UK Heavy Metal act FORGED IN BLACK, has just revealed the cover art and track list for the remastered re-issue with two bonus, and for the very first time on pro-CD, of the 1st album “Lightning in the Ashes”, released back in 2013 that has been renamed “Forged In Black – Remastered MMXXIV”, will be released in December 3rd, 2024 through Fighter Records on CD and Digital formats.
Over the decade and a half of their existence FORGED IN BLACK have performed at Bloodstock Open Air and Hammerfest, graced the stage of the legendary Camden Underworld with the likes of Diemonds and metal legends Demon; they have worked with top producers like Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc) and Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Bullet For My Valentine etc) and had their recorded works lavished in praise by major magazines such as Zero Tolerance and Powerplay. What better way to mark their achievements than with a powerful new version of the album that started it all? Songs like the eponymous anthem ‘Forged In Black’ itself and the epic ‘Accusations Of The Innocent’ remain important elements of the FORGED IN BLACK live show to this day, absolute fan favourites that now sound better than ever with the muscular remastering work of Marcus Stock (Alcest, Green Carnation, Marché Funebre etc). The album’s tracklisting has also been expanded with the addition of two early EP title tracks, ‘The Tide’ and ‘The Exodus’ from 2013 and 2014 respectively; both prime slices of FORGED IN BLACK metal, these forgotten classics now have the platform they have always deserved – remastered and heavier than ever!
The original “Forged In Black” album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour – just like the songs it accompanies. “Forged In Black – Remastered MMXXIV” will be released on December 3rd by Fighter Records, on CD and digital formats – and the hammer will land with a force unparalleled, a might like never before!
Tracklist for “Forged In Black – Remastered MMXXIV” is as follows:
01. Intro
02. Reins of Sorrow
03. Bloodstained is the Promise
04. Children of the Flames
05. Accusations of the Innocent
06. The Rapture
07. The Silenced Messenger
08. Fortify or Die
09. The All Seeing Eye
10. The Master in Me
11. Forged in Black
12. The Tide (Bonus Track)
13. The Exodus (Bonus Track)