heLance began witnessing cases of the [[11:11_11 (numerology)|11:11 time prompt phenomenon]] gradually increasing in the last few years it was becoming a daily occurrence leading Lance to learn more about this and the other number prompts associated with it as he witnessed these. Leading to deep spiritual personal revelations, he felt drawn to writing a story aroundabout it. On June 30, King e-mailed numerous musicians he desired to write alongside, with conceptual ideas, rough demos and the deadline of November 11, 2011 (following from the concept). Though this deadline was quickly approaching, the "wealth of musicians" King described as responding to his offer over the next two weeks pooled together to create almost two albums' worth of material; the next stage was the lyrics, which King had researched extensively before officially declaring the project, and recording proceeded smoothly within King's and Hansen's studios and the residences of the participants.

One of the album's central concepts, reflected in its title, is the [[Kairos]] Moment, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancekingvox.com/1111-decoded.html |title=Lance King - Official Website - 11:11 Decoded |accessdate=2012-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609083755/http://www.lancekingvox.com/1111-decoded.html |archivedate=2012-06-09 }} About the Kairos Moment</ref> "a moment in 'infinity,' a moment in God's time, a moment that creates destiny" as King states, <ref>http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/Lance-King-Interview.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324005617/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/Lance-King-Interview.htm |date=2012-03-24 }} About.com interview</ref> although there are multiple sub-themes, ranging from patterns and their meanings, particularly numerical ones including double and triple 3's, 8's and 11's, to political deception, spirituality, numberology and Christian philosophy. King characterizes the overall message as "extremely deep" and one which is delivered through both lyrics and the music designed around them. <ref>http://rocknoteswebzine.com/interviews/lance-king-interview/ Rocknotes Webzine interview</ref> A slice of profits from the album's sales are donated to combating [[human trafficking]] through the nonprofit [[Not Forfor Sale]] Campaign]].

''A Moment in Chiros'' was overall warmly received by critics. Long-time fans of King have declared the album's summation of his stylistic range creates an ideal gateway into his career, with Hardrock Haven branding it "the most intricate and interesting album Lance King has ever participated in, and one that should please fans of his previous efforts." <ref>[https://archive.today/20120713194605/http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2011/11/lance-king-a-moment-in-chiros/] Hardrock Haven review</ref> Reviewers also noticed similarities with the bands of both primary and secondary composers, specifically [[Anubis Gate]], whose guitarist/keyboardist Kim Olesen possesses the most instrumental credits on the album, and the songwriting contributions of [[Myrath]] members Malek Ben Arbia and Elyes Bouchoucha were likened to those of their home band. <ref>http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=5833 Metalunderground review </ref> Criticisms of the album were mainly directed towards its narrative spoken word segments, dismissed as "cheesy" if important to the concept. <ref>http://www.angrymetalguy.com/lance-king-a-moment-in-chiros-review/ Angry Metal Guy review</ref>

| music10 = King, [[Michael Harris (guitarist)|Michael Harris]]

* Kim Olesen – [[guitar]]s (tracks 3, 5-11), [[lead guitar]] (track 1), [[Bass guitar|bass]] (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], chorus melody on "A Moment in Chiros"

* Tore St Moren - guitars (track 11)

* [[Kevin Codfert]] - additional tracking on "Joy Everlasting"

* Kim Olesen - producerPre-production, arrangements, mixing

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