Paragon - "Reborn" (video)

Δισκογραφική επιστροφή για τους Paragon μετά από μία τριετία. Ο διάδοχος του album "Hell Beyond Hell" (Μάρτιος) των Γερμανών metallers φέρει τον τίτλο "Controlled Demolition" και κυκλοφορεί σήμερα. Οι Paragon μας έρχονται από το Αμβούργο. Δημιουργήθηκαν το 1990, αναφέρουν ως επιρροές συγκροτήματα όπως οι Accept, Agent Steel, Candlemass, Exciter, Helstar, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Metal Church, Overkill, Slayer, W.A.S.P. κι έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δώδεκα full length albums, ένα demo, ένα single και δύο EPs...

Band: Paragon
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Hamburg
Formed in: 1990
Genre: Power/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, War, Metal, Death
Years active: 1990-present

Video: "Reborn"
Video by: Niklas Krohn
Album: "Controlled Demolition"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 26th, 2019
Label: Massacre Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Controlled Demolition
02. Reborn
03. Abattoir
04. Mean Machine
05. Deathlines
06. Musangwe (B.K.F.)
07. Timeless Souls
08. Blackbell
09. The Enemy Within
10. Black Widow
11. ...Of Blood and Gore

Band members:
Andreas Babuschkin - Vocals
Jan Bertram - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Günny Kruse - Guitars
Jan Bünning - Bass, Backing Vocals
Sören Teckenburg - Drums, Backing Vocals
Martin Christian - Guitars, Backing Vocals (studio)

Miscellaneous staff:
Piet Sielck - Mixing, Mastering
Jörg Uken - Recording (drums)
Aldo Requena - Cover art

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Altar Of Oblivion - "The Seven Spirits" (album stream)

Κυκλοφορεί σήμερα ο νέος δίσκος των Altar of Oblivion υπό τον τίτλο "The Seven Spirits". Πρόκειται για τον τρίτο "ολοκληρωμένο" δίσκο της Δανέζικης επικής doom metal μπάντας (η οποία έχει κυκλοφορήσει επίσης και δύο EPs συν ένα demo)...

Δελτίο τύπου: «At long last, the wait is finally over: Shadow Kingdom Records is proud to present Altar of Oblivion's massively anticipated third album, The Seven Spirits, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Altar of Oblivion are simply one of the best pure METAL bands around right now. The Danish kings proved it with 2012's classic Grand Gesture of Defiance album, they proved it with the teasingly short Barren Grounds EP in 2016, and they prove it more than ever with The Seven Spirits.

Arguably more so than any of their no-less-considerable and widely celebrated records, here Altar of Oblivion skillfully glide from morose 'n' mournful DOOM to absolutely EPIC and daresay regal traditional metal, safely evading any cliches or easy classification whilst reverently adding to the rich and enduring lexicon of heavy metal. If anything, this is as close to total '80s metal as the band have gotten - but as always, done in that special Altar of Oblivion way.

In many ways, each of the seven tracks comprising The Seven Spirits is a tale in its own right, rife with both bloodlust and tragedy, redemption and remorse. They wind along many roads, some darker than others, with a robust 'n' rumbling heft that's simply Altar of Oblivion's heaviest production to date.

And yet, for all this fleet-footed thunder, those seven songs remain as passionate and emotional as anything around. Just hearing Mik Mentor's pipes is believing, and on The Seven Spirits, the frontman delivers a performance like no other. These songs could bring you to tears - or galvanize you to conquer any foe before you.

The choice is yours across these 41 unforgettable minutes! Six years is an interminable length of time between albums, but when the standards are as high as they are with Altar of Oblivion, there's just no arguing against perfection. Behold The Seven Spirits and bow before their majesty!»

Band: Altar of Oblivion
Country of origin: Denmark
Location: Aalborg, Nordjylland
Formed in: 2005
Genre: Epic Heavy/Doom Metal
Years active: 2005-present

Album: "The Seven Spirits"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 26th, 2019
Label: Shadow Kingdom Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Cassette, Digital

Track listing:
1. Created in the Fires of Holiness
2. No one left
3. Gathering at the Wake
4. The Seven Spirits
5. Language of the Dead
6. Solemn Messiah
7. Grand Gesture of Defiance

Band members:
Martin Meyer Sparvath - Guitars, Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Jeppe Campradt - Guitars, Keyboards
Mik Mentor - Lead & backing Vocals
Cristian Nørgaard - Bass
Danny Woe - Drums

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Pulver - "Curse of the Pharaoh" (audio)

Το συγκρότημα Pulver μας έρχεται από την Γερμανία. Δημιουργήθηκε προ τριετίας και πρωτοπαρουσιάστηκε στο "μεταλλικό" κοινό πέρυσι με το -τριών τραγουδιών- ομώνυμο ep. Το "επίσημο" ντεμπούτο του είναι προ των πυλών. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Kings Under The Sand" κι αναμένεται να κυκλοφορήσει τον επόμενο μήνα...

