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    1. Prologue (Kajtar’s Fate)

    3. Creatures

    5. Ruins of a Kingdom

    7. The Dagger Wielder

    9. Ballad for a Fallen Hero

    11. Arden (Bonus Tale)

    2.  Heir to the Crown

    4. The Madness of the King

    6. Awaking the Beast

    8. Khelmet and Hakko

    10. Epilogue (Rak, rak)

    1. Prologue (Kajtar’s Fate)

    3. Creatures

    5. Ruins of a Kingdom

    7. The Dagger Wielder

    9. Ballad for a Fallen Hero

    11. Arden (Bonus Tale)

    2.  Heir to the Crown

    4. The Madness of the King

    6. Awaking the Beast

    8. Khelmet and Hakko

    10. Epilogue (Rak, rak)

    1. Prologue (Kajtar’s Fate)

    2.  Heir to the Crown

    3. Creatures

    4. The Madness of the King

    5. Ruins of a Kingdom

    6. Awaking the Beast

    7. The Dagger Wielder

    8. Khelmet and Hakko

    9. Ballad for a Fallen Hero

    10. Epilogue (Rak, rak)

    11. Arden (Bonus Tale)

    Composer
    • Patri Grief
    Release date
    • December 17, 2019
    Genre
    • Symphonic Power Metal
    Producer
    • Vamacara Studio
    Collaborating musicians
    • Patri Grief - Guitars
    • Ann Messeguer - Vocals
    • Alejandro Leonidas - Vocals
    • Jeffrey "the Destroyer" - Bass
    • Javi Frehul - Keyboard
    • Joey Marin de Boer (Netherlands) (Recording musician) - Drums
    Sound collaborators
    • Fete Clemente - Sound engineer for recordings and orchestral edits
    • Mantis Audio (Netherlands) - Drum recording
    • Vamacara Studio - Mix and mastering
    Collaborating artists
    • Cecilia G.F. - Cover art
    • Paz Gómez - Album layout

    Lands darkened by evil, which would only shine again after the sacrifice of a beloved hero.
    This is 'Madness and Heroes', a story of a growing madness, inherited by Thostar, prince of Kajtar.
    Thostar was born after a siege against a rival kingdom, Aidaran. They wanted to take Thekar, the Dagger of the Gods, away from the Queen and King of Kajtar. And soon enough Kajtar's monarchs managed to make their firstborn and the weapon disappear.
    Several aner (Norwald's year, more or less 'equivalent' to ours) later, Thostar was born in the gloom of a falling reign. His mother wanted to take care of him, but was too unconscious to teach him about the truth. He fell down the path of craziness even before he could know he was lost. His father claimed he fought for Kajtar, while he had forgotten about what was right and what was wrong.
    And his hate... his hate grew strong.

    "Madness & Heroes" is a conceptual album that could fall in the label of "symphonic power metal" because of its catchy melodies, the permanent presence of keyboards, the female voices and the many guitar solos
    Although, the importance of this album, as well as all the ideas of Norwald as a band and a brand-new fantasy world, it's to use music as a tool to build the context and sensations of the story it's telling. That is why you can find epic melodies as in "Khelmet and Hakko", but you can also be drawn to more death metal riffs as in "Ruins of a Kingdom".
    As a whole, the album progresses in a twirled way from epicness to darkness, from melodies that will forever stay in your mind to powerful riffs that will make you bang your head.