''The Fire And The Wind'' is the final album of the

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Heavy metal band

Demoniac Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. They later moved to London, UK. Three of the members went on to form ...

, the only one to be recorded following their relocation to London. The

black metal Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with t ...

sound of the previous two albums was almost completely eschewed on this recording, with only vocalist Behemoth's shrieking vocals alluding to the genre. The music is otherwise very similar to

DragonForce DragonForce are a British power metal band from London, England. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced ...

, the band Heimdall and Shred would go on to form after Demoniac's split. The note progression in the DragonForce song '' Soldiers of the Wastelands first sung portion is very similar to the note progression from 2:26 to 2:45 in the song ''The Eagle Spreads Its Wings'
(1)

Track listing

# The Eagle Spreads Its Wings – 4:56 # Daggers and Ice – 8:54 # Demoniac Spell – 7:01 # Night Demons – 0:57 # Demons of the Night – 5:06 # Myths of Metal – 3:39 # Sons of the Master – 3:30 # The Fire And The Wind – 8:44

Personnel

* Behemoth – Bass & Vocals *

Heimdall In Norse mythology, Heimdall (from Old Norse Heimdallr) is a god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky. He is attested as possessing for ...

– Guitars * Herman 'Shred' Li – Guitars * Matej Satanc – Drums Demoniac albums 1999 albums {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub