{"id":36611,"date":"2016-03-18T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T00:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=36611"},"modified":"2017-10-03T01:22:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T01:22:29","slug":"news-almanac-release-debut-album-tsar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-almanac-release-debut-album-tsar\/","title":{"rendered":"ALMANAC Release Debut Studio Album \u2018Tsar\u2019 (March 18th, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>ALMANAC Release Debut Studio Album \u2018Tsar\u2019<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>March 18th, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/almanac2015promophotonews.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Metal group Almanac \u2013 spearheaded by guitarist Victor Smolski, formerly of Bochum, Germany-based metal group Rage \u2013 issued debut full-length studio album <em>Tsar<\/em> on March 18th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n<p>Smolski handled production himself, with Sebastian \u201cSeeb\u201d Levermann overseeing the mixing process. Cover artwork duties fell to Gyula Havancs\u00e1k.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/almanac_tsarnews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n<p>01. \u2018Tsar\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018Self Blinded Eyes\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018Darkness\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Hands Are Tied\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018Children Of The Future\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018No More Shadows\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018Nevermore\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u2018Reign Of Madness\u2019<br \/>\n09. \u2018Flames Of Fate\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Almanac\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n<p>Victor Smolski (guitars, ex-Rage \/ ex-Lingua Mortis Orchestra)<br \/>\nJeanette Marchewka (vocals, ex-Lingua Mortis Orchestra)<br \/>\nDavid Readman (vocals, Pink Cream 69)<br \/>\nAndy B. Franck (vocals, Brainstorm)<br \/>\nArmin Alic (bass)<br \/>\nMichael Kolar (drums)<br \/>\nEnric Garcia (keyboards)<\/p>\n<p>A music video was filmed for the track \u2018Self Blinded Eyes\u2019. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the title track and the song \u2018No More Shadows\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UGe8SslnyvI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ermjTIW5nqA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mecPhd02exM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALMANAC Release Debut Studio Album \u2018Tsar\u2019 March 18th, 2016 Metal group Almanac \u2013 spearheaded by guitarist Victor Smolski, formerly of Bochum, Germany-based metal group Rage \u2013 issued debut full-length studio album Tsar on March 18th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records. Smolski handled production himself, with Sebastian \u201cSeeb\u201d Levermann overseeing the mixing process. 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