and there have been a lot of them.”
POWERPLAY (UK) – 9/10 Points
“European power metal is alive! An excellent album, which will take hold of your mind
by delivering such an amount of earworms.”
LEGACY (D) – 14/15 Points
“Is it even possible to top one song after another? These Scandinavian power metallers succeeded!”
HARDLINE (D) – 9/10 Points
Artwork by Kerem Beyit
Dear Knights Of Twilights Might, your nearly infinite wait has finally come to an end as Swedish adventure metallers TWILIGHT FORCE release their third opus, »Dawn Of The Dragonstar,« today through Nuclear Blast. To mark this momentous occasion, the fellowship has unveiled another piece of art, displaying the lyrical majesty of their new tale ‘Queen Of Eternity.’ Journey over to YouTube to witness the story in all its magical glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrfxhrMuruw
Keyboard wizard Blackwald states, “It is with great mirth and much delight that we present to you the third and final single before »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« is unveiled in its entirety to the world of the living!
It tells the story of a timeless and omnipotent celestial entity, an immortal and unfathomably powerful ethereal being, namely the Queen Of Eternity. She is the spirit and warden of realities and time, and the immortal protector of the cosmic winds. She is awakened from her slumber when unknown and malicious rifts in the space time continuum sends tremors through the fabric of mana. In the events which transpire in this particular song, she is facing the galactic ruler of the dark dimensions, who seeks to eradicate life, order, and time.
‘Queen Of Eternity’ is a fast paced journey through interdimensional portals, propelled by furious guitarwork and pounding drums. The song is also enlivened with a choral part, where the chanting of empyreal choirs constitutes a hymn in celebration of the saviour of the cosmos!
So, without further ado, we now give you – ‘Queen Of Eternity’!”
Order »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« now: http://nblast.de/TFDawnOfDragonstar
Listen to the band’s new melodies in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
Watch the recently released track by track trailers:
Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4vCw8VMnc
Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9aUOvDzA-s
More on »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«
‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHOIDUApfA
‘Night Of Winterlight’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9NPkLrK_I
The record is available as jewelcase CD, digibook, on vinyl and last but not least digitally. The vinyl as well as the limited digibook editions include several bonus tracks. One is an exquisite cover version of the fellowship’s 2014 song ‘The Power Of The Ancient Force’, performed by skilled singer-songwriter Hanna Turi. Secondly, you’ll be taken on an instrumental voyage through the western-most Kingdom Of Vhardas, with an orchestral version of ‘With The Light Of A Thousand Suns’. Last but not least, the Knights Of Twilight’s Might can for the first time experience never before heard ancient rudimentary demo versions of two of the first ever recorded TWILIGHT FORCE songs, namely ‘Forest Of Destiny’ and ‘Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom’. Both of these were conjured as early as 2007, Human Era, long before TWILIGHT FORCE was even an official entity or ever mentioned in the Book of Time.
The 10 tales, with a total running time of more than 57 minutes, are as follows:
01. Dawn Of The Dragonstar
02. Thundersword
03. Long Live The King
04. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns
05. Winds Of Wisdom
06. Queen Of Eternity
07. Valley Of The Vale
08. Hydra
09. Night Of Winterlight
10. Blade Of Immortal Steel
Bonus Tracks (DIGIBOOK & 2LP only)
11. The Power Of The Ancient Force (HANNA TURI Version)
12. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns (Orchestral Version)
13. Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom (2007 Demo Version)
14. Forest of Destiny (2007 Demo Version)
Once again recorded in the group’s own Twilight Forge, the album not only presents ten new stories to their loyal Knights Of Twilight’s Might, but also introduces the companions’ new minnesinger, Allyon, who was called upon by the prophecies to join the fellowship in 2018.
After wandering across several foreign shores to proclaim the illustrious tales of their two previous records alongside minstrels such as SABATON, ACCEPT, SONATA ARCTICA, and DRAGONFORCE among others, TWILIGHT FORCE will of course be lying in wait to claim the universe’s playgrounds. A few European festival gatherings have already been announced, more to follow soon…!
