From the beginning on passion always was the driving force for Belgian guitar master Dushan Petrossi. In the slipstream of his symphonic metal band Magic Kingdom, Petrossi followed his neo-classical influences with IRON MASK for 10 years now. All the dedication he put into the band finally resulted in IRON MASK becoming the more successful of the two. Especially in Japan they are is hailed as one of the best neo-classical power metal band for years now, but also the following in Europe is steadily increasing.
This development surely will continue with the new (fourth) album „Black As Death“. Even more: the perspective for IRON MASK is very promising and it´s likely that the band will advance to the next level of popularity.
As their new vocalist ex-Yngwie Malmsteen frontman Mark Boals was chosen by Petrossi.
„After having the material recorded I realised that Mark Boals would be the best singer for most of the new songs, range-wise this is my most technically difficult album to sing, so Mark ended up on 10 songs, Goran Edman on one and Valhalla jr. on one (+ the vinyl bonus track), as he is recovering from a neck surgery and couldn’t do more”, Petrossi explains.
IRON MASK stand out from many other artists of the neo-classical metal genre because they manage to combine high musical ambitions with a certain kind of accessibility and lots of variety. Therefore you find high-speed tracks („Feel The Fire“, „“Blizzard Of Doom“, „Nosferatu“) epic songs like „Genghis Khan“, the impressive title track „Black As Death” and the incredible „God Punishes, I Kill“ beside catchy hard rock tracks („Broken Hero“, „Rebel Kid“, „The Absence) – a varied mixture, forged by Petrossi´s songwriting skills. With „Magic Sky Requiem“ (sung by Goran Edman) „Black As Death“ also offers a beautiful ballad. On the European bonus track „Evil Strikes In Silence“ we get to hear Götz „Valhalla jr.“ Mohre on vocals, as well as on „March Of The Slaves” which will be available on the vinyl edition (2-vinyl) of „Black As Death” only.
The album´s mix and mastering was handled by the experienced Dennis Ward (Krokus, Pink Cream 69, Silent Force, Angra) who made the song material (which was produced by Dushan Petrossi himself) shine in the best of ways.
With "Black as Death" Dushan Petrossi and his band manage the feat of musical claim to be merged with accessibility, so fans of Firewind, Dio, Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen and Rainbow will all have their joy in this extraordinary album.
IRON MASK´s debut album "Revenge Is My Name" was released in 2002. Three years later the band made the biggest leap forward and impressed with "Hordes Of The Brave," a strong and versatile neo-classical power metal opus. Here also the collaboration with Oliver Hartmann (Avantasia, ex-At Vance) began, who from then on sang full songs or choir provided support on any IRON MASK record. Nevertheless, it should take almost five years before IRON MASK released their third album "Shadow Of The Red Baron". A death in the family threw back the creative bandleader. But the reactions on "Shadow Of The Red Baron" were again excellent, and so it is hardly surprising that not even two years later a more than adequate successor is at the start now with “Black As Death”. Feel the blackness.
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Story of Jason Becker;
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