Tides of War

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Tides of War
Template: Infobox music album / maintenance / no artSacred Gate music album

Publication
(s)

April 19, 2013

admission

October – November 2012

Label (s) Metal on Metal Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Heavy metal , power metal

Title (number)

10

running time

57:19

occupation
  • Bass : Peter Beckers

production

Sacred Gate, Andy Funke

Studio (s)

Metallurgy Studio, Mönchengladbach, Germany

chronology
When Eternity Ends (2012) Tides of War -

Tides of War ( English for "tides of war") is the second studio album by the Mönchengladbach heavy metal / power metal band " Sacred Gate ", which was released on April 19, 2012. It is a concept album about the battle of the Spartans against the Persians in 480 BC. At Thermopylae during the Second Persian War .

Emergence

The recordings for Tides of War began on October 15, 2012 and the band chose the Metallurgy studio in Mönchengladbach again.

Cover design

The album cover was designed by JP Fournier, a French artist who has made covers for bands like Immortal , Avantasia , Edguy and many more.

Track list

  1. The Coming Storm (Instrumental) - 1:50
  2. The Immortal One - 5:57
  3. Tides of War - 6:01 am
  4. Defenders (Valor Is in Our Blood) - 4:39
  5. Gates of Fire - 4:47
  6. Never to Return - 4:43
  7. The Final March (Instrumental) - 5:53
  8. Spartan Killing Machine - 5:22
  9. Path to Glory - 5:24
  10. The Battle of Thermopylae - 12:51

Song information

  • The Immortal One (English for "The Immortal") is about Ares , the god of terrible war, bloodbath and massacre from Greek mythology .

Reception and style

Thomas Kernbichler, the publisher of the Austrian online magazine, wrote about the album: “The gripping guitar leads, the fine solos and even the bass runs of Sacred Gate naturally tell of Iron Maiden. The popping riff slaves, the chants and the subtle drama of some song structures, on the other hand, keep you thinking of American role models. Traditional US Metal, the filigree dynamics of NwoBhm and Teutonic models are the coats of arms that Sacred Gate carry on their shield into battle. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Band biography http://www.sacredgate.net/bio.html
  2. ↑ JP Founier's official website
  3. ↑ Band releases http://www.sacredgate.net/releases.html
  4. ↑ Darkscene
  5. ↑ Darkscene.at: Review