01.06.2007

Nuclear Blast anniversary sampler

Happy Birthday, NUCLEAR BLAST! The label from Donzdorf, Germany, turns 20 in 2007 – and "Into The Light" is one of the company's first presents, given by no one else than RAGE composer and multi instrumentalist Victor Smolski. It was him who composed, arranged and recorded the album, with all in all ten songs based on a thrilling, solid Power Metal foundation. But the real highlights are the participants behind the microphones: Victor gathered a conglomeration of ten singers whose bands have been signed to NUCLEAR BLAST in the past 20 years or still are on the label's roster, among them Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, NIGHTWISH's former singer Tarja Turunen, EDGUY's Tobi Sammet, HELLOWEEN'S Andi Deris, and surely Peavy Wagner, who, by the way, wrote the lyrics of most of the songs.

All together, the NUCLEAR BLAST ALLSTARS created a haunting and remarkable album, reflecting different shades of musical emotions – hard & thrashy ('Bloodsuckers'), heavy & modern ('Eternally'), bombastic ('Death Is Alive') or catchy & powerful ('In The Picture'). Discover new shades and qualities of your favourite singers and enjoy this brilliant anniversary album together with your friends and NUCLEAR BLAST! As a special gift, "Into The Light" will be released as double-CD, featuring a bonus disc with classics, rare tracks and brand new songs.

Dirty Wings (feat. Tobias Sammet - EDGUY)

Terrified (feat. Peter “Peavy” Wagner - RAGE)

Ruling The World (feat. Tony Kakko - SONATA ARCTICA)

Death Is Alive (feat. Mats Leven - THERION / KRUX)

Bloodsucker (feat. Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer - DESTRUCTION)

Slaves To The Desert (feat. Hansi Kürsch - BLIND GUARDIAN)

A Perfect Day (feat. Andi Deris - HELLOWEEN)

Eternally (feat. Oddleif Stensland - COMMUNIC)

Inner Sanctuary (feat. Marco Hietala - NIGHTWISH / TAROT)

In The Picture (feat. Tarja Turunen - Ex-NIGHTWISH)

Bonus-CD

HAMMERFALL - Hearts on Fire

HELLOWEEN - The Madness Of The Crowds

GOTTHARD - El Traidor

AFTER FOREVER - Sweet Enclosure

RIDE THE SKY - New Protection

THUNDERSTONE - Forevermore

THRESHOLD - Slipstream

AMORPHIS - The Smoke

CANDLEMASS - Devil Seed

SIRENIA - The Other Side