The Ferrymen - 'Above It All' (official visualizer video)

A million lightyears away’s a place
I thought I knew, and once, called home
Mother Earth lies peaceful seemingly

Far above the Hell of the war torn free
what’s the cost that you consider, freedom to be?

Above it all, see it slipping by
Turning to endless night
With clarity, her destiny
constellations fire, burning up the sky
Is it all worth the Fight?
lay down their arms, and see the light

Always Bending to the will,
Of cruel and selfish, forced humanity
A fearsome song’s dark melody

Far above the Hell of the war torn free
And Is this the way that
All things were meant to be?

Above it all, see it slipping by
Turning to endless night
With clarity, her destiny
constellations fire, burning up the sky
Is it all worth the Fight?
lay down their arms, and see the light

Far above the Hell of the war torn free
And Is this the way that
All things were meant to be?

Above it all, see it slipping by
Turning to endless night
With clarity, her destiny
constellations fire, burning up the sky
Is it all worth the Fight?
lay down their arms, and see the light

Τον Σουηδό κιθαρίστα Magnus Karlsson τον έμαθα από τον δίσκο των Last Tribe "The Uncrowned" που κυκλοφόρησε το 2003. Εξαιρετικής ποιότητας μελωδικό metal, αλλά δεν υπήρξε συνέχεια. Ο Karlsson συμμετείχε σε μία σειρά από μπάντες και projects όπως οι Primal Fear (στους οποίος παραμένει μέχρι σήμερα), Allen - Lande, Starbreaker, Kiske / Somerville, Free Fall κλπ.

Ο Ronald (ή Ronnie) Romero έγινε γνωστός όταν τον επέλεξε ο Richie Blackmore στην τελευταία επανένωση των Rainbow. Το "κανονικό" συγκρότημα του Χιλιανού τραγουδιστή είναι οι Lords of Black, αλλά τον έχουμε ακούσει και σε δίσκους των Sunstorm, Vandenberg, Michael Schenker Group κλπ.

Τέλος ο Mike Terrana, αυτό το "τέρας" των τυμπάνων, δεν νομίζω ότι χρειάζεται συστάσεις. Έχει περάσει από Malmsteen, Axel Rudi Pell, Rage, MacAlpine, Masterplan, Artension κλπ (σταματώ εδώ γιατί αν αναφέρω όλες τις μπάντες και τα albums στα οποία έχει συμμετάσχει θα τελειώσω... μεθαύριο!).

Γιατί αυτά τρία ονόματα στην ίδια ανάρτηση; Γιατί οι τρεις προαναφερθέντες μουσικοί σχημάτισαν -πριν από εννέα έτη- project υπό το όνομα The Ferrymen. Προ επταετίας κυκλοφόρησαν το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο τους, προ εξαετίας το album "A New Evil" και προ τριετίας τον δίσκο "One More River To Cross".

Το νέο τους δισκογραφικό πόνημα και τέταρτο full length album των The Ferrymen βρίσκεται ήδη εκεί έξω. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Iron Will" και κυκλοφόρησε σήμερα σε cd, διπλό βινύλιο και σε ψηφιακή μορφή...

Δελτίο τύπου: «The Ferrymen, the high powerful trio, formed by masterful Swedish guitarist / songwriter / producer Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear, Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall), awesome vocalist Ronnie Romero (Lords of Black, Sunstorm, Rainow), and thunderous drummer Mike Terrana (Rage, Axel Rudi Pell, etc.), have become an established name amongst European melodic metal fans after their first three successful albums, Fans should now prepare themselves for album four!

The Ferryman have wrapped up work on "Iron Will" and once again, the band takes the classic heavy metal sound and combine it with heavier, updated songwriting textures and arrangements. “Iron Will” is certainly a huge shot of adrenaline for all lovers of melodic heavy metal!

Musically, you can expect as usual a very heavy, melodic metal that fuse the songwriting and epic structures of the great Karlsson, who is known for his work with Primal Fear, Allen/Lande, and more, with the huge, powerful vocal approach of Romero, and the driving, explosive drumming of Terrana.

From the high emotional intro of the opening track “Choke Hold”, ready to explode into a powerful melodic metal track, through songs like Mother Unholy, Adrenaline and until the latest track “You’re The Joker” the album showcases the amazing talent of these 3 great musicians! With, once again, stunning artwork courtesy of Stan W. Decker The Ferrymen’s latest album, “ Iron Will” will take the metal world by storm in 2025!»

Band: The Ferrymen
Country of origin: International
Location: Spain, USA, Sweden
Formed in: 2016
Genre: Heavy / Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Sadness, Dreams
Years active: 2016-present

Video: "Above It All"
Album: "Iron Will"
Type: Full length
Release date: January 24th, 2025
Label: Frontiers Records

Track listing:
01. Choke Hold
02. Mother Unholy
03. Iron Will
04. Above It All
05. Adrenaline
06. Darkest Storm
07. Dreams And Destiny
08. Dust To Dust
09. The Darkness That Divides
10. Mind Games
11. You're The Joker

Band members:
Ronnie Romero - Vocals
Magnus Karlsson - Guitars
Mike Terrana - Drums

Miscellaneous staff:
Stan-W Decker - Artwork