MESSIAH'S KISS: 'Dragonheart' Release Date Confirmed

December 8, 2006

MESSIAH'S KISS, the German/American/British metal act featuring current RIOT touring singer Mike Tirelli (HOLY MOTHER, BURNING STARR),has announced the following release dates for its upcoming third album, "Dragonheart" (SPV Records):

Germany: February 23, 2007
Rest of Europe: February 26, 2007
USA: 2007 (to be announced)

"Dragonheart" was mixed at Arena 20 studios in Hannover, Germany with producer Herman Frank (VICTORY, ACCEPT). All the instruments were tracked at Arena 20 while the vocals were laid down at the M-J.T. studio in Long Island, New York. The track listing is as follows:

01. The Ancient Cries (4:00)
02. Babylon (3:42)
03. Falcons Cry (3:24)
04. Dragonheart (4:22)
05. Thunders of the Night (3:47)
06. Steelrider (3:02)
07. City of Angels (5:17)
08. Nocturnal (3:10)
09. Northern Nights (4:22)
10. Open Fire (3:45)
11. The Ivory Gates (6:41)

Fantasy art master Luis Royo, who painted the cover for "Prayer of the Dying", created the artwork for the new CD.

Three songs from the CD — "The Ancient Cries", "Babylon" and "City of Angels" — can be heard at the group's official web site.

MESSIAH'S KISS recorded the follow-up to "Metal" as a four-piece following the departure of guitarist Alexander Hitz. The band's current lineup is completed by guitarist Georg Kraft, bassist Wayne Banks and drummer Eckhard Ostra.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).