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Demons and Wizards (Demons and Wizards album)

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Track listing
Standard Issue Argentinian release
Lyrical content
Personnel
References
External links

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| released = February 8, 2000
| recorded = Mid - Late 1999
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| studio = Morrisound Studios
| genre = Power metal
| length = 57:43
| label = Steamhammer/SPV
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Demons & Wizards is the self-titled debut album of the power metal supergroup Demons & Wizards (a side-project of Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian and Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth),^[3] released in February 2000. The album was recorded with the help of Jim Morris, who plays lead guitar on almost all tracks, and by Mark Prator on drums.

Track listing

Standard Issue

Distributed in Europe and North America by SPV and in Japan by Victor Entertainment.

{{tracklist
| title1 = Rites of Passage
| lyrics1 = (instrumental)
| music1 = Jon Schaffer, Hansi Kürsch
| length1 = 0:54
| title2 = Heaven Denies
| lyrics2 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music2 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length2 = 5:20
| title3 = Poor Man's Crusade
| lyrics3 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music3 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Fiddler on the Green
| lyrics4 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music4 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length4 = 5:56
| title5 = Blood on My Hands
| lyrics5 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music5 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length5 = 4:45
| title6 = Path of Glory
| lyrics6 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music6 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length6 = 4:59
| title7 = Winter of Souls
| lyrics7 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music7 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length7 = 5:47
| title8 = The Whistler
| lyrics8 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music8 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length8 = 5:15
| title9 = Tear Down the Wall
| lyrics9 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music9 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = Gallow's Pole
| lyrics10 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music10 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length10 = 5:22
| title11 = My Last Sunrise
| lyrics11 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music11 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length11 = 4:44
| title12 = Chant
| lyrics12 = (instrumental)
| music12 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length12 = 0:48
| title13 = White Room (Cream Cover) (Bonus track for limited edition, vinyl, and Japanese releases)
| lyrics13 = Pete Brown
| music13 = Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
| length13 = 5:01
| title14 = The Whistler (alternate version) (Bonus track for Japanese release only)
| lyrics14 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music14 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length14 = 5:21
}}

Argentinian release

Distributed in Argentina by NEMS Enterprises.

{{tracklist
| title1 = Rites of Passage
| lyrics1 = (instrumental)
| music1 = Jon Schaffer, Hansi Kürsch
| length1 = 0:54
| title2 = Heaven Denies
| lyrics2 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music2 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length2 = 5:20
| title3 = Poor Man's Crusade
| lyrics3 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music3 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length3 = 4:02
| title4 = Fiddler on the Green
| lyrics4 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music4 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length4 = 5:56
| title5 = Blood on My Hands
| lyrics5 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music5 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length5 = 4:45
| title6 = Path of Glory
| lyrics6 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music6 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length6 = 4:59
| title7 = Winter of Souls
| lyrics7 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music7 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length7 = 5:47
| title8 = The Whistler
| lyrics8 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music8 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length8 = 5:15
| title9 = Tear Down the Wall
| lyrics9 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music9 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = Gallow's Pole
| lyrics10 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music10 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length10 = 5:22
| title11 = My Last Sunrise
| lyrics11 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music11 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length11 = 4:44
| title12 = Chant
| lyrics12 = (instrumental)
| music12 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length12 = 0:48
| title13 = White Room (Cream Cover)
| lyrics13 = Pete Brown
| music13 = Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
| length13 = 5:01
| title14 = Heaven Denies (demo version)
| lyrics14 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music14 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length14 = 5:09
| title15 = The Whistler (demo version)
| lyrics15 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music15 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length15 = 5:21
| title16 = Tear Down the Wall (demo version)
| lyrics16 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| music16 = Schaffer, Kürsch
| length16 = 4:46
}}

Lyrical content

"Heaven Denies" is based on Milton's Paradise Lost, about the downfall of Lucifer.
"Poor Man's Crusade" is about the Crusades in a mocking tone.
"Fiddler on the Green" is about two car accidents which Kürsch witnessed.^[4]
"Winter of Souls" is about King Arthur and Mordred.^[4]
"Blood on My Hands" is based on Wagner's version of Siegfried's story, as told in the Ring cycle.
"The Whistler" is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Personnel

Demons & Wizards

Hansi Kürsch - vocals and lyrics
Jon Schaffer - lead, rhythm, and bass guitars; music composition

Guest Musicians

Jim Morris - additional lead guitars
Mark Prator - drums

References

1. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r462514|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
2. ^Metal-Rules.com review
3. ^Colin Larkin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music vol.4 - 2006 p446 "The triple live album Alive In Athens followed shortly afterwards, and in the same year Schaffer worked on his Demons & Wizards project with Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers Blind Guardian. By the end of 2000, Iced Earth was ..."
4. ^¹Chronicles of Chaos talks to Jon Schaffer and Hansi Kursch of Demons & Wizards, by Adrian Bromley, Aaron McKay and Aaron McKay. Aug. 12, 2000. Link: .

External links

Demons & Wizards' Official Site
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071108210945/http://www.nems.com.ar/ NEMS Enterprises]
SPV
Victor Entertainment

4 : 2000 debut albums|Demons and Wizards (band) albums|SPV/Steamhammer albums|Albums with cover art by Travis Smith (artist)

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