Rising from Apadana
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Rising from Apadana
is the debut studio album by Angband
, a power metal
musical group from Tehran
, released on August 29, 2008 through Pure Steel Records
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band from Iran
where Rock/ Metal musicians have lots of serious obstacles on the way.
Apadana
The Apadāna is a collection of biographical stories found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pāli Canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. It is thought by most scholars to be a late addition to the canon, composed during the 1st and 2nd century BCE...
is the debut studio album by Angband
Angband (band)
Angband is a Persian power metal/ progressive musical group, formed in 2004 in Tehran.-Band history:Angband was formed in 2004 in Tehran by Mahyar Dean, a classically trained musician and author who is known for writing books about the bands Death and Testament...
, a 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...
musical group from Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, released on August 29, 2008 through Pure Steel Records
Pure Steel Records
Pure Steel Records is a record label based on Germany, focused on heavy metal music. Pure Steel produces CDs and LPs.Founded by Kay Anders and Andreas Lorenz in 2006, the main interest of Pure Steel is to spread the true and independent heavy metal sound inspired by the glorious 80s...
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Track listing
Reception
The album received well, many magazines / webzines were excited to see a notable Power MetalPower 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 from Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
where Rock/ Metal musicians have lots of serious obstacles on the way.
Personnel
- Mahyar Dean - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Ashkan Yazdani - vocals
- Ramin RahimiRamin RahimiRamin Rahimi is a percussionist and songwriter. His music mostly focused on drums and Iranian Percussions Daf and Tombak. he is also one of the members of Power metal act Angband.- Biography :...
- drums
- Produced by Mahyar Dean
- Sound engineered and Mixed by Omid Nik Bin, at Rahgozar studio, Tehran
- Mastered by Rocco Stellmacher
- Cover arts by Maziar Dean