Voices of Fire explained
| Voices of Fire |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Van Canto |
| Cover: | Vancantovoicesoffire.jpg |
| Released: | March 11, 2016 |
| Recorded: | July 2014–January 2016 |
| Studio: | Exajoule Studios, Bingen, Germany
Hofa Studios, Karlsdorf, Germany
Mind EQ Studios, Mistelgau, Germany
Angel Studios, London |
| Length: | 53:02 (Standard Edition)
55:18 (Limited Edition) |
| Label: | earMUSIC |
| Producer: | Stefan Schmidt |
| Prev Title: | Dawn of the Brave |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Trust in Rust |
| Next Year: | 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.
Reception
The album received mixed to positive reviews by critics.
Personnel
- Van Canto
- Dennis "Sly" Schunke – clean male vocals
- Inga Scharf – female vocals
- Ross Thompson – higher guitar vocals, backing vocals
- Stefan Schmidt – lower guitar vocals, solo guitar vocals, vocals with distortion effect, backing vocals
- Jan Moritz – bass vocals, backing vocals
- Bastian Emig – drums (recorded and produced by Charlie Bauerfeind at Hofa Studios) and percussion (recorded by Armin Haas at Mind EQ Studios)
- Additional musicians
- Ingo Sterzinger – additional bass vocals, backing vocals
- Olaf Senkbeil – backing vocals
- Jan Freeseman (Grailknights) – backing vocals
- Tilman Eckelt (Grailknights) – backing vocals
- Carina Hanselmann (Arven) – backing vocals
- Heidi Parviainen – backing vocals
- Metro Voices – choir
- John Rhys-Davies – spoken words
- Chorakademie Dortmund – children's choir
- Crew
Notes and References
- Web site: Van Canto "Voices of Fire-Tour" plus guests: Freedom Call, Grailknights. Markthalle. 7 April 2016.
- Web site: Van Canto: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Voices Of Fire' Album. Blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2016. 8 March 2016.
- Web site: Galea. Chris. Voices on fire: interview with Van Canto. The Power of Metal. 7 April 2016. 26 March 2016.
- Web site: Sly verlässt Van Canto - neues Lineup Van Canto. 2017-08-14. vancanto.de. de. 2017-08-18.
