Rising from Ashes (album)

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Rising from Ashes
Rising from Ashes Silent Force.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2013 (Standard and limited edition)
December 11, 2013 (Japanese edition)
Genre Power metal
Length44:40(Standard edition)
47:35 (Limited edition)
48:47 (Japanese edition)
Label
  • AFM Records (Standard and limited edition)
  • Nexes and Seven Seas (Japanese edition)
Producer Alex Beyrodt
Silent Force chronology
Walk the Earth
(2007)
Rising from Ashes
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rising from Ashes is the fifth album by German power metal band Silent Force, [6] [7] released on December 13, 2013, via AFM Records. [8] It is their first album since Walk the Earth in 2007. It was produced by Beyrodt himself and it was the first and only album also with singer Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart), [9] bass guitarist Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, (Sinner (band) Voodoo Circle) and Italian keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Jorn, Edge of Forever), respectively instead of D. C. Cooper (returned to Royal Hunt), Jürgen Steinmetz and Torsten Röhre. [10]

Contents

The album was preceded by the single "Circle of Trust" on December 4, 2013. [11]

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Beyrodt and Michael Bormann.

No.TitleLength
1."Caught In Their Wicked Game"4:39
2."There Ain't No Justice"4:55
3."Circle Of Trust"4:39
4."Living To Die"4:47
5."Before You Run"4:31
6."You Gotta Kick It"4:10
7."Turn Me Loose"5:06
8."Born To Be A Fighter"3:39
9."Anytime Anywhere"4:22
10."Kiss Of Death"3:52
Total length:44:40
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."I'm Gonna Rescue You"2:55
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Raise Your Hands"4:07

Personnel

Additional personnel

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