Astral Doors - Evil Is Forever - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Formed in Borlänge in 2002, Astral Doors accomplished the all but accomplishable delighting Power Metal fans and traditionalists alike. Simultaneously, the sound's unmistakable kinship to Dio-fronted Rainbow and Dio/Martin-fronted Black Sabbath earned Astral Doors momentum with old-school metalheads who frowned at the perceived blandness and lack of substance in the Power Metal genre. The lost debut 'Of the Son and the Father' arrived in 2003 to immense critical fanfare, although the crucified priests on the cover succumbed to censorship in Japan where the album was also rechristened (!) 'Cloudbreaker'. In the following years, Astral Doors shrewdly made it impossible for the audience to forget them by bombarding said audience with new releases, one more breathtaking than the other 'Evil Is Forever' (2005), 'Raiders Of The Ark EP' (2005) and 'Astralism' (2006). The band also performed at the perennial Wacken and Sweden Rock Festivals, and did tours with Grave Digger and Blind Guardian. Here comes the remastered catalog reissue of 'Astralism' !

High Roller Records, grimace purple vinyl, ltd 350, 5mm spine cover, 425gsm heavy cardboard, 12 page booklet, A5 photo card, printed inner sleeve, poster, Original transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in June 2021. Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels... The ultimate audiophile reissue of this eternal NWOBHM classic!

2017 . Digipak. Formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 2002, Astral Doors accomplished the all the accomplishable delighting power metal fans and traditionalists alike. Simultaneously, the sound's unmistakable kinship to Dio-fronted Rainbow and Dio/Martin-fronted Black Sabbath earned Astral Doors momentum with old-school metalheads who frowned at the perceived blandness and lack of substance in the power metal genre. Now Astral Doors is back. Black Eyed Children shows the band at it's very, very best. This is classic rock/heavy metal in the next dimension. Black Eyed Children is by far the best album so far from Astral Doors and tops the already great previous albums Notes From The Shadows and Jerusalem.