Voices of Fire

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Voices of Fire
Vancantovoicesoffire.jpg
Studio album by
Van Canto
ReleasedMarch 11, 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.deStar 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.deStar 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

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