02/17/2011 15:41

Guardians Of Time

Guardians Of Time: 'A Beautiful Atrocity'

Guardians Of Time are a Norwegian heavy metal / power metal band formed in 1997. The sound of Guardians Of Time is in the genre of Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche and Gamma Ray. The band will soon release their 3rd album, entitled 'A Beautiful Atrocity' and will be distributed worldwide during March 2011.

Track listing:
1. The Beginning of the End
2. Perverse Perfection
3. God v2.0
4. Monster
5. Altered in Red
6. Mind Divided
7. Heart of Darkness
8. Sleep Eternal
9. Dreamworld Messiah
10. Tide of Time
11. Only in a Dream
12. I, Sinner
13. The Man

Guardians Of Time is seen as one of the leading bands in melodic power metal in Norway. The members hold high musical quality, with experience from other bands souch as Trail Of Tears and Nobodies. Their live preformance are known as powerfull and energetic, and they manage to engage their audience from start to finish.

This new album is a bit different than the last one, 'Machines of Mental Design', which makes the live set list more varied, and the mix of old and new material will satisfy any fan of melodic metal out there. 'A Beautiful Atrocity' is more varied and modern sounding than it's predecessor. The catchy songs are even more catchy, the hard aggressive parts are even more so, and the calm parts are dreamy and beautiful. Still, all the trademarks of a great Guardians Of Time album is still there; amazing high-pitch vocals, twin guitar solos and great compositions that will never give the listener a boring moment. Imagine a modern version of Judas Priests Painkiller mixed with Helloween, and you have a referance to the new album.

These days the main focus of the band is to do what they are doing best; playing live. "We are eager to finally show the fans our new music!"

The release party for 'A Beatiful Atrocity' will take place in our home town Kristiansand and will be followed by a release tour.

Line-up:
Bernt Fjellestad - vocals
Paul Olsen - guitar
Bent Lindebø – guitar
Jonkis – bass
Øyvind Vågane – drums

(source: Mayhem Music)