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TWILIGHT FORCE live:
14. – 21.10. E Mallorca – Full Metal Holiday
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TWILIGHT FORCE is:
Allyon | vocals
Lynd | electric & acoustic guitars, lute
Born | bass
Blackwald | keyboards, piano, violin, cembalo
De’Azsh | drums
Aerendir | guitars
More info:
www.facebook.com/twilightforce
www.instagram.com/twilight_force
www.nuclearblast.de/twilightforce
Photo Credit: Fotograf Heléne
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Artwork by Kerem Beyit
Only 3 days left until the revelation of TWILIGHT FORCE’s third opus, »Dawn Of The Dragonstar,« through Nuclear Blast. To persuade the last quizzical Knights of the immense musical quality that’s presented in the upcoming auditory adventure, the heroic group has unveiled the second episode of their track by track trailer. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9aUOvDzA-s
06. Queen Of Eternity
07. Valley Of The Vale
08. Hydra
09. Night Of Winterlight
10. Blade Of Immortal Steel
Watch the first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4vCw8VMnc
Pre-order »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« now: http://nblast.de/TFDawnOfDragonstar
Pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’ and ‘Night Of Winterlight’ instantly (via amazon and iTunes only) or pre-save it via Spotify, Deezer & Apple Music: http://nblast.de/TwilightForcePreSave
Listen to the band’s new melodies in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
More on »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«
‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHOIDUApfA
‘Night Of Winterlight’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9NPkLrK_I
The record will be released as jewelcase CD, digibook, on vinyl and last but not least digitally. The vinyl as well as the limited digibook editions will include several bonus tracks. One is an exquisite cover version of the fellowship’s 2014 song ‘The Power Of The Ancient Force’, performed by skilled singer-songwriter Hanna Turi. Secondly, you’ll be taken on an instrumental voyage through the western-most Kingdom Of Vhardas, with an orchestral version of ‘With The Light Of A Thousand Suns’. Last but not least, the Knights Of Twilight’s Might will for the first time be able to experience never before heard ancient rudimentary demo versions of two of the first ever recorded TWILIGHT FORCE songs, namely ‘Forest Of Destiny’ and ‘Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom’. Both of these were conjured as early as 2007, Human Era, long before TWILIGHT FORCE was even an official entity or ever mentioned in the Book of Time.
The 10 tales, with a total running time of more than 57 minutes, are as follows:
01. Dawn Of The Dragonstar
02. Thundersword
03. Long Live The King
04. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns
05. Winds Of Wisdom
06. Queen Of Eternity
07. Valley Of The Vale
08. Hydra
09. Night Of Winterlight
10. Blade Of Immortal Steel
Bonus Tracks (DIGIBOOK & 2LP only)
11. The Power Of The Ancient Force (HANNA TURI Version)
12. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns (Orchestral Version)
13. Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom (2007 Demo Version)
14. Forest of Destiny (2007 Demo Version)
Once again recorded in the group’s own Twilight Forge, the album will not only present ten new stories to their loyal Knights Of Twilight’s Might, but also introduce the companions’ new minnesinger, Allyon, who was called upon by the prophecies to join the fellowship in 2018.
The band let be known about the new record, “Lo and behold! We are beyond elated to finally unveil the third opus of TWILIGHT FORCE: »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«. The absolutely magnificent artwork by the mighty Kerem Beyit once again brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed. »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« will be unleashed upon the realm of the living on August 16th, so we humbly ask for your patience for just a little while longer. In the meantime, practice your battle cries, sharpen your swords, and dust off your spell tomes. Make sure you are prepared to join and experience our triptych adventure.”
After wandering across several foreign shores to proclaim the illustrious tales of their two previous records alongside minstrels such as SABATON, ACCEPT, SONATA ARCTICA, and DRAGONFORCE among others, TWILIGHT FORCE will of course be lying in wait to claim the universe’s playgrounds. A few European festival gatherings have already been announced, more to follow soon…!
