10/28/2021 18:22

Ashes Of Ares

Ashes Of Ares: new album 'Emperors and Fools' out in January 2022

Legendary heavy metal duo Ashes Of Ares announce the release of their third studio album 'Emperors and Fools'.

Nine years after forming Ashes Of Ares, Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales return with their third full-length album 'Emperors and Fools'. This album sees the duo take the darkness and aggression from their previous album 'Well of Souls' to a higher echelon. The writing process began almost immediately after 'Well of Souls' was released. As usual, it was a true collaborative effort between the two, with ideas originating from one or the other, then evolving and being refined to what is presented on 'Emperors and Fools'. The album flow is designed to keep the listeners on edge while bringing them from fast, heavy, pounding anthems to somber, melancholic, emotional pieces. The album ends with the eleven-minute long epic 'Monster's Lament' which features the long-imagined joining of forces between Matt Barlow and Tim Ripper Owens.

'Emperors and Fools' will be released by Rock Of Angels Records on January 21, 2022 as digipak CD, limited turquoise/black splatter vinyl (300 copies worldwide), limited red/black splatter vinyl (300 copies worldwide) and digital streaming and download format.

• Produced by Ashes Of Ares
• Mixed and mastered by Byron Filson at Villain Recording, Phoenix, Arizona
• Drums recorded by Ed Warrin of LCS Productions
• Artwork by Kamil Pietruczynik

Track listting:
1. A City in Decay (Intro)
2. I Am the Night
3. Our Last Sunrise
4. Primed
5. Where God Fears to Go
6. Emperors and Fools
7. By My Blade
8. What Tomorrow Will Bring
9. The Iron Throne
10. Gone
11. Throne of Iniquity (CD Exclusive Track)
12. Monster's Lament

Ashes Of Ares:
Matt Barlow - vocals
Freddie Vidales – guitars, bass

Guests:
• Drums on all tracks by Van Williams
• Keyboard intro composed by Jonah Weingarten
• 1st solo 'The Iron Throne' by Wiley Arnett of Sacred Reich
• 2nd solo 'The Iron Throne' by Charlie Mark
• 2nd solo 'Monster's Lament' by Bill Hudson
• Guest vocals 'Monster's Lament' by Tim "Ripper" Owens
• Keyboards 'Monster's Lament' by Brian Trainor

(source: Rock Of Angels Records)