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Fire Hearted

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Released
  
24 June 2009

Artist
  
Elias Viljanen

Producer
  
Elias Viljanen

Recorded
  
2009

Release date
  
24 June 2009

Label
  
Spinefarm Records

Genres
  
Power metal, Progressive metal

Similar
  
Elias Viljanen albums, Power metal albums

Fire-Hearted is the third studio album by metal musician Elias Viljanen as solo artist. The album features Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot, Northern Kings) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica, Northern Kings) on vocals. Also contributing is Jari Kainulainen (Evergrey, Ex-Stratovarius) on bass, Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica) on keyboards and Mikko Sirén (Apocalyptica) on drums. The album was out in June 2009. The song "Last Breath of Love" with Marco on vocals can be heard on Elias' Myspace together with the title-track.

Contents

Track listing

all songs written by Elias Viljanen except where noted.

  1. "Fire-Hearted" - 04:18
  2. "Last Breath of Love" (Elias Viljanen, Marco Hietala) - 03:41
  3. featuring Marco Hietala on vocals
  4. "Cruel Groove" - 2:52
  5. "Kiss of Rain" (Elias Viljanen, Tony Kakko) - 3:53
  6. featuring Tony Kakko on vocals
  7. "Head up High" - 2:58
  8. "Up to Speed" - 2:29
  9. "Supernatural" - 4:13
  10. "One Tonight" - 3:53
  11. "The Triumph" - 3:37
  12. "My Guiding Light" - 3:00
  13. "Showstopper" - 3:51
  14. "Beautiful Piece" (Elias Viljanen, Jaan Wessman) - 4:04
  15. featuring Jaan Wessman on fretless bass guitar

Credits

  • Elias Viljanen - Guitars
  • Henrik Klingenberg - Keyboards
  • Jari Kainulainen - Bass guitar
  • Tomi Ylönen - Drums

    • Guests

  • Marco Hietala (Nightwish) - Vocals (on "Last Breath of Love")
  • Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) - Vocals (on "Kiss of Rain")
  • Jaan Wessman - Fretless bass guitar (on "Beautiful Piece")
  • Mikko Sirén (Apocalyptica) - Drums (on "Supernatural", "Beautiful Piece", "Last Breath of Love", "Kiss of Rain", "Fire-Hearted" and "One Tonight")

    • Songs

    1Fire-Hearted4:17
    2Last Breath of Love3:41
    3Cruel Groove2:52

    References

    Fire-Hearted Wikipedia
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