- Allegiance (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Allegiance
Type =Album
Artist =Firewind
Released =July 10 ,2006
Recorded = JM Studio,Mölnlycke ,Sweden February 2006
Genre =Power metal
Length = 48:37
Label =Century Media
Producer =Gus G.
Reviews =
* "Allmusic " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfoxqwdld0e link]
* "HCS.net" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.hardcoresounds.net/modules.php?name=Band_List&file=cdviewer&func=3059 link]
* "Kerrang!" Rating|4|5Fact|date=August 2008
Last album = "Forged By Fire "
(2005)
This album = "Allegiance"
(2006)
Next album = "The Premonition"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name =Firewind
Type = Album
Single 1 = Falling to Pieces
Single 1 date =June 13 ,2006
Single 2 = Breaking the Silence
Single 2 date =July 2 ,2007 "Allegiance" is the fourth full-length studio album by
Firewind , first released onJuly 10 ,2006 . Vocalist Chity Somapala was replaced byApollo Papathanasio andStian L. Kristoffersen made way forMark Cross on drums ending the previous tradition of changing line-up between albums. It was recorded at JM Studio,Mölnlycke ,Sweden in February 2006, mixed byFredrik Nordström with Patrik J. Sten inStudio Fredman ,Göteborg, Sweden , March 2006 then mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid productions inStockholm .Release history
"Allegiance" was initially released in
Greece onJuly 10 ,2006 almost a fortnight before the rest of the world. It was later released inBenelux (Belgium , theNetherlands , andLuxembourg ),Germany ,Austria ,Switzerland andItaly onJuly 21 ,2006 and three days later onJuly 24 ,2006 in theUK ,France ,Spain ,Denmark ,Norway and most of the rest ofEurope and finally inFinland ,Sweden andHungary a further two days later onJuly 26 ,2006 . [An E-card about the Allegiance Album [http://ecard.centurymedia.com/firewind/firewind2.html ecard.centurymedia.com] , Cited 9 October 2007]ingles and promotion
A month before the album's release, on
June 13 ,2006 the "Falling to Pieces" maxi single was released to the Greek market, with a music video directed byPatric Ullaeus , and peaked at #11 in the Greek Singles Charts. Approximately 5 weeks later the album was released and peaked at the same position in the Greek Album Charts. [Firewind.gr news update Date|2006-07-31, Cited 8 March 2008] Then following the "Inhuman Rampage" tour withDragonForce and their own "World Allegiance" tour they released their second single off the album, "Breaking the Silence" almost a year later onJuly 2 ,2007 , again only physically to Greece with a video directed byPatric Ullaeus guest starring Tara Teresa, [Firewind.gr news update Date|2007-06-14, Cited 8 March 2008] this time peaking at #16 in the Greek Singles Charts. [Firewind.gr news update Date|2007-08-08, Cited 8 March 2008]Track listing
tracklist
collapsed= |headline=
lyrics_credits=yes |music_credits=yes
title1=Allegiance |music1=Gus G. |lyrics1=Gus G., Papathanasio, Cross |length1=4:41
title2=Insanity |music2=Gus G., Katsionis |lyrics2=Papathanasio, Gus G. |length2=4:29
title3=Falling to Pieces |music3=Gus G. |lyrics3=Papathanasio |length3=4:03
title4=Ready to Strike |music4=Gus G., Katsionis |lyrics4=Papathanasio |length4=4:35
title5=Breaking the Silence |music5=Gus G., Katsionis |lyrics5=Tara, Papathanasio, Cross |length5=4:03
title6=Deliverance |music6=Gus G. |lyrics6=Gus G. |length6=6:07
title7=Till the End of Time |music7=Katsionis |lyrics7=Gus G., Papathanasio |length7=4:36
title8=Dream Chaser |music8=Cross |lyrics8=Cross |length8=4:07
title9=Before the Storm |music9=Katsionis, Gus G. |lyrics9=— |length9=3:42
title10=The Essence |music10=Gus G. |lyrics10=Gus G., Papathanasio |length10=4:19
title11=Where Do We Go from Here? |music11=Papathanasio, Gus G. |lyrics11=Papathanasio |length11=3:57
note9=Instrumentaltracklist
collapsed= |headline=Japanese Bonus tracks
writing_credits=yes |total_length=57:48
title12=Healing Tool |writer12=Papathanasio, Cross |length12=4:43
title13=Demon Nights |writer13=Katsionis, Gus G. |length13=4:23
note12=
note13=tracklist
collapsed= |headline=Video clip enhancements
title14=Falling to Pieces |length14=3:20
title15=The Firewind Documentary small|2005/2006 |length15=17:26
note14=Director & Producer:Patric Ullaeus
note15=Editor: Bob KatsionisPersonnel
Band members
*
Apollo Papathanasio – vocals
*Gus G. – guitars
* Babis Katsionis – keyboards
*Petros Christo doylidis – bass
*Mark Cross – drums, backing vocals on "Allegiance"Guest musicians
* Tara Teresa – vocals on "Breaking the Silence"
* Markus Palsson – backing vocals on "Allegiance" and "The Essence"Technical staff
*
Fredrik Nordström – engineering, mixing
* Patrik J. Sten – mixing assistant
* Martin Kronlund – additional engineering
* Rickard Bengtsson – vocal coach, additional engineering on "Insanity" and "Falling to Pieces"
* Peter In de Betou – mastering
*Patric Ullaeus – photography, producer and director of the video clip for "Falling to Pieces"
* Carsten Drescher – artworkFootnotes
External links
* [http://firewind.gr/ Firewind's official website] [http://www.firewind.gr/index.asp .]
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