Final Stage is pleased to announce the release of their upcoming album, Through the Mirror.
After releasing the highly praised Demo EP, Flight of the Phoenix in 2006 (notably an 11/12 score in Heavy! Magazine), the band returns with their first full-length album, Through the Mirror. Drawing on influences from metal giants such as Judas Priest, Metallica and Queensryche, alongside contemporary acts like Edguy and Dream Evil, Final Stage form a unique mix of classic and modern heavy power-metal. Now armed with their first full-length album, the group aims to not only match its previous feats, but also surpass them.
The socially conscious record features an array of heavy-metal songs, showcasing a wide and varied dynamic. The album boasts a range from progressive tracks such as Infidel, to flat-out heavy metal in Murder on Contract, to radio-friendly, melodic metal from the album's opener, Rise Again. Impressive production values flow throughout the disc, rivaling such classics as Judas Priest's Painkiller, or Ride the Lightning from Metallica. Recorded at the same studio as the Phoenix EP – Spectre Sound – the album captures much of the same energy and power. Several musicians also guest on the album, notably Betrayer front man, Jeff Klingbeil, who contributed backing vocals, and guitar virtuoso Chris "CSP" Pitre.
Through the Mirror will be released in stores and online on November 27th. Preorders will begin starting in early November at
www.finalstage.ca.
Tracks:
Rise Again
Murder on Contract
Age of Ashes
Dreams of Madness
Through the Mirror
In the Night
A Prayer Away
Infidel
Gods of War (Titanic Cover)
A Passage of Dawn (feat. Guitar virtuoso CSP)
The Heretic
