Human Fortress

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Dungeons Of Doom 03:47 Tools
Smite On The Anvil 04:11 Tools
Legion of the Damned 00:00 Tools
Thunder 04:29 Tools
01 Knights in Shining Armour 01:32 Tools
07 Siege Tower 01:32 Tools
10 Light Beyond Horizon 01:32 Tools
Defenders of the Crown 04:17 Tools
Knights in Shining Armour 03:19 Tools
Gladiator of Rome 04:42 Tools
Border Raid in Lions March 05:10 Tools
Holy Grail Mine 04:10 Tools
Schattentor 05:21 Tools
Siege Tower 05:50 Tools
Sacral Fire 04:23 Tools
Mortal Sinful Wrath 05:30 Tools
The Valiant 05:26 Tools
Dark Knight 05:01 Tools
Colloseum 01:30 Tools
Skin and Feather 04:01 Tools
Falling Leaves 08:46 Tools
Divine Astronomy 04:18 Tools
Lord Of Earth And Heavens Heir 06:03 Tools
Under Black Age Toil 04:48 Tools
Forgive & Forget 04:57 Tools
Stroke of Fate 04:07 Tools
Contrast 03:52 Tools
Amberdawn 01:14 Tools
Raided Land 05:21 Tools
The Wizard 05:50 Tools
Borders Of Insanity 05:39 Tools
Light Beyond Horizon 03:45 Tools
Little Flame 07:17 Tools
Damned to Bedlam 05:21 Tools
The Dragon's Lair 03:45 Tools
Child of War 03:44 Tools
When Love And Hate Collide 03:34 Tools
Wasted Years 05:03 Tools
Circle Of Flames 03:57 Tools
The Raven 05:33 Tools
Under A Spell 05:03 Tools
Lion's Den 03:33 Tools
Shelter 05:17 Tools
The Chosen One 03:51 Tools
The Dragons Lair 03:48 Tools
The Fortress (instrumental) 05:17 Tools
Under Siege 04:17 Tools
Pray for Salvation 06:31 Tools
Prelude 06:31 Tools
Evil Curse 06:31 Tools
Restless Souls 04:55 Tools
Guide From Heaven 06:31 Tools
Skin & Feather 00:00 Tools
Guard the Blind 04:39 Tools
Wrath 04:55 Tools
The Fortress 01:12 Tools
Gladiator of Rome (Part II) 04:39 Tools
Amberstow 04:11 Tools
Colloseum (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Rise or Fall 04:11 Tools
Last Prayer to the Lord 04:11 Tools
Thieves Of The Night 04:11 Tools
Thrice Blessed 00:00 Tools
Hellrider 00:00 Tools
Just a Graze 03:47 Tools
Vicious Circle 03:47 Tools
Dungeons Of Doom 03:47 Tools
Hiden Track 04:11 Tools
Smite On The Anvil 04:11 Tools
Sine Mens Et Sensus 04:11 Tools
Gift of Prophecy 00:00 Tools
Alone 00:00 Tools
Masquerade 03:47 Tools
Bloody Masquerade (Japan Bonus) 03:52 Tools
Bloody Masquerade (Japan Bonus 00:00 Tools
Legion of the Damned 00:00 Tools
Bloody Masquerade 00:00 Tools
Gladiator of Rome, Pt 2 04:11 Tools
Hidden Track 04:11 Tools
Thunder 04:11 Tools
Human Fortress 05:31 Tools
We Are Legions 05:31 Tools
Amberdawn - Demo Version 01:30 Tools
Light Beyond Horizon - Demo Version 04:42 Tools
Colloseum Instrumental 01:30 Tools
Stroke of Fate - Demo Version 04:42 Tools
Gladiator 04:42 Tools
Gladiator of Rome (Part 2) 04:42 Tools
Human Fortress - Bonus Track 03:52 Tools
We Border Raid 00:00 Tools
We Are Legions - Bonus Track 03:52 Tools
Sine Mens Et Sensus (Hidden Track) 04:11 Tools
Gladiator of Rome, Pt. II 00:00 Tools
Lord of Earth & Heaven's Heir 06:08 Tools
Bloody Masquerade (Japan Bonus Track) 03:52 Tools
Gladiator of Rome (Pt. II) 03:46 Tools
Bloody Masquerade (Bonustrack) 03:52 Tools
Just a Grace 04:46 Tools
Holy Grail Mine (sample) 03:52 Tools
01-The Dragons lair 03:52 Tools
Contrast (preview snippet) 03:52 Tools
Mortal Sinful Wrath (Bonus Track) 05:31 Tools
Dragon's Lair 03:46 Tools
Falling Leaves (preview snippet) 03:46 Tools
Human Fortress (Bonus Track) 03:52 Tools
02 - Under Black Age Toil 04:46 Tools
04 - Divine Astronomy 04:46 Tools
Bloody Masquerade Japan Bonus 03:52 Tools
We Are Legions (Bonus Track) 03:52 Tools
[2003 - Defenders Of The Crown] - Schattentor 03:46 Tools
01 - The Dragon's Lair 03:47 Tools
Gladiator of Rome, Pt. 2 03:47 Tools
09 - Damned To Bedlam 03:47 Tools
Gladiator Of Rome (sample) 03:47 Tools
The Dragon´s Lair 03:47 Tools
05 - Stroke Of Fate 03:47 Tools
The masquerade (Bonus) 03:47 Tools
03 - Lord Of Earth & Heavens Heir 06:06 Tools
The Dragon Lair 03:46 Tools
Light Beyond Horizon (live) 03:46 Tools
10 - Light Beyond Horizon 03:46 Tools
Devine Astronomy 03:46 Tools
Forgive Forget 01:32 Tools
03-Lord Of Earth & Heavens Heir 03:46 Tools
06 - Amberdawn 03:46 Tools
Hidden Track (Eternal Empire) 03:46 Tools
Bloody Masquerade (Bonus) 03:52 Tools
The Gladiator of Rome, Part II 01:32 Tools
Collosseum (instrumental) 01:32 Tools
