On July 28, 1998, “Magna Carta” label released “Age of Impact”, the debut Explorers Club album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Sound Temple Studio” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Trent Gardner.

Personnel:

• Trent Gardner– keyboards, trombone, mixing
• Wayne Gardner– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
• James LaBrie– lead vocals
• Bret Douglas– lead vocals
• Matt Bradley– lead vocals
• C. Cooper– lead vocals
• John Petrucci– guitar
• Terry Bozzio– drums
• Billy Sheehan– bass
• Steve Howe– acoustic guitar
• Derek Sherinian– keyboards
• James Murphy– guitar
• Michael Bemesderfer– flute, wind controller
• Frederick Clarke– nylon string guitar
• Matt Guillory– keyboards
• Brad Kaiser – MIDI percussion
• James Murphy – engineer
• Kevin Elson – mixing
• Kevin Lee – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Gardner.

1. Impact 1 – Fate Speaks
2. Impact 2 – Fading Fast
3. Impact 3 – No Returning
4. Impact 4 – Time Enough
5. Impact 5 – Last Call