''Few Against Many'' is the seventh studio album by Greek
heavy metal band
Firewind
Firewind is a Greek power metal band formed in Thessaloniki in 1998. The group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist Gus G. to showcase his demo, '' Nocturnal Symphony'', in 1998. ...
. It is the first album to feature ex-
Nightrage
Nightrage is a Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band originally from Thessaloniki. They later re-located to Gothenburg, Sweden.
History Formation and ''Sweet Vengeance'' (2000–2003)
Nightrage was founded by Marios Iliopoulos and his c ...
and
Meridian Dawn
Meridian Dawn is an international heavy metal band.
History
The band was conceived by vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (Armageddon, Nightrage), drummer Johan Nunez (Kamelot, Nightrage, Firewind, Marty Friedman), guitarist Brandon Johnson, bassis ...
drummer, Johan Nunez. It was released on 21 May 2012 in Europe and 22 May in North America. This would be Firewind's last album with
Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou ( el, Aπόστολος Παπαθανασίου or Απόλλωνας Παπαθανασίου; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual B ...
as their Vocalist before he decided to quit on 15 January 2013.
Track listing
Chart positions
Personnel
Band members
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Apollo Papathanasio
Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasiou ( el, Aπόστολος Παπαθανασίου or Απόλλωνας Παπαθανασίου; born 15 March 1969) is a Swedish heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent, who is currently with the band Spiritual B ...
– lead vocals
*
Gus G. – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Wall of Sound"
*
Petros Christo
Petros Christodoulidis ( el, Πέτρος Χριστοδουλίδης), born March 4, 1975 in Greece, is the current bass player of the Power metal band Firewind. He has also played in Breaking Silence. He is the owner of Emerald Cafe, named aft ...
doulidis – bass
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Bob Katsionis
Babis "Bob" Katsionis ( el, Μπάμπης Κατσιώνης; born February 17, 1977 in Athens, Greece) is the lead guitarist and keyboard player for the heavy metal/power metal bands Stray Gods,Warrior Path, Outloud, and Serious Black; until re ...
– keyboards, rhythm guitar
* Johan Nunez - drums
Guest Artists
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Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso, and jazz drummer Mikko Sirén. Originally a classic ...
- cellos on "Edge of a Dream"
* Staffan Karlsson - backing vocals
*
Johan Edlund Johan
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Jo-Han, a manu ...
- backing vocals
* Dean Mess - backing vocals
References
2012 albums
Firewind albums
Century Media Records albums
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