Inner Axis - 'Midnight Forces' (Album Preview Player)

Inner Axis: συγκρότημα κλασικού heavy metal εκ Γερμανίας. Δημιουργήθηκαν (ως Midgard) στα τέλη του προηγούμενου αιώνα και μετά από τρία demos μετονομάσθηκαν, το 2008, σε Inner Axis. Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει τρεις "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους ("Into the Storm", 2011, "We Live by the Steel" 2017 τα δύο πρώτα)

Την τελευταία τριετία επικοινωνούσαν την μουσική τους μέσω singles. Πέντε στο σύνολο, τα οποία οδήγησαν στο νέο full length album της Γερμανικής μπάντας με τον Έλληνα κιθαρίστα (Ζαχαρίας Δρόσος). "Midnight Forces" ο τίτλος και "βγήκε" τον περασμένο Μάρτιο μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας Fastball Music. Ακούστε αποσπάσματα από όλα τα τραγούδια του δίσκου...

Δελτίο τύπου: «With their new album “Midnight Forces”, the heavy metal band Inner Axis from Kiel / North Germany is consistently continuing the path that has already attracted a lot of attention with their two previous singles “Steelbladed Avenger” and “Midnight Hunter” and the corresponding video clips.

The third album following “Into The Storm” (2011) and “We Live By The Steel” (2017) was again mixed and mastered at Pitchblack Studio. As for the previously released singles, the entire artwork was once again designed by Jan Yrlund (Manowar, Battle Beast, Stratovarius, Testament).

Musically, the band and their new guitarist Nino Helfrich work together even better so much that the ten songs sound very homogeneously and have gained a lot of punch and catchiness.

And yet the band never loses its connection to classic heavy metal. The tracks are peppered with groovy guitar solos and epic, surging choruses, which can only fully unfold in the interaction between the musical presence and performance, frontman Kai and the audience, at their live shows. Thematically, the songs have a strong relation to pop and film culture.

Titles like “This Is The Way” (Bounty Hunter, The Mandalorian), “Strike Of The Cobra” (Cobra Kai), “Evil Dead” as well as “Spartan War-Cry” and “Master & Commander” give clear evidence of the lyrical inspiration, without pandering too much to the originals. These stylistics can also be found in the music videos, some of which tell an independent story.»

Band: Inner Axis
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Formed in: 2008
Genre: Heavy Metal
Years active: 1999-2008 (as Midgard), 2008-present

Album: "Midnight Forces"
Type: Full length
Release date: March 23rd, 2024
Label: Fastball Music
Format: CD, 12" vinyl

Track listing:
01. I Am the Storm 05:37
02. Strike of the Cobra 04:51
03. Midnight Hunter (2023 Master) 04:41
04. This Is the Way 05:00
05. Evil Dead 04:59
06. Spartan War-Cry 05:31
07. Steelbladed Avenger (2023 Master) 04:12
08. Master & Commander 04:19
09. Burn with Me 04:45
10. Blade of Glory 08:23

Band members:
Thies Jacobsen - Drums
Zacharias Drosos - Guitars (lead)
Kai Hagemann - Vocals
Nino Helfrich - Guitars