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Forged In Black - Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV

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    FORGED IN BLACK – FORGED IN BLACK REMASTERED MMXXIV

    LABEL: FIGHTER RECORDS

    RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 3rd 2024

    It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!

    It was 2009 when the first line-up of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of fifteen years at the forge! Over the decade and a half of their existence Forged In Black have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the Forged live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of Forged In Black metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!

    The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. Forged In Black Remastered MMXXIV will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!

    Genre: Heavy Metal
    For fans of: Queensrÿche | Judas Priest | Vicious Rumors | Solitude Aeternus

    Current Line-up:
    Chris ‘Stoz’ Storozynski - Lead Vocals
    Andy Songhurst - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
    Kieron Rochester - Bass and Vocals
    Tim Chandler - Lead And Rhythm Guitars
    Oliver Gill – Drums

    Featured on the original recordings:
    Kev Rochester – Drums
    Rob Chaplin – Guitars

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