- Forged by Fire
Infobox Album
Name = Forged by Fire
Type = studio
Artist =Firewind
Released =Japan January 5 ,2005 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0bfrxqqrldde allmusic.com] page on the Japanese edition of Forged By Fire, Cited Date|2008-4-3]
WorldJuly 12 ,2005
Recorded = Bazement studios,Germany
Mediamaker studio,Norway
A29 studio,Greece
June–August 2004
Genre =Power metal
Length = 49:31
Label =Century Media
Producer =Gus G.
Reviews = "Allmusic " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hnfqxqqsld0e link]
Last album = "Burning Earth
(2003)
This album = "Forged by Fire"
(2005)
Next album = "Allegiance"
(2006)"Forged by Fire" is the third full-length album by Greek
power metal bandFirewind and their first released throughCentury Media . From this album onwards, Gus G is the sole ever-present in their professional discography, following the replacement ofStephen Fredrick withChitral Somapala . It is also the first album to feature keyboardistvirtuoso Bob Katsionis .Track listing
All tracks composed by Gus G. and Chitral Somapala except were noted [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hnfqxqqsld0e allmusic.com] page on Forged by Fire, Cited Date|2008-4-3]
#"Kill to Live" – 3:41
#"Beware the Beast" – 4:21
#"Tyranny" – 3:29
#"The Forgotten Memory" – 3:42
#"Hate World Hero" – 5:38
#"Escape from Tomorrow" – 3:51
#"Feast of the Savages" (Gus G.) – 4:21
#"Burn in Hell" – 4:38
#"Perished in Flames" – 4:52
#"The Land of Eternity" – 5:53
#"I Confide" – 5:05 (Japanese bonus track)
#"Tyranny" (Ioannis Nikolaidis, Achilleas Kapahtsis) (Video clip)
#"Making of/Burning the Earth Live" (Bob Katsionis) (Video clip)Personnel
;Band members
* Chitral Somapala – vocals, backing vocals
*Gus G. – guitars, producing, engineering
*Bob Katsionis – keyboards, album layout
*Petros Christo – bass guitar
*Stian L. Kristoffersen – drums;Guest musicians
*James Murphy – guitar solo on "The Forgotten Memory"
*Marty Friedman – guitar solos "Feast of the Savages"
*Lisa Gelenberg – backing vocals
*Johannes Nimtz – backing vocals
*Markus Teske – backing vocals;Technical staff
*Patrik J. Sten – mixing
**Fredrik Nordström – assistance
*Christian Schmidt – mastering
*R.D. Liapakis – mastering
*Markus Teske – engineering
*Espen Mjoen – engineering
*Kazuo Hakamada – artwork
*OB Solutions – photographyFootnotes
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