Voices of Fire

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Voices of Fire
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Studio album by
Released11 March 2016
RecordedJuly 2014 – January 2016
StudioExajoule Studios, Bingen, Germany
Hofa Studios, Karlsdorf, Germany
Mind EQ Studios, Mistelgau, Germany
Angel Studios, London
Genre
Length53:02 (Standard Edition)
55:18 (Limited Edition)
Label earMUSIC
Producer Stefan Schmidt
Van Canto chronology
Dawn of the Brave
(2014)
Voices of Fire
(2016)
Trust in Rust
(2018)

Voices of Fire is the sixth studio album by German a cappella metal band Van Canto. It also features John Rhys-Davies, the London Metro Voices and the children's choir from Chorakademie Dortmund. [1] [2] [3] It is their last album with lead vocalist Sly, who would leave the band in 2017, [4] as well as their only one without bass vocalist Ingo "Ike" Sterzinger, who left the band in the year before the album's release (he did record additional bass vocals and additional backing vocals for the album) and re-joined it in the year after.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal TempleStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
All About the RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Metal.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Musik ReviewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Laut.de Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Ghost CultStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The album received mixed to positive reviews by critics.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bastian Emig, Stefan Schmidt, Dennis Schunke & Christoph Hardebusch; all music is composed by Bastian Emig & Stefan Schmidt

No.TitleLength
1."Prologue"2:56
2."Clashings on Armour Plates"4:06
3."Dragonwake"5:12
4."Time and Time Again"4:22
5."All My Life"4:12
6."Battleday's Dawn"3:28
7."Firevows (Join the Journey)"3:53
8."The Oracle"4:53
9."The Betrayal"4:08
10."We Are One"5:28
11."The Bardcall"4:46
12."To Catharsis"4:53
13."Epilogue"0:50
Total length:53:02
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Hymn"2:16
Total length:55:18

Personnel

Van Canto
Additional musicians
Crew

References

  1. "Van Canto "Voices of Fire-Tour" plus guests: Freedom Call, Grailknights". Markthalle. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "Van Canto: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Voices Of Fire' Album". Blabbermouth.net . 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. Galea, Chris (26 March 2016). "Voices on fire: interview with Van Canto". The Power of Metal. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. "Sly verlässt Van Canto – neues Lineup | Van Canto". vancanto.de (in German). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. Whittingham, Lotty (26 February 2016). "Van Canto – Voices Of Fire". Metal Temple. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. Booth, Mark (March 2016). "Van Canto – Voices of Fire – CD Review". All About the Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. Müller, Bettina (11 March 2016). "Van Canto Metal Vocal Musical". Metal.de . Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. Schiffmann, Andreas (11 March 2016). "Van Canto: Voices Of Fire (Review)". Musikreviews.de. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. Berger, Manuel (11 March 2016). "Mit Gimli und Herr Der Ringe-Chor in den Sommerurlaub". Laut.de . Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. Chachkes, Keith (12 March 2016). "Van Canto – Voices Of Fire". Ghost Cult. Retrieved 15 April 2016.