Days of Defiance

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Days of Defiance
Firewind days of defiance.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 October 2010 (Europe) [1] [2]
26 October 2010 (North America) [1] [2]
RecordedSound Symmetry Studios, Greece
Genre Power metal
Length54:45
Label Century Media
Firewind chronology
The Premonition
(2008)
Days of Defiance
(2010)
Few Against Many
(2012)
Singles from Days of Defiance
  1. "World on Fire"
    Released: 17 August 2010
  2. "The Ark of Lies"
    Released: 2010
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Days of Defiance is the sixth studio album by Greek heavy metal band Firewind. It was released on 25 October 2010 in Europe and 26 October in North America. [1]

Contents

The guitars, bass, keyboards and drums were recorded at Sound Symmetry Studios and Zero Gravity Studios in Greece while the vocals were recorded at Studio Landgren 5,0 in Sweden. All backing vocals were recorded by Marcus Pålsson. The artwork was done by Gustavo Sazes.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Ark of Lies"4:45
2."World on Fire"4:39
3."Chariot"4:39
4."Embrace the Sun"4:06
5."The Departure"0:45
6."Heading for the Dawn"4:01
7."Broken"3:26
8."Cold as Ice"4:35
9."Kill in the Name of Love"4:27
10."SKG"5:20
11."Losing Faith"4:12
12."The Yearning"4:54
13."When All Is Said and Done"5:06
Limited Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Wild Rose"4:25
15."Ride to the Rainbow's End"4:32
16."Breaking the Law (Judas Priest Cover)"2:38
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Riding on the Wind"4:16

Singles

Two singles were released from Days of Defiance: "World on Fire" and "Embrace The Sun". [1]

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Firewind Unveils Days of Defiance". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "Firewind The Official Website". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Blabbermouth.net review