Out Of Darkness
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Out of Darkness is the eighth album by Finnish experimental rock
band Pharaoh Overlord
, and the second album under the metal-oriented identity Pharaoh Overlörd, following #4
from 2005. It is the first Pharaoh Overlord release not to feature Circle
and Plain Ride guitarist Janne Westerlund.
It was released on CD in 2011 by Ektro Records
. According to the Ektro Records press release, the album represents "a sharp, unexpected turn into the heart of true heavy metal
". The album features four different lead vocalists.
Track List:
Personnel:
Jussi Kangas: vocals and guitars
Tomi Leppänen: drums
Jussi Lehtisalo: bass
Guest vocalists and additional guitars:
Bruce Duff (courtesy of Angus Khan)
Sam Velde (courtesy of Night Horse
)
Frank Meyer (courtesy of Angus Khan)
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
band Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord
Pharaoh Overlord is an experimental rock-music band, featuring three members of the Finnish group Circle, Jussi Lehtisalo, Janne Westerlund and Tomi Leppänen. Originally begun as a vehicle to indulge their love of stoner rock, Pharaoh Overlord's output has become more varied, mirroring the...
, and the second album under the metal-oriented identity Pharaoh Overlörd, following #4
Pharaoh Overlord 4 (album)
Pharaoh Overlord #4 is the fifth album by Finnish experimental rock band Pharaoh Overlord.It represents a dramatic shift away from the instrumental stoner rock of their earlier albums in favour of the heavy metal direction also being explored by their sister group, Circle, at the time...
from 2005. It is the first Pharaoh Overlord release not to feature Circle
Circle (band)
Circle is an experimental rock band, founded in Pori, Finland in 1991. Their eclectic style is "ever changing, ever Circular", classified into genres such as progressive, Krautrock, ambient, heavy metal, speed-kraut, and avant-rock, among others...
and Plain Ride guitarist Janne Westerlund.
It was released on CD in 2011 by Ektro Records
Ektro Records
Ektro Records is an independent label based in Pori, Finland. It is operated by Jussi Lehtisalo who also plays on many of the label's releases. Ektro also operate three smaller imprints, Super Metsä and Full Contact and casette-only Ruton music.Releases:...
. According to the Ektro Records press release, the album represents "a sharp, unexpected turn into the heart of true heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
". The album features four different lead vocalists.
Track List:
- The Eyes of Pharaoh
- Out of Darkness (vocals: Sam Velde)
- Devastator (vocals: Frank Meyer)
- Doomsday Mourning (vocals: Frank Meyer)
- Transylvanian Afternoon (vocals: Bruce Duff)
- We Came to Rock (vocals: Frank Meyer)
- No Speed Limit (vocals: Bruce Duff)
- Unseen Eye (vocals: Jussi Kangas)
- I Am the Light (vocals: Sam Velde)
Personnel:
Jussi Kangas: vocals and guitars
Tomi Leppänen: drums
Jussi Lehtisalo: bass
Guest vocalists and additional guitars:
Bruce Duff (courtesy of Angus Khan)
Sam Velde (courtesy of Night Horse
Night Horse
Night Horse is a five-piece hard rock band residing in Los Angeles, CA.-Biography:Night Horse began in late January 2008. Their early work was under the moniker The Mother Fucking Razorbacks, a name that Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead coined after meeting them in front of Hollywood's Hustler store. ...
)
Frank Meyer (courtesy of Angus Khan)