Fire & Forgive

"Fire & Forgive" is a song by the German power metal group Powerwolf. It was a second single released from the album The Sacrament of Sin.[1][2]

"Fire & Forgive"
Single by Powerwolf
from the album The Sacrament of Sin
Language
Released22 June 2018
Recorded2018
StudioFascination Street Studios (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre
Length4:30
LabelNapalm Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jens Bogren
Powerwolf singles chronology
"Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend"
(2018)		 "Fire & Forgive"
(2018)		 "Incense & Iron"
(2018)
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Music video
"Fire & Forgive" on YouTube

Music video
The music video for "Fire & Forgive" was filmed in the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ścinawka Średnia, Poland.

The video tells a story of a girl in a church, who becomes possessed as the result of receiving the Blessed Sacrament from the priest.[3] Powerwolf's vocalist Attila Dorn along with keyboardist Falk Maria Schlegel and a few nuns perform an exorcism on the girl. The video also references the Index Librorum Prohibitorum by showing monks burning confiscated books.

Video's story takes place "somewhere in southern Europe" in 1931, although throughout the video, the viewer can see signs of it taking place in Poland (ex. a religious songbook written in Polish, or the date 966–1966, which is a memorial to the Millennium of Poland), where the video was recorded.[4]

Controversy

The video was recorded in the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ścinawka Średnia, Poland.[5] After releasing it on YouTube on 22 June 2018, Powerwolf was accused by the local curia that the video "overstepped limits with regard both to the sacredness of the church as well as to the trust shown by the parish priest in charge of that holy place".[3][6]

Many Polish newspapers wrote about this controversy. Most of them said that the band is satanic and anti-church.[7]

Live performances
Attila Dorn wearing dual arm mounted flame throwers while performing "Fire & Forgive"

The band performed "Fire & Forgive" for the first time at their concert at the Rockmaraton Fesztivál in Dunaújváros, Hungary on 11 July 2018.[8] The song is being used as an opening track for Powerwolf's live performances since their concert at Le Bataclan, Paris, France on 25 October 2018.[9]

"Fire & Forgive" is played in a fast, typical Powerwolf style.[10][11] While performing the song, the band uses a big amount of pyrotechnics.[12][13] The vocalist Attila Dorn usually wears dual arm mounted flame throwers after the song's guitar solo.[12]

Personnel

References
  1. "wieść: Powerwolf udostępnia wideo do "Fire & Forgive" - rockmetal.pl". www.rockmetal.pl. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. "Nowy teledysk zespołu Powerwolf | Kvlt" (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. "Priest apologizes for heavy metal video filmed in church". polandin.com. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. "Powerwolf - "The Sacrament Of Sin" [RECENZJA]". antyradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. "Straszny teledysk nagrany w kościele. Ksiądz się zgodził. Czy wiedział na co?". www.fakt.pl. 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. "Płomienie, wilki i powermetal. Proboszcz przeprasza za teledysk nakręcony w jego parafii - Polsat News". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  7. "Antykościelny teledysk nagrany w polskiej świątyni". Pch24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  8. "Powerwolf Setlist at Rockmaraton Fesztivál 2018". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  9. "Powerwolf Setlist at Le Bataclan, Paris". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  10. "Powerwolf - The Sacrament of Sin Review". Your Online Magazine for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  11. Marie, Gaby (2018-07-04). "Review: Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin". Pinnacle Music Group. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  12. bravewords.com. "Bang Your Head!!! 2018 - Hungry Like A Powerwolf!". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  13. O, Yve. "POWERWOLF live in Düsseldorf (25-01-2019) – Metal & High Heels". Retrieved 2019-09-21.
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