''Visions of the Seeker'' is the second
studio album
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by
Angband, the
power metal
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/progressive metal musical group, released on October 29, 2010, through
Pure Steel Records
Pure Steel Records is a record label based in Germany that focuses on heavy metal music. Pure Steel produces CDs and LPs.
Founded by Kay Anders and Andreas Lorenz in 2006, the main interest of Pure Steel is to spread the true and independent h ...
. The album was mixed and mastered by the veteran producer/sound engineer
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 ...
. The video clip for the song "Forsaken Dreams" was released in November 2011.
ANGBAND: 'Forsaken Dreams' Video Released
Blabbermouth Retrieved November 26, 2011
Track listing
Reception
The Lords of Metal webzine noticed the band's slight progress in songwriting, as well as their musicianship. It commented that "the album also shows a highly talented band that, thanks to their background, have also managed to come up with a sound of their own."[Visions of the Seeker Review](_blank)
Lords of Metal E-Zine Retrieved November 2010
Personnel
* 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. ...
- electric guitar
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* Ashkan Yazdani - vocals
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* 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
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* M. Halaji - bass guitar
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* Produced by Mahyar Dean
* Rhythm guitars engineered and recorded by Mahyar Dean
* Other instruments and vocals engineered by Omid Nik Bin
* Recorded at Rahgozar Studio, Tehran
* Mixed and mastered at Indiscreet Audio studio
* Engineered 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 ...
* Cover art by Maziar Dean
External links
*
Angband at Facebook
Angband at Last.fm
Pure Steel Records
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References
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2010 albums
Angband (band) albums