''Spell of Iron'' is the debut album by Finnish metal band
Tarot
The tarot (, first known as '' trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a pack of playing cards, used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots, ...
, released in 1986 by Flamingo Music. It was released on CD in 1994 by Bluelight Records, and a remastered version was released in 2006 by
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finnish independent record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
History
Spinefarm Records was originally founded in 1990 by Riku Pääkkönen as a mail-order distrib ...
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The album includes the band's most popular song, "Wings of Darkness". Tarot's website is named after the song.
Track listing
All music written by Marko and Zachary Hietala, all lyrics by Marko Hietala.
;Side one
#"Midwinter Nights" – 4:35
#"Dancing on the Wire" – 3:11
#"Back in the Fire" – 5:38
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" – 3:28
#"Never Forever" – 3:16
;Side two
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"Spell of Iron" – 3:32
#"De Mortui Nil Nisi Bene" (instrumental) – 3:29
#"Pharao" – 3:01
#"Wings of Darkness" – 3:40
#"Things That Crawl at Night" – 5:54
Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" (1995 version) – 4:00
#"Back in the Fire" (live) – 5:39
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" (live) – 3:20
#"Back in the Fire" (single version) – 5:39
#"I Don't Care Anymore" (demo) – 3:42
#"Lady Deceiver" (demo) – 3:50
#"Blood Runs Cold" (demo) – 2:49
Personnel
Tarot
* Marko Hietala
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish heavy metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, of the symphonic ...
– lead vocals, bass, synthesizer on track 10
* Zachary Hietala
Sakari "Zachary" Hietala (born August 10, 1962 in Tervo, Finland) is the guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band ''Tarot'' (formerly ''Purgatory'') in early 1980s, together with his younger brother Marko Hietala, ...
– lead guitars, backing vocals
* Mako H. – rhythm guitars, lead guitar on track 8, backing vocals
* Pecu Cinnari – drums, backing vocals
Production
*Kassu Halonen – producer, synthesizer on track 4, backing vocals on track 8
*Jari Laasanen – engineer, mixing
*Mika Myyryläinen – reissue producer with Tarot
*Janne Tolsa
Janne Tolsa (born 7 March 1970) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Known for his keyboard work in Tarot from the late 1980s, Tolsa also takes part in the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow, which he joined in 2005 for their albu ...
– reissue producer, bonus tracks engineer and mixing
*Mikko Tegelman – bonus tracks engineer and mixing
*Mikko Karmila – bonus tracks engineer
References
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1986 debut albums
Tarot (band) albums