''Iron Will'' is the fourth full-length album by Swedish
heavy metal band
Grand Magus
Grand Magus are a three-piece heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden that draws influence from classic heavy metal bands and elements of doom metal.
Career
The band was formed in 1996 under the name ''Smack'' by former Cardinal Fang vocali ...
. The album was recorded in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
,
Sweden
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. It was released in Europe on 9 June 2008, on the record label
Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records is a London-based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian (of the band Cathedral and formerly of Napalm Death).
Founding
Lee Dorrian started Rise Above Records in 1988 without the intention of the label being an ongoi ...
, and in the United States on 24 June 2008, through
Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is a British record label based in England and founded by former Extreme Noise Terror bassist Lee Barrett, though it has had a division in the United States since January 2001. Candlelight Records specialises in black metal ...
.
Track listing
# "Like the Oar Strikes the Water" – 3:13
# "Fear Is the Key" – 3:31
# "Hövding" – 0:39
# "Iron Will" – 5:01
# "Silver into Steel" – 4:15
# "The Shadow Knows" – 5:35
# "Self Deceiver" – 4:49
# "Beyond Good and Evil" – 5:15
# "I Am the North" – 9:03
*The song "I Am the North" ends at 5:15. An untitled
hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
starts at 8:05.
Japanese edition bonus track
#
"Mountain of Power" (demo)
Personnel
* Janne "JB" Christoffersson – vocals, guitars
*Mats "Fox" Skinner – bass
*Sebastian "Seb" Sippola – drums
References
External links
BLABBERMOUTH.NET – GRAND MAGUS: 'Iron Will' Artwork Revealed
2008 albums
Grand Magus albums
Candlelight Records albums
Rise Above Records albums
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