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Artwork by Kerem Beyit
Patient Knights around the globe, you better be observant! TWILIGHT FORCE’s new adventure entitled »Dawn Of The Dragonstar,« is about to conquer your ears with its musical magic next week (August 16, 2019) via Nuclear Blast. To give their footmen a sonic and historic impression of the first five chapters of the upcoming opus, the fellowship has now unleashed the first episode of an alluring, two-part track by track trailer.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4vCw8VMnc
01. Dawn Of The Dragonstar
02. Thundersword
03. Long Live The King
04. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns
05. Winds Of Wisdom
Pre-order »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« now: http://nblast.de/TFDawnOfDragonstar
Pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’ and ‘Night Of Winterlight’ instantly (via amazon and iTunes only) or pre-save it via Spotify, Deezer & Apple Music: http://nblast.de/TwilightForcePreSave
Listen to the band’s new melodies in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
More on »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«
‘Dawn Of The Dragonstar’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHOIDUApfA
‘Night Of Winterlight’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9NPkLrK_I
The record will be released as jewelcase CD, digibook, on vinyl and last but not least digitally. The vinyl as well as the limited digibook editions will include several bonus tracks. One is an exquisite cover version of the fellowship’s 2014 song ‘The Power Of The Ancient Force’, performed by skilled singer-songwriter Hanna Turi. Secondly, you’ll be taken on an instrumental voyage through the western-most Kingdom Of Vhardas, with an orchestral version of ‘With The Light Of A Thousand Suns’. Last but not least, the Knights Of Twilight’s Might will for the first time be able to experience never before heard ancient rudimentary demo versions of two of the first ever recorded TWILIGHT FORCE songs, namely ‘Forest Of Destiny’ and ‘Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom’. Both of these were conjured as early as 2007, Human Era, long before TWILIGHT FORCE was even an official entity or ever mentioned in the Book of Time.
The 10 tales, with a total running time of more than 57 minutes, are as follows:
01. Dawn Of The Dragonstar
02. Thundersword
03. Long Live The King
04. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns
05. Winds Of Wisdom
06. Queen Of Eternity
07. Valley Of The Vale
08. Hydra
09. Night Of Winterlight
10. Blade Of Immortal Steel
Bonus Tracks (DIGIBOOK & 2LP only)
11. The Power Of The Ancient Force (HANNA TURI Version)
12. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns (Orchestral Version)
13. Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom (2007 Demo Version)
14. Forest of Destiny (2007 Demo Version)
Once again recorded in the group’s own Twilight Forge, the album will not only present ten new stories to their loyal Knights Of Twilight’s Might, but also introduce the companions’ new minnesinger, Allyon, who was called upon by the prophecies to join the fellowship in 2018.
The band let be known about the new record, “Lo and behold! We are beyond elated to finally unveil the third opus of TWILIGHT FORCE: »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«. The absolutely magnificent artwork by the mighty Kerem Beyit once again brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed. »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« will be unleashed upon the realm of the living on August 16th, so we humbly ask for your patience for just a little while longer. In the meantime, practice your battle cries, sharpen your swords, and dust off your spell tomes. Make sure you are prepared to join and experience our triptych adventure.”
After wandering across several foreign shores to proclaim the illustrious tales of their two previous records alongside minstrels such as SABATON, ACCEPT, SONATA ARCTICA, and DRAGONFORCE among others, TWILIGHT FORCE will of course be lying in wait to claim the universe’s playgrounds. A few European festival gatherings have already been announced, more to follow soon…!
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Artwork by Kerem Beyit
The new opus of Swedish adventure metallers TWILIGHT FORCE, »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«, will see the light of day on August 16, 2019 through Nuclear Blast. After solving the mystical riddle leading us to its release date, a few days ago, the group has now unveiled the first musical glimpse of their third creation, ‘Night Of Winterlight’. The glorious lyrical portrayal for the song can be witnessed over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9NPkLrK_I
Purchase the track here: http://nblast.de/TFNightOfWinterlight
Listen to the band’s new melodies in the NB New Releases Playlists:
http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
Keyboard summoner Blackwald states,
“Mighty wizards and warriors of the human realms! We proudly present to you the first song from our third creation: ‘Night Of Winterlight’. This is an ancient tale of a primordial and endlessly mighty mage with the power to control life and light itself. The unmaker of darkness and the healer of stars. He returns on the Night of Winterlight to bring order and a new dawn to the world of the living. The third album »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«, consists of 10 musical journeys throughout the Twilight Kingdoms, traversing both time and space, bringing you all closer to the stories, legends, and prophecies permeating the mythical world of the TWILIGHT FORCE. We tell tales of heroes, queens and kings, magical artifacts, legendary places, and ancient beasts; all engulfed by a fast paced and sparkling soundscape teeming with vivid content for the keen eared adventurer. So join us, partake in the adventure once again, and may the Power of the Dragon guide you!”
