Voices of Fire
2016 studio album by Van Canto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2016 studio album by Van Canto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Voices of Fire is the sixth studio album by German a cappella metal band Van Canto. It also features John Rhys-Davies, the London Metro Voices and the children's choir from Chorakademie Dortmund.[1][2][3] It is their last album with lead vocalist Sly, who would leave the band in 2017,[4] as well as their only one without bass vocalist Ingo "Ike" Sterzinger, who left the band in the year before the album's release (he did record additional bass vocals and additional backing vocals for the album) and re-joined it in the year after.
| Voices of Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | July 2014–January 2016 | |||
| Studio | Exajoule Studios, Bingen, Germany Hofa Studios, Karlsdorf, Germany Mind EQ Studios, Mistelgau, Germany Angel Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 53:02 (Standard Edition) 55:18 (Limited Edition) | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Stefan Schmidt | |||
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The album received mixed to positive reviews by critics.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Clashings on Armour Plates" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Dragonwake" | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Time and Time Again" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "All My Life" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Battleday's Dawn" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Firevows (Join the Journey)" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "The Oracle" | 4:53 |
| 9. | "The Betrayal" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "We Are One" | 5:28 |
| 11. | "The Bardcall" | 4:46 |
| 12. | "To Catharsis" | 4:53 |
| 13. | "Epilogue" | 0:50 |
| Total length: | 53:02 | |
All lyrics are written by Bastian Emig, Stefan Schmidt, Dennis Schunke & Christoph Hardebusch; all music is composed by Bastian Emig & Stefan Schmidt
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Hymn" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 55:18 | |
