''Saved from the truth'' is the third studio album by Persian
power metal
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act
Angband released on September 28, 2012 through
Pure Steel Records
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Founded by Kay Anders and Andreas Lorenz in 2006, the main interest of Pure Steel is to spread the true and inde ...
. as was the case with their previous album the mixing and mastering was handled by well-known producer
Achim Kohler
Achim (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Achem''), commonly Achim bei Bremen, is a municipality and the largest town (population 30,059 in December 2006) in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, a ...
(
Primal Fear,
Amon Amarth
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).
Track listing
Reception
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.
''Lords of Metal'' magazine believes that: "the prog-influences have gained much more room on this album...on 'Saved From The Truth’ the gentlemen show progress on all fronts. musically this is the band's strongest release to date."
Personnel
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Mahyar Dean
Mahyar Mohyeddin a.k.a. Mahyar Dean ( Persian: مهیار محی الدین ) is a musician, guitarist, guitar instructor, author, and founding member of the Iranian/ American heavy metal act Angband, the first such band to be signed to a label ...
- guitars
*Ashkan Yazdani - vocals
*
Ramin Rahimi
Ramin Rahimi is a percussionist and songwriter. His music mostly focused on drums and Iranian Percussions Daf and Tombak. he is also one of the members of power metal act Angband.
Biography
Born 1969 in Tehran, Rahimi worked with Tehran Sympho ...
- drums and percussions
*Farshad Shokuhfar - bass
*Produced by
Mahyar Dean
Mahyar Mohyeddin a.k.a. Mahyar Dean ( Persian: مهیار محی الدین ) is a musician, guitarist, guitar instructor, author, and founding member of the Iranian/ American heavy metal act Angband, the first such band to be signed to a label ...
*Sound engineered by Soheil Saeedi
*Recorded at Rahgoar Studio, Tehran
*Mixed and mastered by
Achim Kohler
Achim (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Achem''), commonly Achim bei Bremen, is a municipality and the largest town (population 30,059 in December 2006) in the district of Verden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Weser, a ...
at Indiscreet Audio
*Cover art by Maziar Dean
*Photos by M. Porooshani
References
External links
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Angband at Facebook
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2012 albums
Angband (band) albums