Spell of Iron is the debut album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1986 by Flamingo Music. It was released on CD in 1994 by Bluelight Records, and a remastered version was released in 2006 by Spinefarm Records.[2]
| Spell of Iron | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | MTV Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:44 | |||
| Label | Flamingo Music | |||
| Producer | Kassu Halonen | |||
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| Singles from Spell of Iron | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[1] |
The album includes the band's most popular song, "Wings of Darkness". Tarot's website is named after the song.
Track listing
editAll music written by Marko and Zachary Hietala, all lyrics by Marko Hietala.
- Side one
- "Midwinter Nights" – 4:35
- "Dancing on the Wire" – 3:11
- "Back in the Fire" – 5:38
- "Love's Not Made for My Kind" – 3:28
- "Never Forever" – 3:16
- Side two
- "Spell of Iron" – 3:32
- "De Mortui Nil Nisi Bene" (instrumental) – 3:29
- "Pharao" – 3:01
- "Wings of Darkness" – 3:40
- "Things That Crawl at Night" – 5:54
Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
edit- "Love's Not Made for My Kind" (1995 version) – 4:00
- "Back in the Fire" (live) – 5:39
- "Love's Not Made for My Kind" (live) – 3:20
- "Back in the Fire" (single version) – 5:39
- "I Don't Care Anymore" (demo) – 3:42
- "Lady Deceiver" (demo) – 3:50
- "Blood Runs Cold" (demo) – 2:49
Personnel
editTarot
- Marko Hietala – lead vocals, bass, synthesizer on track 10
- Zachary Hietala – lead guitars, backing vocals
- Mako H. – rhythm guitars, lead guitar on track 8, backing vocals
- Pecu Cinnari – drums, backing vocals
Production
- Kassu Halonen – producer, synthesizer on track 4, backing vocals on track 8
- Jari Laasanen – engineer, mixing
- Mika Myyryläinen – reissue producer with Tarot
- Janne Tolsa – reissue producer, bonus tracks engineer and mixing
- Mikko Tegelman – bonus tracks engineer and mixing
- Mikko Karmila – bonus tracks engineer
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Tarot Releases: Spell of Iron". Official Tarot Website. Retrieved 2 November 2018.