FREEDOM CALL's CHRIS BAY Talks To UNITED ROCK NATIONS About 'Beyond' Album (Audio)

February 17, 2014

On February 7, Carmziofa of United Rock Nations conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Chris Bay of German melodic metallers FREEDOM CALL. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below.

FREEDOM CALL will release its new studio album, "Beyond", on February 24 in Europe and March 4 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The 14-song effort was recorded at Separate Studios in Nuremberg and FREEDOM CALL's own studio and was produced by guitarist/vocalist Chris Bay and Stephan Ernst.

Comments Chris Bay: "Stylistically, we have remained faithful to ourselves. In fact, we've even returned to a slightly more traditional direction. I think that's probably the result of recent tours, where we had lots of fun with the classic FREEDOM CALL numbers, which not only a lot of our faithful fans from the band's early days will appreciate."

Along with the album release, there is a video for the song "Union Of The Strong", which can be seen below. Other tracks featured on the CD include "Knights Of Taragon" and "Colours Of Freedom", which is described as "a typical FREEDOM CALL number."

"'Dance Off The Devil' — the 'off' is consciously spelled with a double 'f' — with its African rhythms and mystic grooves may sound slightly unusual, but it perfectly suits the album title, which is meant in a spiritual sense," adds Bay.

"Beyond" was recorded by FREEDOM CALL's current lineup consisting of Chris Bay (guitar, vocals),Lars Rettkowitz (guitar),Ilker Ersin (bass) and Ramy Ali (drums).

Limited Boxset Edition

CD Digi

01. Union Of The Strong
02. Knights Of Taragon
03. Heart Of A Warrior
04. Come On Home
05. Beyond
06. Among The Shadows
07. Edge Of The Ocean
08. Journey Into Wonderland
09. In The Rhythm Of Light
10. Dance Off The Devil
11. Paladin
12. Follow Your Heart
13. Colours Of Freedom
14. Beyond Eternity

Bonus CD In Cardboard Sleeve

Freedom Call (live) in the Black Forest

01. Back Into The Land Of Light (live)
02. Hero On Video (live)
03. Rockstars (live)
04. Farewell (live)
05. Mr. Evil (special version)(Live)
06. Power & Glory (live)

Freedom Call - Unplugged & Masqueraded

07. Freedom Call (unplugged)
08. The Quest (unplugged)
09. Warriors (unplugged)
10. Power & Glory (unplugged)
11. Farewell (unplugged)
12. Mr.Evil - Reggae (live)
13. Rockin' Radio - Killerbilly -live

DigiPak Version

2LP Gatefold Version

Side A

01. Union Of The Strong
02. Knights Of Taragon
03. Heart Of A Warrior
04. Edge Of The Ocean
05. Dance Off The Devil

Side B

06. Beyond
07. Among The Shadows
08. Journey Into Wonderland
09. Paladin

Side C

10. Come On Home
11. Rhythm Of Light
12. Follow Your Heart
13. Colours Of Freedom
14. Beyond Eternity

Side D (bonus tracks)

15. Back Into Land Of Light (live)
16. Hero On Video (live)
17. Freedom Call (unplugged)
18. Power & Glory (unplugged)

Interview (audio):

"Union Of The Strong" video:

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