Forged by Fire
2005 studio album by Firewind
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Forged by Fire is the third full-length album by Greek power metal band Firewind and their first released through Century Media. The album was released in Japan on 5 January 2005,[2] and on 12 July 2005[3] for the rest of the world. From this album onwards, Gus G is the sole ever-present in their professional discography, following the replacement of Stephen Fredrick with Chitral "Chity" Somapala. It is also the first album to feature keyboardist Bob Katsionis.
Released5 January 2005
Length49:31
| Forged by Fire | ||||
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| Released | 5 January 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 | |||
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Gus G. and Chitral Somapala except where noted[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" (Instrumental) (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)
- Bonus videos
- "Tyranny" (Ioannis Nikolaidis, Achilleas Kapahtsis)
- "Making of/Burning the Earth Live" (Bob Katsionis)
Personnel
- Band members
- Chitral "Chity" 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 – photography