Lords of Black Lords of Black II Tracks: 01. Malevolently Beautiful (Intro) 02. Merciless 03. Only One Life Away 04. Everything You're Not 05. New World's Comin' 06. Cry No More 07. Tears I Will Be 08. Insane 09. Live By The Lie 10. Die By The Truth 11. Ghost Of You 12. The Art Of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland 13. Shadows Of War 14. Lady Of The Lake (Rainbow cover, bonus track cd edition) 15. Innuendo (Queen cover, bonus track digital edition) Line up: Ronnie Romero - vocals Tony Hernando - guitar, bass, piano, synth Andy C. - drums Víctor Díez - piano, synth Record Label / Year of Release: Frontiers Music 2016 Notes: Frontiers Music Srl will release the second album from the melodic progressive metal masters Lords of Black on March 18, 2016. Lords of Black is the band formed by world-class singer Ronnie Romero, renowned guitarist Tony Hernando and monster drummer Andy C. Their vision was to form a metal band with a modern approach blended with catchy, melodic and progressive elements. After months of intense and hard work on the songs, Lords of Black independently released its acclaimed self-titled debut which was co-produced by Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween). Metal Hammer Spain deemed it "the best metal album released in Spain this year." Lords of Black supported the release with a series of very successful live shows, some of them as "very special guest" for high-profile international acts. Then the news of Ronnie Romero joining the new incarnation of Rainbow broke out. This brought the band to the attention of the international media, with Rainbow legend Ritchie Blackmore describing Romero's voice as "a cross between Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury." However, now Lords of Black are ready to conquer the world with "II", an album which will blow the minds of fans of modern melodic metal. Once again co-produced, mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow, the disc is not only the follow-up to Lords of Black's outstanding and acclaimed debut album, but is an album with superbly crafted songs that will instantly become absolute metal classics. "The new album, being the follow-up to a first record that was so greatly received, had to get to a higher place," says Tony Hernando. "After an intense year of writing and producing, along with the live performances, we came up with songs that are still deep and complicated in some arrangements, but have been written with the live performance in mind… The quest was to come up with something that artistically was meaningful for us as musicians and at the same time could catch the attention of the listeners. We really hope you enjoy this new album and come with us for a great ride!" Tracks like "Merciless", "Everything You're Not", "Insane", "New World's Coming" and "Shadows Of War" showcase the heavy and complex yet very melodic style of the band. The song "The Art of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland" is the conclusion to the trilogy that commenced on the debut album, while the song "Cry No More" is inspired and dedicated to the late, great, Phil Lynott.