Blade Of Spirit - Shadow's Race (2005), Power/Progressive Metal Options

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*Artist: Blade Of Spirit

*Album: Shadow's Race

*Year: 2005
*Genre: Power/Progressive Metal
*Country: Greece (IMG:http://metalarea.org/forum/style_images/flags/Greece.png)
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 97MB

Tracklist:
1. Stain Of Pride (intro) 01:41
2. Sedated Idols 03:03
3. New Age Of The Lost 06:21
4. Nameless 03:47
5. The Questioner 06:01
6. Naked Of Life 04:58
7. Punished By Fate 06:28
8. Hope Dies Last 05:01
9. Last Messiah 06:46
10. Flags Of Glory (outro) 01:16
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Total playing time: 45:22

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Extended info

Label: Steel Gallery Records [SGR CD-013]
Website: Blade of Spirit & MySpace

Line-Up:
Manos Kompos - vocals
Panos Kalimeris - guitars
Yiotis Dounas - guitars
Jim Savvoulidis - bass
Kostas Theoharis - drums (Night Threat, Final Answer)

Produced by Sakis Stefanidis and Blade Of Spirit
Mixed and mastered by Sakis Stefanidis at "Ghost" studios, Ptolemaida-Greece
Sound engineer: Fotis Vakouftsis
Recording Studio: "Drumworld" studios, Kozani-Greece
Layout: Kostas Theoharis
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About Blade Of Spirit:
BLADE OF SPIRIT formed on December '96 in Kozani, Hellas, as a three members band (Manos Kompos-vocals, Yiannis Kaltirimtzis-guitar, Makis Kavoukas-synths) and with that line-up released it's first demo-tape called "Odes To Carpathian Tales" in July '97. In the next year the band accompished it's first concerts and with participation of three new members recorded a promo-tape under the title of "Blade Of Spirit" on August '98.
In the year 1999 Blades was quite inactive because of several problems with band members. In September 2000 and with a few changes in the line-up, recorded it's demo-CD entitled "Dies Irae" which received very good reviews from 'zines and metal funs in Greece. The fourth release comes with "Countless Time" demo-CD which released in October 2001 and with Kostas Theoharis to fill the drummer's place. The reviews from Greek and whole Europe press were very supportive for the band. This was the first work of the band, travelled far and wide, played on Metal stations from South America to Asia. At the same time Blades accompished a few concerts around Greece.

A promo-CD "Serpents Of Decay" concist their next step, released in July '02, receiving very glorius reports and causing a great demand around band's name and music. 2003 coming with a new release named "Journey To Fadelife" as a promo-CD. The band till now has given a lof of concerts around Greece, meeting on the stage some of the greatest names of Hellenic underground metal scene.

Soon after the release of "Journey To Fadelife" coming a change in the line-up with Jim Savvoulidis to fill the bassist place. On August 2004 guitarist Yiotis Dounas replace Petros.

In Sep.2005 Blade Of Spirit participate with song "Depression Of Ages" in double-CD compilation of Sound & Vision called "Greece Attacks - The Next Assault" which include 32 bands from whole Greece.

After a long period (Jan. - Aug. 2005) of working, recording and mixing parts of the first official release, Blade Of Spirit have complete the album "Shadow's Race" and very soon came a deal with Steel Gallery Records.

LINE UP'S
December 1996 - October 1997: Manos Kompos-vocals, Yiannis Kaltirimtzis-guitar, Makis Kavoukas-synths
November 1997 - January 1999: Manos Kompos-vocals, Yiannis Kaltirimtzis-guitar, Stelios Pafilis-guitar, Petros Mavroudis-bass, George Vassiliadis-drums, Makis Kavoukas-synths
June 2000 - November 2000: Manos Kompos-vocals, Panos Kalimeris-guitar, Petros Mavroudis-guitar, Aris Lanaras-bass, George Vassiliadis-drums
December 2001 - June 2003: Manos Kompos-vocals, Panos Kalimeris-guitar, Petros Mavroudis-guitar, Aris Lanaras-bass, Kostas Theoharis-drums
September 2003 - June 2004: Manos Kompos-vocals, Panos Kalimeris-guitar, Petros Mavroudis-guitar, Jim Savvoulidis-bass, Kostas Theoharis-drums
August 2004 - ...: Manos Kompos-vocals, Panos Kalimeris-guitar, Yiotis Dounas-guitar, Jim Savvoulidis-bass, Kostas Theoharis-drums

Releases:
Odes To Carpathian Tales (demo-tape, 1997)
Blade Of Spirit (promo-tape, 1998)
Dies Irae (demo-tape/cd, 2000)
Countless Time (demo-cd, 2001)
Serpents Of Decay (promo-cd, 2002)
Journey To Fadelife (promo-cd, 2003)
Shadow's Race (Steel Gallery, full length album, 2005)
Serpents Of The Night (Steel Gallery, split CD, 2007)

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