Forged by Fire

Forged by Fire is the third full-length album by Greek power metal band Firewind and their first released through Century Media. The album was released in Japan on 5 January 2005, and on 12 July 2005 for the rest of the world. From this album onwards, Gus G is the sole ever-present in their professional discography, following the replacement of Stephen Fredrick with Chitral "Chity" Somapala. It is also the first album to feature keyboardist Bob Katsionis.

Track listing

<small>All tracks composed by Gus G. and Chitral Somapala except where noted</small>

1. "Kill to Live" – 3:41
2. "Beware the Beast" – 4:21
3. "Tyranny" – 3:29
4. "The Forgotten Memory" – 3:42
5. "Hate World Hero" – 5:38
6. "Escape from Tomorrow" – 3:51
7. "Feast of the Savages" (Instrumental) <small>(Gus G.)</small> – 4:21
8. "Burn in Hell" – 4:38
9. "Perished in Flames" – 4:52
10. "The Land of Eternity" – 5:53
11. "I Confide" – 5:05 <small>(Japanese bonus track)</small>

Bonus videos

1. "Tyranny" <small>(Ioannis Nikolaidis, Achilleas Kapahtsis)</small>
2. "Making of/Burning the Earth Live" <small>(Bob Katsionis)</small>

Personnel

Band members

• Chitral "Chity" Somapala – vocals, backing vocals
• Gus G. – guitars, producing, engineering
• Bob Katsionis – keyboards, album layout
• Petros Christo – bass guitar
• Stian L. Kristoffersen – drums

Guest musicians

• James Murphy – guitar solo on "The Forgotten Memory"
• Marty Friedman – guitar solos "Feast of the Savages"
• Lisa Gelenberg – backing vocals
• Johannes Nimtz – backing vocals
• Markus Teske – backing vocals

Technical staff

• Patrik J. Sten – mixing
• Fredrik Nordström – assistance
• Christian Schmidt – mastering
• R.D. Liapakis – mastering
• Markus Teske – engineering
• Espen Mjoen – engineering
• Kazuo Hakamada – artwork
• OB Solutions – photography

Footnotes