11/08/2007 16:25

Leverage

Leverage: 'Blind Fire'

Frontiers Records has announced the details of Leverage's highly anticipated second album, entitled 'Blind Fire'.

Leverage is a Finnish melodic metal band which came out of nowhere in 2006, causing a stir with the release of its debut album, 'Tides'. The group's blend of modern metal sound and old-school melody-based songwriting earned rave reviews from the media and created a fanbase both in Finland and throughout the rock community in many countries.

"The warm welcome for 'Tides' was a pleasant surprise for us," says the band's guitar player and main composer Tuomas Heikkinen. "We got good radio airplay in Finland, even climbed to the charts, all before our very first gig with our own material! Since then, we've played throughout Finland at clubs and festivals. Our music has been described as melodic metal or melodic heavy rock, which is fine by us." He continues, "We wanted to plan the second album and the second step of our career carefully. The songs were all written between the release of 'Tides' and entering the studio in July 2007. Right from the first demos we knew that the second album will be a great step forward for Leverage. Here's why: we're tighter as a band, we know what our own style is and what we might be capable of, and we're busting our butts to make as solid music as we ever can. We recorded and mixed (Torsti Spoof and Jari Mikkola) the album at Studio Audio, Jyväskylä, Finland between the beginning of July and halfway of September. It was mastered at Chartmakers, Helsinki."

'Blind Fire' will be released in Europe (excluding Finland) on Frontiers Records on January 25, 2007. Frontiers will also release a new version of 'Tides' which will include two exclusive bonus tracks: '"Superstition' (live) and 'Twilight Symphony' (live).

'Blind Fire' track listing:
1. Shadow in the Rain
2. King of the Night
3. Stormchild
4. Sentenced
5. Hellhorn
6. Mister Universe
7. Don't Touch the Sun
8. Run down the Hill
9. Heart of Darkness
10. Learn to Live

(source: the official Leverage website)