Band: Pulver
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Aschaffenburg, Bavaria
Genre: Heavy Metal

Audio: "Curse of the Pharaoh"
Album: "Kings Under the Sand"
Type: Full length
Release date: May 10th, 2019
Label: Gates of Hell Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
1. Rising (instrumental) 00:57
2. Phantom Hawk 04:46
3. Blacksmith's Lament 04:02
4. Kings Under the Sand 06:02
5. Qarînah 04:10
6. Warrior Caste 05:43
7. Alpha Omega 04:08
8. Curse of the Pharaoh 06:29

Band members:
Gabor Eichstätter - Bass
Danny Oster - Drums
Alex Oster - Guitars
Lukas Kunkel - Guitars
Dave Fröhlich - Vocals (lead)

Miscellaneous staff: Richard Behrens - Producer

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Dan Vasc - "Fighting the World" (Manowar cover)

Fight, fight, fight
Fighting the world every single day
Fighting the world for the right to play

Heavy Metal in my brain
I'm fighting for Metal
'cause it's here to stay

Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting the World
Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting

Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World

Now people keep asking if we're going to change
I look'em in the eye, tell'em no way
Stripes on a tiger don't wash away
Manowar's made of steel not clay

Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting the World
Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting

Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World

See my brother standing by my side
Only got one thing on ever mind
Radio's playing this nation wide
Turn it up louder till we all get fright

Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting the World
Fighting, fighting, fighting the World
I been fighting

Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World
Fight - Fighting the World
Fight for a living - Fighting the World

Ο Dan Vasc (Daniel Vasconcelos) μας έρχεται από την Βραζιλία. Πρόκειται για τον τραγουδιστή των Fearless, ενώ μέχρι πρότινος ήταν ο frontman των Orion's Reign. Συν τοις άλλοις διατηρεί κανάλι στο You Tube, στο οποίο "ανεβάζει" φωνητικές διασκευές σε metal (κι όχι μόνο) τραγούδια. Ανάμεσά τους και το τραγούδι των Manowar, "Fighting the World" (από το ομότιτλο δίσκο των Αμερικανών metallers που κυκλοφόρησε τον Μάιο του 1987)...

Dan Vasc: «Hail, traveler! I am Dan Vasc, musician hailing from South America. Honored to meet you! I upload my music videos, mostly vocal covers and occasional originals. My favorite music styles are rock, metal and its sub-genres, specially power metal. But you will occasionally see here also other styles like Broadway musicals and classical opera, which I enjoy to sing as well.»

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Grand Magus - "Wolf God": Artwork (trailer)

Ο νέος δίσκος των Grand Magus κυκλοφορεί ήδη. Ο διάδοχος του album "Sword Songs" (Μάιος 2016) και ένατος συνολικά δίσκος των Σουηδών metallers φέρει τον τίτλο "Wolf God" και "βγήκε" προ ημερών. Στο κάτωθι βίντεο ο JB αναφέρεται στην δημιουργία του εξωφύλλου...

Band: Grand Magus
Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Stockholm
Formed in: 1999
Genre: Epic Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Paganism, Anti-Christianity, Strength, Death
Years active: 1996-1999 (as Smack), 1999-present

Album: "Wolf God"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 19th, 2019
Label: Nuclear Blast

Track listing:
01. Gold and Glory
02. Wolf God
03. A Hall Clad in Gold
04. Brother of the Storm
05. Dawn of Fire
06. Spear Thrower
07. To Live and to Die in Solitude
08. Glory to the Brave
09. He Sent Them All to Hel
10. Untamed

Band members:
Fox Skinner - Bass, Vocals (backing)
JB Christoffersson - Guitars, Vocals (lead)
Ludwig Witt - Drums

Miscellaneous staff:
Staffan Karlsson - Producer
Anthony J. Roberts - Cover art

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Axenstar - "King Of Fools" (audio)

Δισκογραφική επιστροφή για τους Axenstar, φέτος, μετά από μία πενταετία. Οι Σκανδιναβοί power metallers θα κυκλοφορήσουν τις προσεχείς ημέρες τον διάδοχο του album "Where Dreams Are Forgotten" (Νοέμβριος 2014), υπό τον τίτλο "End of All Hope", μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας Ram It Down Records.

