The Fire And The Wind
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The Fire And The Wind is the final album of the New Zealand
Heavy metal
band Demoniac
, the only one to be recorded following their relocation to London. The black metal
sound of the previous two albums was almost completely eschewed on this recording, with only vocalist Behemoth's shrieking vocals alluding to the genre. The music is otherwise very similar to Dragonforce
, the band Heimdall and Shred would go on to form after Demoniac's split.
The note progression in the DragonForce song The Warrior Insides first portion is very similar to the note progression from 2:26 to 2:45 in the song The Eagle Spreads Its Wings.(1)
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Demoniac
Demoniac
Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce...
, the only one to be recorded following their relocation to London. The black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
sound of the previous two albums was almost completely eschewed on this recording, with only vocalist Behemoth's shrieking vocals alluding to the genre. The music is otherwise very similar to Dragonforce
DragonForce
DragonForce are an English power metal band from London. Formed in 1999, the group is known for its long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are the only two...
, the band Heimdall and Shred would go on to form after Demoniac's split.
The note progression in the DragonForce song The Warrior Insides first portion is very similar to the note progression from 2:26 to 2:45 in the song The Eagle Spreads Its Wings.(1)
Line-up
- Behemoth - Bass & Vocals
- HeimdallSam TotmanIan Samuel "Sam" Totman is a guitarist and main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce. Totman was born in England, but moved to New Zealand at an early age...
- Guitars - Herman 'Shred' LiHerman LiHerman Li is a British Chinese musician, best known as a guitarist for the power metal band DragonForce.-Playing style:Li draws influences from rock, all sub-genres of metal as well as video game music and often mimics sounds from popular retro games from the late 80s, early-90s arcade, and PC games...
- Guitars - Matej Setinc - Drums
Track listing
- The Eagle Spreads Its Wings - 4:56
- Daggers and Ice - 8:54
- Demoniac Spell - 7:01
- Night Demons - 0:57
- Demons of the Night - 5:06
- Myths of Metal - 3:39
- Sons of the Master - 3:30
- The Fire And The Wind - 8:44