Voices of Fire

Voices of Fire is the sixth studio album by German a cappella metal band Van Canto. It also features John Rhys-Davies, the London Metro Voices and the children's choir from Chorakademie Dortmund.[1][2][3] It is their last album with lead vocalist Sly, who would leave the band in 2017,[4] as well as their only one without bass vocalist Ingo "Ike" Sterzinger, who left the band in the year before the album's release and re-joined it in the year after.

For the TV series, see Voices of Fire (TV series).
Not to be confused with Voice of Fire or Voice of the Fire.
Voices of Fire
Studio album by
Van Canto
ReleasedMarch 11, 2016
GenreHeavy metal
A cappella
Power metal
Length53:02 (Standard Edition)
55:18 (Limited Edition)
LabelearMUSIC
Van Canto chronology
Dawn of the Brave
(2014)		 Voices of Fire
(2016)		 Trust in Rust
(2018)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Temple[5]
All About the Rock[6]
Metal.de[7]
Musik Reviews[8]
Laut.de[9]
Ghost Cult[10]

The album received mixed to positive reviews by critics.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Prologue"2:56
2."Clashings on Armour Plates"4:06
3."Dragonwake"5:12
4."Time and Time Again"4:22
5."All My Life"4:12
6."Battleday's Dawn"3:28
7."Firevows" (Join the Journey)3:53
8."The Oracle"4:53
9."The Betrayal"4:08
10."We Are One"5:28
11."The Bardcall"4:46
12."To Catharsis"4:53
13."Epilogue"0:50
Total length:53:02
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Hymn"2:16
Total length:55:18

Personnel
Van Canto
  • Dennis "Sly" Schunke – clean male vocals
  • Inga Scharf – female vocals
  • Ross Thompson – higher guitar vocals
  • Stefan Schmidt – lower guitar vocals, solo guitar vocals, vocals with distortion effect
  • Jan Moritz – bass vocals
  • Bastian Emig – drums
Additional musicians
Crew
  • Osmar Arroyo - cover art

References
  1. "Van Canto "Voices of Fire-Tour" plus guests: Freedom Call, Grailknights". Markthalle. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "Van Canto: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Voices Of Fire' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. Galea, Chris (26 March 2016). "Voices on fire: interview with Van Canto". The Power of Metal. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. "Sly verlässt Van Canto - neues Lineup | Van Canto". vancanto.de (in German). 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  5. Whittingham, Lotty (26 February 2016). "Van Canto - Voices Of Fire". Metal Temple. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. Booth, Mark (March 2016). "Van Canto – Voices of Fire – CD Review". All About the Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. Müller, Bettina (11 March 2016). "Van Canto Metal Vocal Musical". Metal.de. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. Schiffmann, Andreas (11 March 2016). "Van Canto: Voices Of Fire (Review)". Musikreviews.de. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. Berger, Manuel (11 March 2016). "Mit Gimli und Herr Der Ringe-Chor in den Sommerurlaub". Laut.de. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. Chachkes, Keith. "Van Canto – Voices Of Fire". Ghost Cult. Retrieved 15 April 2016.



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