02-Under Black Age Toil 03:52 Tools
Gladiators of Rome 04:44 Tools
Bloody Masquerade [Japan Bonus] 03:52 Tools
Valiant 05:25 Tools
07 - The Fortress 05:25 Tools
Amberdawn (Demo Version) 01:32 Tools
Stroke of Fate (Demo Version) 01:32 Tools
Lord Of Earth 01:32 Tools
05-Sroke Of Fate 01:32 Tools
[Untitled] 01:32 Tools
09-Damned to Bedlam 01:32 Tools
07-The Fortress 01:32 Tools
01 Knights in Shining Armour 01:32 Tools
We Border Raid in Lions March 01:32 Tools
07 Siege Tower 01:32 Tools
10 Light Beyond Horizon 01:32 Tools
05 Stroke Of Fate 01:32 Tools
06-Amberdawn 01:32 Tools
11-Little Flame 01:32 Tools
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The story so far... The history of Human Fortress begins in 1997 when bass player Pablo J. Tammen and guitarist Torsten Wolf teamed up with guitarist Volker Trost and a drummer friend of his after advertising in a Hannover magazine. Together with a singer this constellation formed the band, Timezone, which recorded a demo in the same year. Unfortunately the band split up before the material could be released. Instead of simply looking for a singer, Timezone went looking for a real frontman and found him in Jioti Parcharidis. Summer 1999 saw the band in Hannover's ´Airport Studio` recording a new demo, at which time the lads decided to rename their formation to Human Fortress. The demo CD received extremely positive reviews in several important German metal magazines and several record companies expressed interest in the band. Planning a new demo in Spring 2000, the band contacted various studios. Tommy Newton was the first producer to hear the soundfiles on Human Fortress's website. Newton was so impressed by the songwriting that, two days later, he invited the band to his studio and offered Human Fortress a long term collaboration. As early as Summer 2000 they recorded, mixed and mastered their debut album at ´Area 51 Studio` in Celle under his guidance. In early 2001 Human Fortress took part in the international talent contest organised and sponsored by a large popular German metal magazine. As a result their song ´The Dragons Lair` was released on a compilation and voted the favourite track by visitors to the internet website. After that Limb Records offered Human Fortress a cooperation and the band released their first album LORD OF EARTH AND HEAVENS HEIR in September 2001, an album which earned very positive reactions worldwide in close to every metal mag or webzine. The second album DEFENDERS OF THE CROWN was released in september 2003, also recorded at the AREA 51 studios by Tommy Newton and Paolo Melo. For the recording of this hard and epic album the band got some additional help from their band friends GALLOGLASS, KING LEORIC and MERIDIAN ZERO (Tenerife/ Spain). Furthermore the record label changed from Limb to Massacre Records. The reason for the split was due to personal reasons from both sides and it is no secret that the contact between Human Fortress and Limb Records is still alive. The band changed their style to more epic, AD&D roleplay orientated and medieval Power Metal, with more hymn orientated, fast and midtempo songs combined with extremly catchy choruses. Fans called the music "EPIC BATTLE METAL"!!! Human Fortress performed a brilliant live show when playing on the biggest Metal event at Wacken in summer 2003. A good opportunity to show the strong live performance of the band that still loves to style itself in medieval clothes and scotish kilts. Besides, the band was voted the second best live band of the whole WACKEN event! After a short family break in 2003 (four band members: Laki, Volker, Pablo and Jioti are fathers now!!!) the band changed its face. Volker (Guitars) and Dirk (Keys), our big friends and solid members left the band because of familiar reasons and FRANK SAWADE joined Human Fortress. A brilliant guitar player that successfully finished the G.I.T. school in the USA. A big suprise was Dirk's return to the band in early 2004 so that HF is working hard on a third album!! Stay tuned to catch them (a)live on one of the European stages, before they are going to enter studio to start working on part III! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.