Long Live Heavy Metal

Long Live Heavy Metal
Studio album by
3 Inches of Blood
ReleasedMarch 15, 2012
RecordedNovember 2011–January 2012
StudioVogville Recording, Profile Sound Studios
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length52:48
LabelCentury Media Records
Producer3 Inches of Doom, Terry "Sho" Murray
3 Inches of Blood chronology
Here Waits Thy Doom
(2009) 		Long Live Heavy Metal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]
Lords of Metal85/100 [2]
Thrash Hits[3]

Long Live Heavy Metal is the fifth studio album from the Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches of Blood. It is the second 3 Inches of Blood album to be released through Century Media and not feature Jamie Hooper on screaming vocals,[4] and is their only release to feature the same line-up as the previous one. This would also be the band's final studio album before disbanding in 2015 and reuniting in 2023.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Metal Woman"
Hagberg4:48
2."My Sword Will Not Sleep"PipesShane Clark4:37
3."Leather Lord"
  • Pipes
  • Hagberg
Hagberg3:57
4."Chief and the Blade"InstrumentalClark2:27
5."Dark Messenger"PipesClark4:07
6."Look Out" (Ronnie James Dio tribute)PipesHagberg5:29
7."4000 Torches"PipesClark4:16
8."Leave It on the Ice"Pipes
  • Clark
  • Hagberg
3:34
9."Die for Gold (Upon the Boiling Sea IV)"PipesClark4:03
10."Storming Juno"
  • Pipes
  • Hagberg
Hagberg4:24
11."Men of Fortune"
  • Pipes
  • Hagberg
Hagberg7:35
12."One for the Ditch"Instrumental
  • Clark
  • Hagberg
  • Ash Pearson
3:31
Limited digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Lords of Change[a]"PipesClark4:31
14."Strength of the Grave[a]"PipesClark4:35
15."Daytona[b]" (Zeke cover)Blind Marky FelchtoneFelchtone1:41
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
13."Lords of Change[a]"PipesClark4:31
14."Strength of the Grave[a]"PipesClark4:35
15."Daytona[b]" (Zeke cover)FelchtoneFelchtone1:41
16."Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll[c]" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
  • Bouchard
  • Roeser
  • Pearlman
4:05
17."Battles and Brotherhood" (Live at Loud Park Festival 2010)
  • Pipes
  • Hagberg
Clark4:50
  1. ^ a b c d Taken from Anthems for the Victorious EP.
  2. ^ a b Previously released as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Here Waits Thy Doom.
  3. ^ Previously released as a bonus track on the deluxe and limited vinyl editions of Here Waits Thy Doom.

Personnel

3 Inches Of Blood

  • Cam Pipes – clean vocals
  • Justin Hagberg – harsh vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
  • Shane Clark – lead guitar, bass
  • Ash Pearson - drums

Additional personnel

  • Alia O'Brien - flute on #04
  • Terry "Sho" Murray - producer
  • Kim Thiessen - artworks

Notes

Although Byron Stroud appears on the credits as the bassist member of the band, all bass on the album was performed by Justin Hagberg & Shane Clark. Both were credited using a ficticional character, 'Shustin Hagblark', a mix of both names.

References

  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ Nima. "3 Inches Of Blood - Long Live Heavy Metal". Lords of Metal.
  3. ^ Tom Dare. "Album: 3 Inches of Blood - Long Live Heavy Metal". Thrash Hits. Thrash Hits. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "3 INCHES OF BLOOD - Long Live Heavy Metal Album Art, Tracklisting Revealed". BW&BK. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "3 INCHES OF BLOOD Announces First Live Performance In Nearly A Decade". Blabbermouth.net. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.