Demons & Wizards, Touched by the Crimson King - 1h 13m 2s

Tracks & Durations

1. Crimson King	5:48
2. Beneath These Waves	5:12
3. Terror Train	4:46
4. Seize The Dry	5:22
5. The Gunslinger	5:15
6. Love's Tragedy Asunder	5:28
7. Wicked Which	3:32
8. Dorian	6:36
9. Down Where I Am	4:54
10. Immigrant Song	2:31
11. Lunar Lament	4:04
12. Wicked Which(slow version)	3:56
13. Spatial Architects	8:19
14. Data	7:11

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Review

Can you think of a line that describes the emotional microcosm of a fan better than the initial words of Terror Train, one of the most impressive tracks on the new Demons & Wizards album, Touched By The Crimson King? "I´m awake, you better feed me now", sings vocalist Hansi Kürsch, hitting the nail on the head. Mind you, the international metal community has been wide awake ever since the self-titled Demons & Wizards debut arrived at the stores in 2000, waiting impatiently to be fed with more songs. The fact that they had to wait another five years is in the nature of things; after all, Hansi Kürsch's chief occupation is his band, Blind Guardian, while guitarist Jon Schaffer has launched several major projects with his main group, Iced Earth.

One the one hand, Touched By The Crimson King continues the artistic tradition of its two protagonists, Kürsch and Schaffer, and on the other it seems directly connected to the Demons & Wizards debut. "The common denominator that links the two albums lies in the fact that the tracks are constructed in a simpler style than the regular Blind Guardian and Iced Earth material", Kürsch describes of his new album. "At the same time, the music has more of an acoustic focus. You can tell that we approached the song-writing without any preconceptions. The term `mellow' springs to mind whenever somebody asks me to describe the mood on the album. Even when the Demons & Wizards debut came out, fans told us that the music is a symbiosis of its two creative forces. Some even said that parts of it sounded like early Blind Guardian and early Iced Earth. I think this description also applies to Touched By The Crimson King. The overall impression of the album is marked by a certain rawness, together with many atmospheric moods."

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Touched by the Crimson King

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 1h 6m 55s (-7m 53s)

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