Forged by Fire explained

Forged by Fire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Firewind
Cover:	FirewindFBY.jpg
Released:	5 January 2005
Recorded:	Bazement studios, Germany Mediamaker studio, Norway A29 studio, Greece June–August 2004
Genre:	Power metal
Length:	49:31
Label:	Century Media
Producer:	Gus G
Prev Title:	Burning Earth
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Allegiance
Next Year:	2006

Forged by Fire is the third full-length album by Greek power metal band Firewind and their first released through Century Media. The album was released in Japan on 5 January 2005,^[1] and on 12 July 2005 for the rest of the world. From this album onwards, Gus G is the sole ever-present in their professional discography, following the replacement of Stephen Fredrick with Chitral "Chity" Somapala. It is also the first album to feature keyboardist Bob Katsionis.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gus G. and Chitral Somapala except where noted^[2]

1. "Kill to Live" – 3:41
2. "Beware the Beast" – 4:21
3. "Tyranny" – 3:29
4. "The Forgotten Memory" – 3:42
5. "Hate World Hero" – 5:38
6. "Escape from Tomorrow" – 3:51
7. "Feast of the Savages" (Instrumental) (Gus G.) – 4:21
8. "Burn in Hell" – 4:38
9. "Perished in Flames" – 4:52
10. "The Land of Eternity" – 5:53
11. "I Confide" – 5:05 (Japanese bonus track)
12. "Tyranny" (Ioannis Nikolaidis, Achilleas Kapahtsis) (Video clip)
13. "Making of/Burning the Earth Live" (Bob Katsionis) (Video clip)

Personnel

Band members

• Chitral "Chity" Somapala – vocals, backing vocals
• Gus G. – guitars, producing, engineering
• Bob Katsionis – keyboards, album layout
• Petros Christo – bass guitar
• Stian L. Kristoffersen – drums

Guest musicians

• James Murphy – guitar solo on "The Forgotten Memory"
• Marty Friedman – guitar solos "Feast of the Savages"
• Lisa Gelenberg – backing vocals
• Johannes Nimtz – backing vocals
• Markus Teske – backing vocals

Technical staff

• Patrik J. Sten – mixing
  • Fredrik Nordström – assistance
• Christian Schmidt – mastering
• R.D. Liapakis – mastering
• Markus Teske – engineering
• Espen Mjoen – engineering
• Kazuo Hakamada – artwork
• OB Solutions – photography

Notes and References

1. allmusic.com
2. allmusic.com