Gather the Faithful is the debut album of Finnish power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Cain's Offering

Cain's Offering

Cain's Offering is a Finnish power metal supergroup that formed in 2009.-History:Cain's Offering was formed by former Sonata Arctica members Jani Liimatainen and Mikko Härkin, Stratovarius singer Timo Kotipelto, Norther and Wintersun bass player Jukka Koskinen and drummer Jani Hurula. Their debut...

, an all-star project started by former Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....

 guitarist Jani Liimatainen

Jani Liimatainen

Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen is the former guitar player and one of the founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica....

. It was recorded in 2009 in different studios in Finland and was released on July 22 2009 in Japan via Avalon. On the band's website the band stated that they're "right now concentrating on the following European/US release, which most likely will be end of August" and that they're "in negotiations with a well-known label, and will soon be able to announce the deal and tentative release date." The album was mixed by Jimmy Westerlund in Los Angeles, Hollywood and mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles, Burbank. On June 25 the band announced that their debut album will be released on August 28 in Europe and on September 11 in the USA by Frontiers Records

Frontiers Records

Frontiers Records is an Italian record label, predominantly producing melodic rock. It was formed in 1996 by Serafino Perugino and is based in Naples, Italy.-History:...

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Track listing

All songs written by Jani Liimatainen

1. "My Queen of Winter" - 4:15
2. "More Than Friends" - 4:20
3. "Oceans of Regret" - 6:21
4. "Gather the Faithful" - 3:50
5. "Into the Blue" - 4:25
6. "Dawn of Solace" - 4:18
7. "Thorn in My Side" - 4:07
8. "Morpheus in a Masquerade" - 6:51
9. "Stolen Waters" - 4:35
10. "Tale Untold" (Bonus track for Japan) - 4:08
11. "Elegantly Broken" - 2:46

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	20

Credits

• Timo Kotipelto
  Timo Kotipelto
  Timo Antero Kotipelto is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and is the creator and vocalist of the power metal band Kotipelto...
  
   - Vocals
• Jani Liimatainen
  Jani Liimatainen
  Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen is the former guitar player and one of the founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica....
  
   - Guitars, additional keyboards, backing vocals, programming
• Jukka Koskinen
  Jukka Koskinen
  Jukka Koskinen is the bassist for the Finnish melodic death metal bands Norther, Wintersun, Cain's Offering and, as of 2010, Amberian Dawn.- Personal information :*Date of Birth: 16 July 1981*From: Riihimäki, Finland*Instrument: Bass...
  
   - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Mikko Harkin
  Mikko Härkin
  Mikko Härkin is a Finnish power metal keyboardist, who has performed with Sonata Arctica and Kenziner.-History:...
  
   - Keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  
• Jani Hurula - Drums

• Petri Aho
  Petri Aho
  Petri Aho plays rhythm guitar in the Finnish Power Metal band Altaria. He is heavily influenced by classical music and 1980s rock and this is demonstrated in his own music. He states that Whitesnake and Bon Jovi in particular as his primary sources of inspiration and he is an avid follower of...
  
  , Antti Railio - Backing vocals
• Jani Liimatainen
  Jani Liimatainen
  Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen is the former guitar player and one of the founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica....
  
  , Petri Aho
  Petri Aho
  Petri Aho plays rhythm guitar in the Finnish Power Metal band Altaria. He is heavily influenced by classical music and 1980s rock and this is demonstrated in his own music. He states that Whitesnake and Bon Jovi in particular as his primary sources of inspiration and he is an avid follower of...
  
  , Antti Railio, Janne Hurme - Choir on "More Than Friends"

External links

• Official Cain's Offering homepage