Rising from Apadana

Rising from Apadana
Studio album by Angband
Released	August 29, 2008
Genre	Power metal Progressive metal
Length	36:12
Language	English
Label	Pure Steel Records
Producer	Mahyar Dean
Angband chronology
Rising from Apadana (2008) Visions of the Seeker (2010)

Rising from Apadana is the first studio album by Angband, a power metal musical group from Tehran, released on August 29, 2008, through Pure Steel Records. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Incarnation of Truth"	Dean	Dean	5:12
2.	"Lighter Days"	Dean	Dean	5:42
3.	"The Eyes"		Dean	1:52
4.	"Flaming Sight"	Dean	Dean	6:59
5.	"Before the End of Time"	Dean	Dean	5:39
6.	"Look into the Abyss"	Dean	Dean/Yazdani	5:49
7.	"The King's Command"		Dean	6:37

Reception

The album was well received. Many magazines and webzines were excited to see a signed Power Metal band from Iran ^[2] where rock/metal musicians have serious obstacles. ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Fury Rocks [4]	(7.5/10)
Osna Metal [5]
Metal Glory [6]	(7.5/10)
Sleaze Metal [7]
Metal to Infinity [8]	(89/100)

Personnel

• Mahyar Dean – electric guitar, bass guitar
• Ashkan Yazdani – vocals
• Ramin Rahimi – drums
• Produced by Mahyar Dean
• Sound engineered and mixed by Omid Nik Bin, at Rahgozar studio, Tehran
• Mastered by Rocco Stellmacher
• Cover arts by Maziar Dean

External links

• Official website
• Angband at Facebook
• Angband at Last.fm
• Pure Steel Records

References

1. ANGBAND – New Album Title, Cover Art Revealed BW&BK magazine, retrieved June 30, 2009
2. Fury Rocks webzine
3. "Rock Me" Time magazine, retrieved June 0, 2008
4. http://furyrocks.com/en/search/Angband3903_12886 link
5. Rising from Apadana Review OsnaMetal Webzine
6. Rising from Apadana Review Metal Glory Magazine Retrieved 07.09.2008
7. Rising from Apadana Review ^[usurped] Sleaze Metal Webzine Retrieved 23.08.2008
8. Rising from Apadana Review Metal to Infinity Webzine