Voices of Fire

For the TV series, see Voices of Fire (TV series). For the Barnett Newman painting, see Voice of Fire. For the Alan Moore book, see Voice of the Fire.
Voices of Fire
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)
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerStefan 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple[5]
All About the Rock[6]
Metal.de[7]
Musik Reviews[8]
Laut.de[9]
Ghost Cult[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
  • 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
Crew
  • Osmar Arroyo – cover art

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). 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  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. "Van Canto – Voices Of Fire". Ghost Cult. Retrieved 15 April 2016.