Οι Axenstar μας έρχονται από την Σουηδία. Δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από 21 χρόνια (αν και με διαφορετικό όνομα αρχικά) κι αρέσκονται στο Ευρωπαϊκού τύπου power metal. Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει έξι "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους (συν ένα demo)...

Band: Axenstar
Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Västerås
Formed in: 2001
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, Life, Fundamentalism
Years active: 1998-2001 (as Powerage), 2001-present

Audio: "King Of Fools"
Album: "End of All Hope"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 26th, 2019
Label: Ram It Down Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Legions 03:49
02. King of Fools 05:41
03. The Unholy 04:05
04. Honor and Victory 04:49
05. A Moment in Time 06:41
06. My Kingdom Come 05:20
07. The Dark Age 04:27
08. Mistress of Agony 05:00
09. Time Is No Healer 04:36
10. Of Pain and Misery 06:32

Band members:
Magnus Winterwild - Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
Joakim Jonsson - Guitars
Jens Klovegård - Guitars
Hampus Fasth - Drums

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Blind Guardian - "Live Revisited" (interview)

Μετά την επανακυκλοφορία των επτά πρώτων "στουντιακών" δίσκων των Blind Guardian σειρά πήρε το επόμενο "πακέτο" επανακυκλοφοριών.

Στα μέσα του μήνα (12 Απριλίου 2019) επανακυκλοφόρησαν (remixed and remastered) οι δίσκοι "The Forgotten Tales", "Tokyo Tales" και "Live" σε διπλό cd και τριπλό βινύλιο.

Στο κάτωθι βίντεο τα μέλη των Blind Guardian παραχωρούν συνέντευξη σχετικά με το "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένο album "Live", το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε αρχικά τον Μάιο του 2003...

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For Centuries - "Centuries of the Black Fire" (album stream)

Οι For Centuries μας έρχονται από το Μεξικό. Συγκρότημα επικού doom metal, το οποίο δημιουργήθηκε πρόπερσι και μας παρουσιάζεται κάπως έτσι:

«We are a classic Doom Metal band with lyrics about Despair, Darkness, Sorrow and Death...that will last For Centuries!»

Ως επιρροές αναφέρονται οι μπάντες Candlemass, In Solitude, Saint Vitus, Mercyful Fate, Root, Black Sabbath. Τον Φεβρουάριο κυκλοφόρησε το ντεμπούτο τους. Πρόκειται για ep τεσσάρων τραγιών που φέρει τον τίτλο "Centuries of the Black Fire"...

Band: For Centuries
Country of origin: Mexico
Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Formed in: 2017
Genre: Epic Doom Metal
Lyrical themes: Anti religious, Occult, Witchcraft
Years active: 2017-present

Album: "Centuries of the Black Fire"
Type: EP

Release date: February 21st, 2019
Label: MAT Records
Format: CD

Release date: February 15th, 2019
Label: MAT Records
Format: Digital

Track listing:
1. The Pain of the Wretched 05:09
2. Brimstone and Fire 06:26
3. A Quest in Darkness 03:35
4. The Howling 08:53

Band members:
Vìctor Guerrero - Drums
Hannibal González - Guitars (lead)
Ivan Bloodhunter - Vocals (lead)
Alejandro Castro - Bass

Miscellaneous staff:
Jesús Bravo - Engineering
Arturo Rivas - Cover art

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Steel Night - "Red Alert" (video)

Οι Steel Night μας έρχονται από το Μεξικό. Δημιουργήθηκαν προ τριετίας κι αγαπούν τον κλασικό heavy metal ήχο αναφέροντας ως επιρροές μπάντες όπως οι: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept, Helloween, Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Grim Reaper, Virtue, Ratt, Scorpions, Skull Fist, Enforcer, Air Raid, Hitten, Avantasia, Tokyo Blade, Tank.

Με το demo "Run for Your Life" (2016) πρωτοπαρουσιάσθηκαν στο "μεταλλικό" κοινό. Το 2017 "έβγαλαν" το ομώνυμο ep. Ο πρώτος ολοκληρωμένος τους δίσκος φέρει τον τίτλο "Fight Till the End". Κυκλοφόρησε ψηφιακά στις αρχές Μαρτίου, ενώ σε "φυσική" μορφή "βγαίνει" στα τέλη Απριλίου...

