RAM-ZET's SFINX To Guest On HEAVENWOOD Album
October 24, 2010RAM-ZET's Miriam Renvag (also known as SfinX) will make a guest appearance on "Abyss Masterpiece", the fourth album from Portuguese dark/goth metallers HEAVENWOOD, tentatively due in early 2011 via an as-yet-undetermined record label. SfinX will appear on a track titled "Leonor".
Commented HEAVENWOOD: "We felt SfinX's vocals on 'Leonor' as if she was just side by side composing this melodramatic vocal lines for this song with us. She did a really fantastic work… A piece from her heart and soul is absolutely hand-delivered to you by SfinX enigmatic and very emotional voice on 'Leonor'."
"Abyss Masterpiece" was recorded at Ultrasound Studios in Braga, Portugal during August and September 2010 under the guidance of Daniel Cardoso, Pedro Mendes and Ricardo Dias (HEAVENWOOD). Mixing and mastering will take in Germany with a soon-to-be-announced producer.
Commented HEAVENWOOD guitarist Ricardo Dias: "'Abyss Masterpiece' perfectly symbolizes all the feelings that flow on each one of the songs included in this album — an album that will be dark, deep, melancholic, and above all with a very intense sound on which each song have their own soul. We consider 'Abyss Masterpiece' another step forward in HEAVENWOOD's career."
Songtitles set to appear on "Abyss Masterpiece":
* The Arcadia Order
* Fading Sun
* Sudden Scars
* Leonor
* Poem For Mathilde
* Her Lament
* September Blood
* Morning Glory
* Like Yesterday
* Burden
* Winter Slave
HEAVENWOOD's "13th Moon" video can be viewed below. The clip was shot on May 30, 2009 in Braga, Portugal with the production team of Carlos Barros, Rui Correia and Ricardo Coutinho (NomedeCena.com),who are described as "young talented Portuguese video/filmmakers, designers and photographers." The video concept is based on the Zodiac signs.
"13th Moon" comes off HEAVENWOOD's third album, "Redemption", which was released in August 2008. The CD was mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH, SOILWORK, AMON AMARTH). The initial recording sessions for the album took place at Ultrasound Studios with Daniel Cardoso and Ricardo Dias. The CD features guest appearances by ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters (in the song "Bridge To Neverland"),FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. (in the track "One Step to Devotion") and singer Tijs Vanneste of the Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS (in the song "Obsolete").
HEAVENWOOD is:
Ernesto Guerra - Vocals
Ricardo Dias - Guitars and Vocals
Bruno Silva - Guitar
Pedro Mendes - Bass
Daniel Cardoso - Session Drummer
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