Rockshots Records announces its signing of Brazilian fantasy power metallers DRAGONHEART for the
release of their fifth studio album "The
Dragon Heart's Tale" due out this coming August 2023.
Dragonheart members are
long-time friends that play songs with medieval and fantasy atmospheres. Some
members are fans of RPGs, movies, and video games. As well as medieval music,
renascence music, sailors songs, Celtic songs, 80s heavy metal, and German
power metal. Their new album "The
Dragonheart's Tale" is 52 minutes of power metal music of
their own fantasy stories divided into 3 acts. The first talks about sea and
pirates, the second about blood battles, and the third about magic and fire.
The album features 10 tracks
covering many styles of power metal, with acoustic tavern music and an
orchestrated track, voiceovers, and, sound effects stitching together the
narrative of the fantasy world created by the band. The work is rich in
instrumentals and vocal arrangements worthy of a band with 26 years on the
road. It also features guest vocals from Henning Basse (Metalium, Fire Wind) on
"Ghost of The Storm" and was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström
(Dream Evil, Hammerfall) along with the album cover artwork by Andreas
Marschall (Kreator, King Diamond, Blind Guardian).
The album also marks the
return of the band's original vocalist, Eduardo Marques, the band explains:
"On our last album (Battle Sanctuary) we went towards a
darker path, and now with "The Dragonheart´s Tale" we wanted to
return to our original roots. This is an epic power metal record with medieval
influences capable to put our fans to enjoy the fantasy stories. They are songs
that old bards used to play telling legends in taverns of the olden days."
Vocalist Eduardo Marques also
adds:
“This new album is my Ph.D. in heavy metal. It was 19 years of
waiting to return to Dragonheart and put all these musical stories together.
It’s the highlight of our 26-year career and we hope we’ve made another power
metal classic. We cover all varieties and influences in style. I believe that
Dragonheart’s Tale has the capacity to make the fan dream again and live our
sagas once more.”
Today, the band unveils their
first story and the opening song "Dragonheart's
Tale", which announces the coming of the general and which
is a metaphor for the return of the initial lineup of the band. As an
introduction to the tales to come and the name of the album.
"This song was composed as soon as Eduardo Marques returned
to the band 19 years later. It's like an anthem and its lyrics are a metaphor.
Only when the group is united does the band have strength with their fans.
Dragonheart is a hero of album stories and it's like he's been reborn and
become strong again to tell of his deeds. That's why it's the title track of
the album. It would be like bards gathered around a campfire reminiscing about
the past and planning future battles. This song has perfect bridges and
choruses for fans to sing along. In the instrumental parts, there is a lot of
influence from classical music. It is the most melodic song on the album." adds the band.
Listen to "Dragonheart's Tale"
at the following links: https://spoti.fi/43Vrifg
Youtube at the following link: https://youtu.be/cWTALcyView
Recommended for fans of Iron
Maiden, Blind Guardian, and Helloween, "The
Dragonheart's Tale" is due out on August 25, 2023, and is
available for pre-order at https://bit.ly/DragonheartCD