Innovative, compelling and unique! Van Canto’s fourth album once again confirms that guitars are not necessary to deliver first-class metal.
“Break the Silence” reflects the German sextet’s newfound confidence and experience gained by their previous albums’ chart entry and the many live performances that followed. The band’s main focus centers around sweeping original compositions, in which the vocal acrobats only enlist the help of the drums. “If I Die in Battle”, “The Higher Flight”, and “Neuer Wind” show off the mature and extraordinary qualities of the band: appeal and power.
Staying true to tradition, Van Canto also delivers several cover songs (“Primo Victoria”, “Bed of Nails”, and “Master of the Wind”), as well as illustrious guests appearances. Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian) can be heard playing the acoustic guitar on the ballad “Spelled in Waters”, while Sabaton frontman Joakim Broden steps up to the mic on “Primo Victoria” to give his
band’s hit authenticity. The limited edition digipack also includes a bonus cover song (“Bad to the Bone” by Running Wild). In addition, the track “Betrayed” features a symphonic “metal-a-cappella” piece with orchestral support, while “A Storm to Come” unveils an exclusive bonus: the first song from “Peer Returns”, the Van Canto Crossmedia-Projekt to premiere at the end of this year. “Break the Silence” captivates with strong songwriting and a novel implementation. A cappella metal! Metal like no other!
VAN CANTO – If I Die In Battle Lyrics
Six winds blow as one.
They will turn the tide.
We are marching on,
standing side by side
and we’ll carry on
until all the fire is gone.
Blown away,
away to lands beyond.
Winds blow as one.
They try to oppress us.
Steal the faith out of our lives.
Still they are the flame for dreadful fires.
They try to undermine us
night by night.
Now they are unmasked. They’re full of lies.
They never learned how to stand as one.
And how to abandon fear.
We will be their storm-wall closing in.
If I die in Battle,
find dark blood upon my steel.
If I die in Battle,
tell them I stood, and never kneeled.
If I die in Battle,
my soul will be saved and gone.
I won’t die in Battle.
I’ll fly north with six winds blowing as one.
They did not await us
and the kingdom we will raise.
Yes we are their nightmare deep within.
They underestimate us.
Our faith alive
for our freedom and our new life to begin.
They will never bring us down.
They never rule our life.
We will be a tempest rising high.
What might end we’ll start again.
We will never die.
We will be a thunderstorm of life.
