Days of Defiance

Days of Defiance is the sixth studio album by Greek heavy metal band Firewind. It was released on 25 October 2010 in Europe and 26 October in North America.[1]

Days of Defiance
Days of Defiance standard edition cover art
Studio album by
Released25 October 2010 (Europe)[1][2]
26 October 2010 (North America)[1][2]
RecordedSound Symmetry Studios, Greece
GenrePower metal
Length54:45
LabelCentury Media
Firewind chronology
The Premonition
(2008)
Days of Defiance
(2010)
Few Against Many
(2012)
Singles from Days of Defiance
  1. "World on Fire"
    Released: 17 August 2010
  2. "The Ark of Lies"
    Released: 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Blabbermouth.net[4]

The guitars, bass, keyboards and drums were recorded at Sound Symmetry Studios and Zero Gravity Studios in Greece while the vocals were recorded at Studio Landgren 5,0 in Sweden. All backing vocals were recorded by Marcus Pålsson. The artwork was done by Gustavo Sazes.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Ark of Lies"4:45
2."World on Fire"4:39
3."Chariot"4:39
4."Embrace the Sun"4:06
5."The Departure"0:45
6."Heading for the Dawn"4:01
7."Broken"3:26
8."Cold as Ice"4:35
9."Kill in the Name of Love"4:27
10."SKG"5:20
11."Losing Faith"4:12
12."The Yearning"4:54
13."When All Is Said and Done"5:06
Limited Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Wild Rose"4:25
15."Ride to the Rainbow's End"4:32
16."Breaking the Law (Judas Priest Cover)"2:38
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Riding on the Wind"4:16

Singles

Two singles were released from Days of Defiance: "World on Fire" and "Embrace The Sun".[1]

Personnel

  • Apollo Papathanasio – vocals[2]
  • Gus G. – lead guitars
  • Bob Katsionis – rhythm guitars and keyboards
  • Petros Christo – bass
  • Mark Cross - drums (credited for recording all drums on the album, no longer a member and not featured in album promotional material and artwork)
  • Michael Ehré – drums (recorded none of the material with the exception of "Breaking the Law")

References

  1. "Firewind Unveils Days of Defiance". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.
  2. "Firewind The Official Website". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Blabbermouth.net review
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