METAL DE FACTO - Land Of The Rising Sun Part I (CD)
Label: Rockshots Records Genre: Power Metal Format: CD Release date: 09/02/2024 Code: RSCD185 UPC: 808051128622515
Tracklist
01. Rise Amaterasu
02. Code Of The Samurai
03. Heavier Than a Mountain
04. Slave to the Power
05. Divine Wind
06. To Tame the Steel
07. Superstars
08. 47 Ronin
Total time: 45:02
Band line up
Aitor Arrastia - Vocals
Esa Orjatsalo - Guitars
Sami Hinkka - Bass
Benjamin "Snowkid" Connelly - Keyboards
Mikko Salovaara - Guitars
Atte Marttinen - Drums
Album Credits
Metal De Facto's "Code Of Samurai" stands as a triumphant anthem, a testament to their signature power metal sound. Epic and resounding, the single exhibits the band's unparalleled musical craftsmanship revealing at the same time its new partnership with new vocalist Aitor Arrastia. It captures the essence of their celebrated style, fueling anticipation for their forthcoming concept album, "Land Of The Rising Sun - Part I" to be unveiled in two parts starting in 2024. Land of the Rising Sun pt. I will be released on 9th of February 2024. "Land Of The Rising Sun - Part I" promises an immersive, powerful journey, upholding the band's legacy and captivating listeners with its compelling narrative and epic prowness with timeless power metal essence. Epic and resounding, this new album captures the essence of their celebrated style!
To celebrate this momentous occasion Metal De Facto will play shows on the release weekend with Dreamtale and Everfrost (Everfrost only in Helsinki) in Finland! Finnish power metal band Metal De Facto exploded onto the scene in 2019 with their debut album “Imperium Romanum”, a theme-driven collection of songs about Ancient Rome with a bombastically nostalgic, old school power metal style. These fresh but familiar songs quickly caught the attention of metal listeners worldwide, notably with the first single “The Conqueror” amassing over 200,000 video views and over 600,000 streams in various streaming platforms. In early 2020 the band held their first headlining show in Helsinki which attracted fans from all over the world to attend the show in a packed On the Rocks club. This success quickly lead the band to continue performing live, opening for prime moving metal bands Ensiferum and Beast in Black.
The band consists of guitarists Esa Orjatsalo (ex Dreamtale) and Mikko Salovaara (Kiuas), bassist Sami Hinkka (Ensiferum, ssSHhh), keyboardist Benji Klint-Connelly (Everfrost) and drummer Atte Marttinen (ex Kivimetsän Druidi). It was announced however in 2022 that former vocalist Mikael Salo (ex Thy Row, ex Dyecrest) would no longer be the band’s singer. On the same day the band’s new vocalist Aitor Arrastia hailing from Spain was announced along with the announcement of the band’s upcoming second full-length album, “Land of the Rising Sun part 1”. The album will be the first of two parts, themed after Japanese culture.
MARKETING & PROMOTION / SELLING POINTS
- Third full-lenght album by heavy metal band Metal De Facto
- For fans of Beast In Black, Helloween, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall