While “Into the Light” was the first present to the 20th birthday of the mighty German label Nuclear Blast, September 21 shall see the birth of the second chapter of the Nuclear Blast Allstars releases, entitled “Out of the Dark” (view cover in the left) and described as “the evil twin of its predecessor”.
This time, the ten songs on it were produced, composed and played by former Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers, while the vocals were divided between some of the metal scene’s best known voices, namely namely Anders Friden of In Flames, Peter Tagtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain, Jari Maenpaa of Wintersun, Christian Alvestam of Scar Symmetry, John Bush (ex-Anthrax), Bjorn Strid of Soilwork, Maurizio Iacono of Kataklysm, Mark Osegueda of Death Angel, Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson of Sonic Syndicate, and Guillaume Bideau of Mnemic.
As a special gift to the fans and the label, “Out of the Dark” will be released as double CD, featuring a bonus disc full of classics, rare tracks and brand new songs.
Last week Peter Wichers himself spoke to Tangra Mega Rock and revealed all details about the effort. A full transcript of the interviewВ is availableВ HERE, and theВ complete tracklist for “Out of the Dark” looks like this:
“Out of the Dark”:
01. Dysfunctional Hours (feat. AndersВ Friden)
02. Schizo (feat. Peter Tagtgren)
03. Devotion (feat. Jari Maenpaa)В
04. The Overshadowing (feat. Christian Alvestam)
05. Paper Trail (feat. John Bush)
06. The Dawn of All (feat. Bjorn “Speed” Strid)
07. Cold Is My Vengeance (feat. Maurizio Iacono)
08. My Name Is My Fate (feat. Mark Osegueda)
09. The Gilded Dagger (feat. Richard Sjunnesson & Roland Johansson)
10. Closer to the Edge (feat. Guillaume Bideau)
Bonus CD:
01. Dimmu Borgir – The Heretic Hammer
02. Immortal – Tyrants
03. Nile – As He Creates, So He Destroys
04. Exodus – Purge the World
05. Anthrax – Ghost
06. Meshuggah – Futile Bread Machine
07. Chimaira – Kingdome of Heartache
08. All Shall Perish – Prisoner of WarВ
09. Agnostic Front – All Is Not Forgotten
10. Threat Signal – Counterbalance