Year : 2024
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Greece
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 100 mb
Bio:
FIREWIND originally formed in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1998 but started in earnest after Gus moved to the United States. “For some time I studied at Berklee College of music in the USA. Some friends helped me to put together a demo, that I named FIREWIND, after an album of Uli Jon Roth’s band Electric Sun. I sent this demo around and got a couple of offers.” The demo was well received and Gus signed with Leviathan Records who put out the band’s first records, “Between Heaven And Hell” and “Burning Earth”. The band began touring the world, including a Japanese run with Rob Rock and a worldwide deal with Century Media Records was soon signed.The first album as part of that deal (“Forged By Fire”) further established the band but it was the follow up “Allegiance” that really put the band on the international map. Gus had finally found the right members (with the arrival of Time Requiem singer Apollo Papathanasio) and the subsequent two years of touring in support nike coupon code of “Allegiance” (opening for Dragonforce and All That Remains) saw the band hit three continents and clock up thousands of miles. The hard work paid off as both "Allegiance" and the acclaimed follow up "The Premonition" albums made it to the Top 10 in Greece and the "Mercenary Man" single became a Top 5 hit. "The Premonition" also charted in Japan, a territory that has majorly embraced and supported the band since their inception.Despite the band’s growing success, Gus was always ready to get back out on the road so when Arch Enemy needed a temporary tour guitarist, Gus was first in line and it was on Arch Enemy’s 2005 Ozzfest appearances that he first caught the eye of the Osbourne camp. But it wasn’t until 4 years later when Gus was invited to audition for the guitar role in Ozzy’s band. Gus was then asked to first perform with the band at ‘Blizzcon 2009’, where he ripped through Ozzy classics such as ‘Crazy Train’, ‘Mr Crowley’ and ‘Bark At The Moon’ with aplomb. Subsequently, Gus played on Ozzy’s “Scream” record and toured the world as Ozzy’s new guitarist as well as releasing FIREWIND’s acclaimed “Days Of Defiance” album in 2010, and hitting stages across the globe with his own band.A notoriously hard worker, Gus is rarely without a guitar in his hand and justifiably won the ‘Best Shredder’ award at this year’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony in London. The “Days Of Defiance” tour took FIREWIND across the world again, including appearances at Hellfest, Sonisphere UK, Graspop and Basinfirefest, plus tours of Japan, U.S.A., Canada and Europe.
Album:
In these turbulent times it's important to stand closely together as humanity instead of fighting each other. That's exactly what the new Firewind album "Stand United" is about! With strong lyrics and fine power metal/hard rock vibes, we are expecting the strongest masterpiece in the band's history. Combined with Masterplan, the band around ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G. and vocalist Herbie Langhans (formerly Avantasia) will play a big European co-headliner tour in the spring of 2024! The success of any metal production is almost always based on the sum of its individual parts, that have to fit together homogeneously to then ideally impress their listeners in their entirety. With Firewind, these details are easy to identify. On one hand there's the awe-inspiring guitar work of exceptional musician Gus G. and his breathtaking finger action as well as his authentic feel for catchy and at the same time powerful songs. He is supported by German singer Herbie Langhans, who has made a name for himself as a member of bands/projects such as Avantasia and SinBreed.Gus G. and Langhans form a tight unit not only in the artistic sense, they are also colleagues who share ideas in musical as well as in organisational contexts. "Herbie has an incredibly multi-faceted voice that complements our songs perfectly. He also has a great deal of experience in this industry", says former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G., praising his frontman. "This combination makes it easier for me to develop the right songs for Firewind while keeping an eye on the business side of things."The latest product of this fruitful collaboration bears the programmatic title "Stand United". For their eagerly waiting fans, this new era began back in February 2023 with the arrival of Firewind's lead single "Destiny Calling", which was released during a sold-out tour across Europe and the UK with Finnish rising stars Beast In Black. Some of the album's stand-out tracks are the anthemic "Salvation Day", the massive and modern sounding "Fallen Angel" and the more radio-friendly track "Chains".Gus G. and Herbie Langhans have composed and recorded a total of nine new songs together with producer Dennis Ward (Magnum, Unisonic) as well as a cover of the 80s pop rock classic "Talking In Your Sleep", originally recorded by The Romantics but giving it a metal twist in the style of Firewind. The nine songs also bear testament to Firewind's sheer enthusiasm featuring a number of interesting themes. "I wouldn't exactly call 'Stand United' a classic concept album, but the album title indicates what we're about thematically", explains Gus G., who has also contributed with more lyric ideas on this one than any album before. "This world seems to be getting more and more out of balance, what with environmental disasters, the pandemic and the wars currently raging all over the globe. In such times, it's more important than ever for mankind to stand close together instead of fighting each other. That's what 'Stand United' is about!" This basic idea is also reflected in the cover artwork courtesy of Costin Chioreanu (Grave, Mayhem). Gus: "I always loved the artwork of our debut album, which was based on a real hand painting. With 'Stand United' being our tenth album, I wanted an equally authentic template and that's how I came across Costin. The collage of faces on the cover represent war, greed, betrayal, but also love and unity, which are some of the album's lyrical themes. I'm just as proud of the artwork as I am of the songs on our new album!" An opinion that Firewind fans are guaranteed to share!
Line-Up:
Herbie Langhans - Vocals (2020-present) - See also: Beyond the Bridge, Radiant, The Lightbringer of Sweden, Whispers in Crimson, Avantasia (live), ex-Seventh Avenue, ex-The Preachers, ex-Neoshine, Voodoo Circle, ex-Sinbreed, ex-Symphonity
Gus G. - Guitars (1998-present), Keyboards (1998-2004) - See also: Gus G., Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Dream Evil, ex-Mystic Prophecy, ex-Nightrage, ex-Arch Enemy (live)
Petros Christo - Bass (2003-present) - See also: ex-Breaking Silence
Johan Nunez - Drums (2011-present) - See also: Meridian Dawn, ex-Suicide of Demons, ex-Negate (live), ex-Mystica, ex-Nightrage, ex-Gus G. (live), ex-Marty Friedman (live), ex-About: Blank
Tracklist:
01. Salvation Day
02. Stand United
03. Destiny Is Calling
04. The Power Lies Within
05. Come Undone
06. Fallen Angel
07. Chains
08. Land Of Chaos
09. Talking In Your Sleep
10. Days Of Grace
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