Pre-order »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« now: http://nblast.de/TFDawnOfDragonstar
Pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Night Of Winterlight’ instantly (via amazon and iTunes only) or pre-save it via Spotify, Deezer & Apple: http://nblast.de/TwilightForcePreSave
The record will be released as jewelcase CD, digibook, on vinyl and last but not least digitally. The vinyl as well as the limited digibook editions will include several bonus tracks. One is an exquisite cover version of the fellowship’s 2014 song ‘The Power Of The Ancient Force’, performed by skilled singer-songwriter Hanna Turi. Secondly, you’ll be taken on an instrumental voyage through the western-most Kingdom Of Vhardas, with an orchestral version of ‘With The Light Of A Thousand Suns’. Last but not least, the Knights Of Twilight’s Might will for the first time be able to experience never before heard ancient rudimentary demo versions of two of the first ever recorded TWILIGHT FORCE songs, namely ‘Forest Of Destiny’ and ‘Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom’. Both of these were conjured as early as 2007, Human Era, long before TWILIGHT FORCE was even an official entity or ever mentioned in the Book of Time.
The 10 tales, with a total running time of more than 57 minutes, are as follows:
01. Dawn Of The Dragonstar
02. Thundersword
03. Long Live The King
04. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns
05. Winds Of Wisdom
06. Queen Of Eternity
07. Valley Of The Vale
08. Hydra
09. Night Of Winterlight
10. Blade Of Immortal Steel
Bonus Tracks (DIGIBOOK & 2LP only)
11. The Power Of The Ancient Force (HANNA TURI Version)
12. With The Light Of A Thousand Suns (Orchestral Version)
13. Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom (2007 Demo Version)
14. Forest of Destiny (2007 Demo Version)
Once again recorded in the group’s own Twilight Forge, the album will not only present ten new stories to their loyal Knights Of Twilight’s Might, but also introduce the companions’ new minnesinger, Allyon, who was called upon by the prophecies to join the fellowship in 2018.
The band let be known about the new record,
“Lo and behold! We are beyond elated to finally unveil the third opus of TWILIGHT FORCE: »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«. The absolutely magnificent artwork by the mighty Kerem Beyit once again brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed. »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« will be unleashed upon the realm of the living on August 16th, so we humbly ask for your patience for just a little while longer. In the meantime, practice your battle cries, sharpen your swords, and dust off your spell tomes. Make sure you are prepared to join and experience our triptych adventure.”
After wandering across several foreign shores to proclaim the illustrious tales of their two previous records alongside minstrels such as SABATON, ACCEPT, SONATA ARCTICA, and DRAGONFORCE among others, TWILIGHT FORCE will of course be lying in wait to claim the universe’s playgrounds. A few European festival gatherings have already been announced, more to follow soon…!
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Artwork by Kerem Beyit
Hear ye, hear ye! Silent shadows have been reigning over the lands of the Twilight Kingdoms for a while for some very special reason… Diligent dwarves, eager elves, mighty mages and the entire realm has been dutifully gathering resources over the past few months in support of Swedish adventure metallers TWILIGHT FORCE crafting their new opus »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«, the band’s follow-up to the much-loved »Heroes Of Mighty Magic« (2016). Once again recorded in the group’s own Twilight Forge, the album will not only present ten new stories to their loyal Knights Of Twilight’s Might, but also introduce the companions’ new minnesinger, Allyon, who was called upon by the prophecies to join the fellowship in 2018.
The band lets be known,
“Lo and behold! We are beyond elated to finally unveil the third opus of TWILIGHT FORCE: »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«. The absolutely magnificent artwork by the mighty Kerem Beyit once again brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed. »Dawn Of The Dragonstar« will be unleashed upon the realm of the living on August 16th, so we humbly ask for your patience for just a little while longer. In the meantime, practice your battle cries, sharpen your swords, and dust off your spell tomes. Make sure you are prepared to join and experience our triptych adventure.”
More details shall be revealed very soon, so keep a watchful eye on the horizon for further tidings on »Dawn Of The Dragonstar«.
After wandering across several foreign shores to proclaim the illustrious tales of their two previous records alongside minstrels such as SABATON, ACCEPT, SONATA ARCTICA, and DRAGONFORCE among others, TWILIGHT FORCE will of course be lying in wait to claim the universe’s playgrounds. A few European festival gatherings have already been announced, more to follow soon…!
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