- Iron Fire【 79 songs in total 】
- Iron Fire is a Danish power and speed metal band which was formed in 1995 under the name Misery. The name was soon changed to Decades of Darkness and finally to Iron Fire. They have released seven albums with their debut Thunderstorm coming out in 2000.
History
After releasing a demo in the late 1990s Iron Fire experienced a small breakthrough in 2000 when their debut album Thunderstorm was released on Noise Records. At the time the so-called true metal or power metal was in vogue in Europe with bands like Hammerfall, Freedom Call, Nocturnal Rites, and Sonata Arctica all coming through. Iron Fire was a typical example of the style with their fast, melodic metal tunes paired with an imagery dominated by fire, swords, warriors, and dragons. Thunderstorm was produced by the Danish producer Tommy Hansen, who was known for the sound on the legendary Helloween albums Keeper of the 7 Keys pt. I and II.
After the release of Thunderstorm, the band experienced some line-up changes with drummer Gunnar Olsen being replaced by Morten Plenge and guitarist Kristian Iversen by Martin Slott. They fell out with the label as their second album, On The Edge, did not prove as successful as their debut. The band, led by Steene, experienced with different sound, which was slightly more progressive with more emphasis on ballads. They did not want to repeat themselves, but ended up getting no support from the label. After this the band more or less fell apart and Steene had to rebuild a new line-up. This led to a break in album activities and a search for a new label. During that period the band produced two demos, while Steene was also working with Force of Evil formed by the two Mercyful Fate guitarists Michael Denner and Hank Shermann.
In March 2006, Iron Fire fought their way back when they released the album, Revenge, under the Napalm Records label. Steene now had Kirk Backarach, who was to become a mainstay, with him on the guitar. Johan Jacob H. Olsen played the other guitar, Jens Berglid the drums, and Martin Lund the bass. Revenge saw a return towards pure metal with less experimentation, and the band began to establish themselves again. Their music was now marked by heavy riffage as a foundation for Steene's high pitched, and slightly sleaze inspired, vocals and catchy melodies. The band adopted a Viking theme in their artwork and in some of their lyrics.
Revenge was followed by Blade of Triumph in 2007. After this effort drummer Jens Berglid left the band listing family issues as the reason. The band had time to find a replacement in Fritz Wagner before embarking on a Germany Tour of Triumph in 2007 with U.D.O and Primal Fear. At this time Martin Steene was also working with former band mates Gunnar Olsen and Martin Slott as well as Iron Fire bass player Martin Lund on their goth rock project Nightlight. Their album, Funeral of Love, was released in the winter 2009.
Steene and Lund were busy as also Iron Fire's fifth album To the Grave was released in the winter 2009. With Johan Jacob H. Olsen out of the band Kirk Backarach was now handling the guitars alone on the album, while different guitarists filled in live. To the Grave marked the end of what can be seen as the band's Viking warrior trilogy.
After an album, Metalmorphosized, released in 2010, which contained reworked versions of left-over material from then bands' first decade, they released the album Voyage of the Damned in 2012. It marked a turn towards sci-fi themed lyrics and artwork while also containing more keyboards (Rune Stiassny of the Danish doom metal band Saturnus), without losing the heavyness. A video clip was shot for the single Leviathan. In this video session guitarist Rune Stiassny can also be seen. He has since been a stable live musician for the band.
Voyage of the Damned would be the last full album to feature drummer Fritz Wagner and Bassist Martin Lund. They both, however, played on the 2014 single A Token of My Hatred (a Virgin Steele cover), released on Crime Records.
2016 saw Iron Fire return to a more stripped down sound with the album Among the Dead where the band explored the zombie genre, the music still carried by heavy riffs paired with Steene's melodic vocals. Also former drummer Gunnar Olsen returned after being out of the band for 16 years. Olsen did, however, play in Steene's goth rock project Nightlight. After the release of Among the Dead the band played shows all over Denmark and a few in Norway, while already starting recordings for the next album.