Band: Steel Night
Country of origin: Mexico
Location: Durango
Formed in: 2016
Genre: Heavy Metal
Years active: 2016-present

Video: "Red Alert"
Album: "Fight Till the End"
Type: Full length

Release date: March 2nd, 2019
Label: Independent
Format: Digital

Release date: April 26th, 2019
Label: Iron Shield Records
Format: CD

Track listing:
1. We Are Metal 07:17
2. Run for Your Life 04:04
3. Spell Witch 04:01
4. Red Alert 05:10
5. Heavy Metal Storm 04:28
6. Fight Till the End 03:40
7. You Lost My Heart 05:31
8. Wings of Steel 04:30
9. Made of Steel (live) 05:36

Band members:
Jahaziel Rangel - Vocals
Raul Domínguez - Guitar
Alberto DeMartini - Guitar
Jebuz Mota - Bass
Richi DeVoll - Drums

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Sabaton - "Bismarck" (video)

From the mist a shape, a ship is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power, show of force
Raise the anchor battleship plotting its course

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion king of the ocean

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

Two thousand men, and fifty thousand tonnes of steel
Set the course for the Atlantic with the allies on their heel
Firepower, firefight
Battlestations, keep the targets steady in sight

Into formation, the hunt has begun
Death and damnation, the fleet is coming

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

At the bottom of the ocean the depths of the abyss
They are bound by iron and blood
The flagship of the navy the terror of the seas
His guns have gone silent at last

Pride of a nation a beast made of steel
Bismarck in motion king of the ocean

He was made to rule the waves across the seven seas
To lead the warmachine
To rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
The Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

To lead the warmachine
Rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

To lead the warmachine
Rule the waves and lead the Kriegsmarine
The terror of the seas
Bismarck and the Kriegsmarine

«Το θωρηκτό μάχης Μπίσμαρκ ήταν Γερμανικό σκάφος επιφανείας, ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα της εποχής του, και ανήκε στην δύναμη του Ναυτικού της Ναζιστικής Γερμανίας. Ήταν το πρώτο της ομώνυμης κλάσης θωρηκτών με δεύτερο της ίδιας κλάσης το θωρηκτό Τίρπιτς.

Το Μπίσμαρκ ονομάστηκε προς τιμήν του Καγκελάριου Ότο φον Μπίσμαρκ, πρωτοστράτορα της Γερμανικής ενοποίησης του 1871. Το σκάφος παραγγέλθηκε το 1935 στα ναυπηγεία Blohm & Voss, στο Αμβούργο, από την κυβέρνηση της Ναζιστικής Γερμανίας κατά παράβαση των όρων της συνθήκης των Βερσαλλιών του 1919», μας πληροφορεί η wikipedia.

Το σκάφος Μπίσμαρκ και η ιδιαίτερη ιστορία του εμπνέουν τους Sabaton στο νέο τους τραγούδι. Οι Σουηδοί power metallers κυκλοφόρησαν προ ημερών το single "Bismarck" και σήμερα σας παρουσιάζουμε το σχετικό video clip του τραγουδιού. Οι Sabaton θα κυκλοφορήσουν στα μέσα Ιουλίου τον καινούριο τους δίσκο ("The Great War") και το συγκεκριμένο κομμάτι δεν θα βρίσκεται εκεί!

Sabaton: «The most requested topic for a Sabaton song ever! The fate of the ship Bismarck is a fascinating story we wanted to write about for a long time, but could not fit into any album. So we decided to make it as a single release, and as a gift from us to you for being fantastic fans for the past 20 years. Thanks to our friends at Wargaming and World of Warships we can also present it with a truly impressive video, well worthy of this song.

The talented team at Wargaming could ensure the historical accuracy of the scenes thanks to the models from their award winning game World of Warships, and the director Matthias Hoene, who won a Golden Lion at Cannes, were able to bring the band and story together. The song Bismarck was written over a year ago and we recorded it last summer in Black Lounge studios with Jonas Kjellgren, who has also recorded and mixed our upcoming album The Great War.

Bismarck was a German Battleship and one of the biggest ever built in Europe. Commissioned in August 1940 and sunk in May 1941 after an intense hunt in the North Atlantic. Though he now rests beneath the waves, players of World of Warships can still take this iconic ship into virtual battles.»

