MANTICORA: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

16 April 2007  ·  Album News  · By McAllen

Danish power metallers MANTICORA have revealed the artwork and track listing for their sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure". The companion CD to last year's "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" was mixed at the Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark between January 25, 2007 and February 1 with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, TNT, PRETTY MAIDS, FATE). A May/June release via Locomotive Music is expected.

"The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure" track listing: 01. Entrance 02. Beauty Will Fade 03. Gypsies' Dance Part 2 04. Intuneric V 05. Haita Di Lupi 06. When The Soulreapers Cry 07. Intuneric VI 08. All That Remain 09. Intuneric VII 10. Of Madness In Its Purity 11. Shadows With Tales To Tell - Live In The Black Circus (bonus track Asia) 14. Tour Diary 2005 (bonus video CD Asia)

Check out audio samples at this location.

According to a posting on MANTICORA's web site, the following guest musicians appear on the CD:

* Jacob Hansen (INVOCATOR, ANUBIS GATE) on vocals * Teddy Möller (LOCH VOSTOK, WUTHERING HEIGHTS) on growls * Finn Zierler (BEYOND TWILIGHT) doing a keyboard solo * Andreas Lindahl (WUTHERING HEIGHTS, ex-PLATITUDE) doing some keyboard leads and solos

As previously reported, MANTICORA recently recorded a cover of TANKARD's "Total Addiction" ("a real thrash metal classic!!!" according to the band) for a TANKARD tribute album, to be released later in the year by AFM Records.