''On Divine Winds'' is the second album from
Hail of Bullets
Hail of Bullets was a Dutch old school death metal supergroup from Rotterdam. The band's lyrical content deals with the Second World War, and is based upon the research of vocalist Martin van Drunen, who has been described as the band's "reside ...
, an old school death metal band formed by current and former members of
Asphyx
Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band that was formed in Overijssel in 1987.
History
The band was formed in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tony Brookhuis. Joost was picked up for vocals and bass, but was replaced by Chuck Colli after the release of th ...
and
Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
. ''On Divine Winds'' continued the band's focus upon the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, this time focusing upon the
Pacific Campaign. The album title is a reference to the English translation of "
Kamikaze
, officially , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to d ...
" and was produced by
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...
.
Background
Drummer
Ed Warby
Edward R. Warby (born 7 March 1968) is a Dutch musician, best known as the drummer for death metal band Gorefest and progressive rock/metal project Ayreon.
He also appeared in the band Agressor in 1982 and joined the Eindhoven-based metal band ...
said that the main difference between the first album and ''On Divine Winds'' was that the band "semi-subconsciously" incorporated more melody into the music.
Warby attributed this emphasis on melody to the subject matter of the album:
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Hail of Bullets.
Personnel
;Hail of Bullets
*
Martin van Drunen
Martin van Drunen (born 1966) is a Dutch death metal vocalist who started out in the band Pestilence. In this band, he also performed the bass duties live. He recorded two albums with them, ''Malleus Maleficarum'' and ''Consuming Impulse''. Af ...
- vocals
*Stephan Gebedi - guitars
*Paul Baayens - guitars
*
Ed Warby
Edward R. Warby (born 7 March 1968) is a Dutch musician, best known as the drummer for death metal band Gorefest and progressive rock/metal project Ayreon.
He also appeared in the band Agressor in 1982 and joined the Eindhoven-based metal band ...
- drums
*Theo van Eekelen - bass
;Technical personnel
*
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...
- mixing and mastering
*Chris van der Valk - drums and vocal recording
*Ed Warby - guitars and bass recording
;Design personnel
*Mick Koopman - cover art and layout
*Daniel Horibogen – photography
*Cherie Goewie - photography
*Tom Jaschke – photography
*Christian Baeriswyl – photography
References
External links
Official website
2010 albums
Hail of Bullets albums
Metal Blade Records albums
Albums produced by Dan Swanö
Concept albums
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