HUMAN FORTRESS proudly presents the band’s new album “Epic Tales & Untold Stories” – their most epic and commercial release so far!
The band is happy to release a new album, a bit more than one year after “Reign Of Gold” – and it’s a special something for their fans!
The CD Digipak version of the album will include 2 CDs: The first CD contains new, rare, and previously unreleased songs, while the second CD offers a selection of the band’s best songs.
It was hard for the band to select the songs that should be featured on the second CD, and there are still many classics missing.
This is how they chose the songs: First, HUMAN FORTRESS picked songs that are part of the band’s live set for many years now. Then, they kept an eye on the fans’ favorites on YouTube and various streaming services and included a few of them as well.
“Epic Tales & Untold Stories” a gift and a huge thanks to their fans for more than 20 years of trust and solidarity!
FACTS
• The new release of the epic power metal institution HUMAN FORTRESS: New, rare and previously unreleased tracks meet a selection of the band’s best songs – available as 2-CD Digipak, limited edition Vinyl LP in different colors as well as download & stream.
• The band’s most epic and commercial release so far!
• All songs remastered by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Entertainment.
• Cover artwork by Kristijan Kuliš (www.behance.net/artworkks), album design by Roland Heckmann.
ADDITIONAL INFO
• All tracks on “Epic Tales & Untold Stories“ originally produced, mixed and mastered by Tommy 7 Newton, except for “Cruel Fantasy” and “Pray For Salvation”, which were originally mixed and mastered by Seeb Levermann.
• Tracks taken from “Reign Of Gold”, “Defenders Of The Crown” & “Lord Of Earth And Heavens Heir” originally produced, mixed and mastered by Tommy Newton at Area 51 Recording Studios.
• Tracks taken from “Raided Land” originally produced, mixed and mastered by Seeb Levermann at Greenman Studios.
• Tracks taken from “Thieves Of The Night” originally produced and mixed by Seeb Levermann at Greenman Studios and mastered by Dennis Köhne.
GUEST MUSICIANS
• Michael Bormann: Backing vocals and acoustic guitars on “The Grimoire”
• Tommy Newton: Bass on “Disappear In Dark Shadows”
• Hartmut Richter: Violin on “Border Raid In Lions March”
• Andreas Kienitz: Lead guitars on “Defenders Of The Crown”
• Additional backing vocals by Tommy Newton, Mel Newton, Jens Wunder, Juanra Hernandez, Carsten Frank, Axel Kiehne, Ali Gürkan, Nico Lange & Björn Patschurek on all tracks originally taken from the album “Defenders Of The Crown”
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. The Grimoire
2. Disappear In Dark Shadows
3. Vain Endeavour
4. Free
5. Fernweh
6. We Are Legion (Gus Version)
7. Cruel Fantasy
8. Pray For Salvation (Orchestral Version)
CD 2
1.Lord Of Earth And Heavens Heir (Edit Version)
2.The Dragons Lair
3.Defenders Of The Crown
4.Border Raid In Lions March
5.Gladiator Of Rome (Part 1)
6.Gladiator Of Rome (Part 2)
7.Wasted Years
8.The Chosen One
9.Dark Knight
10.Thieves Of The Night
11.Rise Or Fall
12.Thrice Blessed
13.Lucifers Waltz
14.Surrender
15.Thunder
Line-Up:
– Gus Monsanto – Vocals
– Todd Wolf – Guitars
– Volker Trost – Guitars
– André Hort – Bass
– Dirk Liehm – Keys
– Apostolos Zaios – Drums
- by Tom
- by Kristijan Kuliš