{"id":40423,"date":"2016-05-13T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=40423"},"modified":"2018-10-31T16:05:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:05:49","slug":"news-grand-magus-release-eighth-studio-album-sword-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-grand-magus-release-eighth-studio-album-sword-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"GRAND MAGUS Release Eighth Studio Album \u2018Sword Songs\u2019 (May 13th, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRAND MAGUS Release Eighth Studio Album \u2018Sword Songs\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nMay 13th, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Stockholm, Sweden-based heavy metal group Grand Magus issued eighth full-length studio album Sword Songs<\/em> on May 13th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Sword Songs<\/em> was produced by Nico Elgstrand at Studio Supa in Stockholm, Sweden. Guitars, vocals and bass were recorded at\u00a0Studio Supa\u00a0while the drums were laid down with\u00a0Roberto Laghi\u00a0at\u00a0Top Floor Studios\u00a0in Gothenburg, Sweden. Laghi additionally handled mixing, while mastering was overseen by Svante Forsb\u00e4ck.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Anthony Roberts.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Freja\u2019s Choice\u2019
\n02. \u2018Varangian\u2019
\n03. \u2018Forged In Iron – Crowned In Steel\u2019
\n04. \u2018Born For Battle (Black Dog Of Broc\u00e9liande)\u2019
\n05. \u2018Master Of The Land\u2019
\n06. \u2018Last One To Fall\u2019
\n07. \u2018Frost And Fire\u2019
\n08. \u2018Hugr\u2019
\n09. \u2018Everyday There\u2019s A Battle To Fight\u2019<\/p>\n

Bonus tracks (digipak only)<\/p>\n

10. \u2018In For The Kill\u2019
\n11. \u2018Stormbringer\u2019 (Deep Purple cover)<\/p>\n

Grand Magus\u2019 line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

JB Christoffersson (vocals and guitar)
\nFox Skinner (bass)
\nLudwig Witt (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the track \u2018Freja\u2019s Choice\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Varangian\u2019. Both clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record Triumph And Power<\/em><\/a> was released<\/a> in January 2014.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Severin Schweiger.<\/em><\/p>\n