Spell of Iron

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Spell of Iron
Studio album by
Tarot
ReleasedDecember 1986
Recorded1986
StudioMTV Studios, Helsinki, Finland
GenreHeavy metal
Length39:44
LabelFlamingo Music
ProducerKassu Halonen
Tarot chronology
Spell of Iron
(1986) 		Follow Me into Madness
(1988)
Singles from Spell of Iron
  1. "Wings of Darkness" / "Back in the Fire"
    Released: April 1986
  2. "Love's Not Made for My Kind" / "Things That Crawl at Night"
    Released: December 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[1]

Spell of Iron is the debut album by Finnish metal band Tarot, released in 1986 by Flamingo Music. It was released on CD in 1994 by Bluelight Records, and a remastered version was released in 2006 by Spinefarm Records.[2]

The album includes the band's most popular song, "Wings of Darkness". Tarot's website is named after the song.

Track listing[edit]

All music written by Marko and Zachary Hietala, all lyrics by Marko Hietala.

Side one
  1. "Midwinter Nights" – 4:35
  2. "Dancing on the Wire" – 3:11
  3. "Back in the Fire" – 5:38
  4. "Love's Not Made for My Kind" – 3:28
  5. "Never Forever" – 3:16
Side two
  2. "Spell of Iron" – 3:32
  3. "De Mortui Nil Nisi Bene" (instrumental) – 3:29
  4. "Pharao" – 3:01
  5. "Wings of Darkness" – 3:40
  6. "Things That Crawl at Night" – 5:54

Remastered CD edition bonus tracks[edit]

  2. "Love's Not Made for My Kind" (1995 version) – 4:00
  3. "Back in the Fire" (live) – 5:39
  4. "Love's Not Made for My Kind" (live) – 3:20
  5. "Back in the Fire" (single version) – 5:39
  6. "I Don't Care Anymore" (demo) – 3:42
  7. "Lady Deceiver" (demo) – 3:50
  8. "Blood Runs Cold" (demo) – 2:49

Personnel[edit]

Tarot

  • Marko Hietala – lead vocals, bass, synthesizer on track 10
  • Zachary Hietala – lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Mako H. – rhythm guitars, lead guitar on track 8, backing vocals
  • Pecu Cinnari – drums, backing vocals

Production

  • Kassu Halonen – producer, synthesizer on track 4, backing vocals on track 8
  • Jari Laasanen – engineer, mixing
  • Mika Myyryläinen – reissue producer with Tarot
  • Janne Tolsa – reissue producer, bonus tracks engineer and mixing
  • Mikko Tegelman – bonus tracks engineer and mixing
  • Mikko Karmila – bonus tracks engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 352. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  2. ^ "Tarot Releases: Spell of Iron". Official Tarot Website. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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