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Allegiance is the fourth full-length studio album by Firewind, first released on July 10, 2006. Vocalist Chity Somapala was replaced by Apollo Papathanasio and Stian L. Kristoffersen made way for Mark Cross on drums ending the previous tradition of changing line-up between albums. It was recorded at JM Studio, Mölnlycke, Sweden in February 2006, mixed by Fredrik Nordström with Patrik J. Sten in Studio Fredman, Göteborg, Sweden, March 2006 then mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid productions in Stockholm.
Release history
Allegiance was initially released in Greece on July 10, 2006 almost a fortnight before the rest of the world. It was later released in Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg), Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy on July 21, 2006 and three days later on July 24, 2006 in the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway and most of the rest of Europe and finally in Finland, Sweden and Hungary a further two days later on July 26, 2006.[1]
Singles and promotion
A month before the album's release, on June 13, 2006 the "Falling to Pieces" maxi single was released to the Greek market, with a music video directed by Patric Ullaeus, and peaked at #11 in the Greek Singles Charts. Approximately 5 weeks later the album was released and peaked at the same position in the Greek Album Charts.[2] Then following the Inhuman Rampage tour with DragonForce and their own World Allegiance tour they released their second single off the album, "Breaking the Silence" almost a year later on July 2, 2007, again only physically to Greece with a video directed by Patric Ullaeus guest starring Tara Teresa,[3] this time peaking at #16 in the Greek Singles Charts.[4]
Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"Allegiance" |
Gus G., Papathanasio, Cross |
Gus G. |
4:41 |
| 2. |
"Insanity" |
Papathanasio, Gus G. |
Gus G., Katsionis |
4:29 |
| 3. |
"Falling to Pieces" |
Papathanasio |
Gus G. |
4:03 |
| 4. |
"Ready to Strike" |
Papathanasio |
Gus G., Katsionis |
4:35 |
| 5. |
"Breaking the Silence" |
Tara, Papathanasio, Cross |
Gus G., Katsionis |
4:03 |
| 6. |
"Deliverance" |
Gus G. |
Gus G. |
6:07 |
| 7. |
"Till the End of Time" |
Gus G., Papathanasio |
Katsionis |
4:36 |
| 8. |
"Dream Chaser" |
Cross |
Cross |
4:07 |
| 9. |
"Before the Storm" (Instrumental) |
- |
Katsionis, Gus G. |
3:42 |
| 10. |
"The Essence" |
Gus G., Papathanasio |
Gus G. |
4:19 |
| 11. |
"Where Do We Go from Here-" |
Papathanasio |
Papathanasio, Gus G. |
3:57 |
| Writer(s) |
| 12. |
"Healing Tool" |
Papathanasio, Cross |
4:43 |
| 13. |
"Demon Nights" |
Katsionis, Gus G. |
4:23 |
| 57:48 |
| 14. |
"Falling to Pieces" (Director & Producer: Patric Ullaeus) |
3:20 |
| 15. |
"The Firewind Documentary 2005/2006" (Editor: Bob Katsionis) |
17:26 |
Personnel
Band members
Guest musicians
- Tara Teresa - vocals on "Breaking the Silence"
- Markus Palsson - backing vocals on "Allegiance" and "The Essence"
Technical staff
- Fredrik Nordström - engineering, mixing
- Patrik J. Sten - mixing assistant
- Martin Kronlund - additional engineering
- Rickard Bengtsson - vocal coach, additional engineering on "Insanity" and "Falling to Pieces"
- Peter In de Betou - mastering
- Patric Ullaeus - photography, producer and director of the video clip for "Falling to Pieces"
- Carsten Drescher - artwork
Footnotes
- ^ An E-card about the Allegiance Album ecard.centurymedia.com, Cited 9 October 2007
- ^ Firewind.gr news update 31 July 2006, Cited 8 March 2008
- ^ Firewind.gr news update 14 June 2007, Cited 8 March 2008
- ^ Firewind.gr news update 8 August 2007, Cited 8 March 2008
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