Band members
Martin Steene – Vocals (1995–present), Bass (2013-present)
Kirk Backarach – Guitars (2003–present)
Gunnar Olsen - Drums (1998-2000, 2016–present)
Former members
Kristian 'Iver' Iversen (Forcentury) - Guitars (1995-2000)
Kristian H. Martinsen - Guitars, Percussion (1998-2001)
Martin Slott (Nightlight)- Guitars (1998-2002)
Søren Jensen - Guitars (ex-Corpus Mortale (2002-2003)
Jeff Lukka - Guitars (2003)
Johan Jacob (J.J.) H. Olsen - Guitars (2006-2008)
Thomas Mogensen - drums
Morten Plenge - Drums (2000-2001)
Steve Mason (Forcentury) - Drums (2001-2003)
Jens Berglid - Drums (2006 - 2007)
Tony Olsen - Drums
Martin Sunddal - Drums
Fritz Wagner - Drums (2007-2013)
Jakob Lykkebo - Bass (1998 - 2001)
Jose Cruz - Bass (2002-2003)
Martin Lund – Bass (2004 - 2013)
Live members
Christian Martinsen - Bass
Rune Stiassny (Saturnus) - Guitar
Martin Slott - Guitar
Marc Masters (Forcentury)- Guitars (2008-2009)
Discography
Studio albums
Thunderstorm (2000)
On the Edge (2001)
Revenge (2006)
Blade of Triumph (2007)
To the Grave (2009)
Metalmorphosized (2010)
Voyage of the Damned (2012)
Among the Dead (2016)
Other releases
Demo (1998)
Spaced Out (2003)
The Underworld [Demo] (2003)
A Token of my Hatred (Virgin Steele cover) [single] (2014)
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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1
A Token of My Hatred
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2
Afterlife(Provided)
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3
Alone In The Dark
2006
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4
Angel Of Light
2000
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5
Back In The Pit
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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6
Battle Of Freedom
2000
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7
Behind The Mirror
2000
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8
Blade Of Triumph
2007
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9
Bloodbath Of Knights
2007
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10
Break The Spell
2006
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11
Bridges Will Burn
2007
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12
Brotherhood Of The Brave
2006
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13
Cover The Sun
2009
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14
Crossroad
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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15
Crossroads (Orchestral)(Provided)
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16
Dark Beyond(Provided)
2012
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17
Dawn Of Victory
2007
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18
Doom Riders
2009
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19
Dragonheart
2007
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20
Dreams Of The Dead Moon
2012
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21
Drowning In Blood
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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22
Enter Oblivion Oj-666
2012
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23
Fate Of Fire
2006
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24
Final Crusade
2000
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25
Final Odyssey
2012
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26
Follow The Sign
2007
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27
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica cover)
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28
Forever Evil
2001
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29
Frozen In Time
2009
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30
Ghost Of Vengeance
2009
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31
Gladiator's Path
2007
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32
Glory To The King
2000
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33
Hail To Odin
2009
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34
Icecold Arion
2006
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35
Iron Head
2006
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36
Jackal's Eye
2007
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37
Kill For Metal
2009
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38
Left For Dead
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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39
Legend Of The Magic Sword
2007
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40
Leviathan
2012
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41
Lord Of The Labyrinth
2007
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42
March Of The Immortals
2009
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43
Metal Messiah
2006
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44
Metal Victory
2000
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45
Mindmachine
2006
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46
Miracle(Provided)
2001
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47
My Awakening
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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48
Nightmare
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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49
Realm Of Madness
2012
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50
Reborn To Darkness
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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51
Riding Free
2000
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52
Riding Through Hell
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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53
Rise Of The Rainbow
2000
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54
Savage Prophecy
2006
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55
Slaughter Of Souls
2012
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56
Stand As King
2006
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57
Steel Invaders
2007
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58
Still Alive
Martin Steene
Kirk Backarach
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59
Taken
2012
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60
Ten Years In Space
2012
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61
The Battlefield
2009
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62
The Beast From The Blackness
2009
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63
The Demon Master
2009
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64
The Graveyard
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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65
The Kingdom
2009
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66
The Phantom Symphony
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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67
The Underworld
Martin Steene
Martin Steene
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68
Thunderstorm
2000
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69
To The Grave
2009
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70
Under Jolly Roger
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71
Until The End
2000
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72
Verge To Collide
2012
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73
Voyage Of The Damned
2012
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74
Warmaster Of Chaos(Provided)
2012
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75
Warriors Of Steel
2000
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76
When The Heroes Fall
2000
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77
Whirlwind Of Doom
2006
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78
Wings Of Rage
2006
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79
With Different Eyes
2012