Band: Sabaton
Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Falun
Formed in: 1999
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Military history, Metal
Years active: 1999 (as Aeon), 1999-present

Video: "Bismarck"
Director: Matthias Hoene
Producer: Wargaming

Album: "Bismarck"
Type: Single
Release date: April 22nd, 2019
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Digital

Band members:
Pär Sundström - Bass
Joakim Brodén - Keyboards, Vocals
Chris Rörland - Guitars
Hannes Van Dahl - Drums
Tommy Johansson - Guitars

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Challenger - "Challenger" (audio)

Οι Challenger δημιουργήθηκαν στην Σλοβενία προ τριετίας. Αγαπούν το κλασικό heavy metal και μας παρουσιάζονται κάπως έτσι: «Heavy Metal band that plays music in the vein of Omen, Satan, Judas Priest and early Iron Maiden». Προ ημερών κυκλοφόρησαν το ντεμπούτο τους. Πρόκειται για ep τεσσάρων τραγουδιών υπό τον τίτλο "Turned to Dust"...

Δελτίο τύπου: «The very first sign of life by Slovenian Challenger. Yet, as their members are experienced musicians and ex members of acts such as black heavy metal beast Vigilance (their first singer who recorded “Steeds of Time”) or progressive thrashers Teleport, you will be taken aback by their great take at heavy speed metal. Drawing big time influences from the unmatched scene of the NWOBHM, this 4-piece creates their very own style. Expect to hear more from Challenger!»

Bio: «Jakob And Urban started jamming in May of 2016 and started making riffs that later became the first songs of Challenger. They were both big fans of the NWOBHM scene and that sure showed in the first riffs they came up with. A while later, Mihaela Žitko (Mist) joined on drums and Blaž Tanšek picked up the bass.

After their first show Mihaela gave up the drummer's chair to an old friend Toni Pleško who they knew from Teleport. Another one around the sun and they started recording their debut EP while still playing occasional shows in local clubs. They just released their debut EP Turned to Dust.»

Band: Challenger
Country of origin: Slovenia
Location: Ljubljana
Formed in: 2016
Genre: Heavy Metal
Years active: 2016-present

Audio: "Challenger"
Album: "Turned to Dust"
Type: EP
Release date: April 11th, 2019
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Format: CD

Track listing:
1. Left alive 04:28
2. Turned to Rust 04:24
3. A Place of Tranquility 05:45
4. Challenger 04:28

Band members:
Jakob Rejec - Vocals, rhythm guitars
Urban Železnik - Lead guitars
Blaž Tanšek - Bass
Toni Pleško - Drums

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Steel Prophet - "Thrashed Relentlessly" (video)

Δισκογραφική επιστροφή φέτος για τους Steel Prophet μετά από πέντε χρόνια. Ο διάδοχος του album "Omniscient" (Ιούλιος 2014) και 9oς συνολικά "ολοκληρωμένος" δίσκος των Αμερικανών power metallers τιτλοφορείται "The God Machine" και θα κυκλοφορήσει σε λίγες ημέρες. Είναι το πρώτο album των Steel Prophet με τον Δημήτρη Λιαπάκη στα φωνητικά...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Los Angeles based, US Heavy / Power metal legends Steel Prophet are back with a new massive sounding heavy metal album that will definitely hit the top lists of 2019! Five years after the release of their latest album "Omniscient" the band recruited the all-star Heavy Metal singer / producer R.D. Liapakis of Mystic Prophecy / Devil's Train and his uniquely ranged vocal skills to perfectly match the songs on "The God Machine".»

Band: Steel Prophet
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles, California
Status: Active
Formed in: 1983
Genre: Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Religion, Life, Humanity
Years active: 1983-present

Video: "Thrashed Relentlessly"
Video by: Mirko Witzki
Edited by: Kevin Kleemann
Album: "The God Machine"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 26th, 2019
Label: Rock of Angels Records
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. The God Machine
02. Crucify
03. Thrashed Relentlessly
04. Dark Mask / Between Love and Hate
05. Damnation Calling
06. Soulhunter
07. Buried and Broken
08. Lucifer / The Devil Inside
09. Fight, Kill
10. Life = Love = God Machine

Band members:
R.D. Liapakis - Vocals
Jon Paget - Guitars
Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor - Guitars
Vince Du Juan Dennis - Bass
John Tarascio - Drums

Miscellaneous staff:
Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor - Producer
R.D. Liapakis - Producer
Henrik Udd - Mixing, Mastering

Produced by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Devil’s Train, Suicidal Angels, Firewind, Eldritch, Silius, FireForce and many more) & Steve Kachinsky. Mixed and Mastered by “Best Producer 2017-Heavy Music Award” winner Henrik Udd at Henrik Udd Recording Studios (Architects, Bring Me The Horizon, Hammerfall, Powerwolf etc). Pre-Production by Evan K. & R.D. Liapakis. Engineered by Henrik Udd, R.D. Liapakis, Steve Kachinsky, Christian Schmid, Bill Metoyer.

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