German heavy metal band Mystic Prophecy has released a music video for “Angels Are Falling,” the third single from In Metal, an album due Friday, Nov. 27, on the PERCEPTION label, according to publicist C Squared Music.
The band says it is the fastest song it has ever written. “Angels Are Falling is with 240 bpm the fastest song Mystic have ever written and therefore also the fastest on the album,” the band said in the release.
The band frames the lyrics around religion and fear: “The fear of hell is one of their main weapons they exercise on us humans,” it said in the release, referring to the Church.
A new lineup
Singer R.D. Liapakis, who has also sung with Michael Schenker, still fronts the band. Three members are new: bassist Tommy Gun, guitarist Dan Baune of the NWOBHM band Monument and drummer Christophe de Combe of the Belgian band FireForce. Markus Pohl stays on guitar.
Baune and Liapakis produced the album, and Henrik Udd mixed and mastered it. The earlier singles were “Robots” and “March Or Die.” The album follows Metal Division and Hellriot.
Tracklist
Robots · In Metal · March or Die · Don’t Run Away · Warhead · Angels Are Falling · When the Hammer Will Fall · My Inner Innocence · Devil’s Son · Warrior of Asgard
What the release does not say
All of the band’s announced shows, from Nov. 13 to Dec. 13, are in Germany and Belgium, with Iron Savior as special guests. The release lists no U.S. or New York dates.
Watch the video on YouTube.
This story is based on a news release from C Squared Music. Details come from the label and can change.
