''Spell of Iron'' is the debut album by Finnish metal band
Tarot
Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...
, released in 1986 by Flamingo Music. It was released on CD in 1994 by Bluelight Records, and a remastered version was released in 2006 by
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is an international record label. Founded in Finland in 1990, Spinefarm was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2002.
History
Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The c ...
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The album includes the band's most popular song, "Wings of Darkness". Tarot's website is named after the song.
Track listing
All music written by Marko and Zachary Hietala, all lyrics by Marko Hietala.
;Side one
#"Midwinter Nights" – 4:35
#"Dancing on the Wire" – 3:11
#"Back in the Fire" – 5:38
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" – 3:28
#"Never Forever" – 3:16
;Side two
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"Spell of Iron" – 3:32
#"De Mortui Nil Nisi Bene" (instrumental) – 3:29
#"Pharao" – 3:01
#"Wings of Darkness" – 3:40
#"Things That Crawl at Night" – 5:54
Remastered CD edition bonus tracks
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" (1995 version) – 4:00
#"Back in the Fire" (live) – 5:39
#"Love's Not Made for My Kind" (live) – 3:20
#"Back in the Fire" (single version) – 5:39
#"I Don't Care Anymore" (demo) – 3:42
#"Lady Deceiver" (demo) – 3:50
#"Blood Runs Cold" (demo) – 2:49
Personnel
Tarot
* Marko Hietala
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala (born 14 January 1966) is a Finnish Heavy metal music, heavy metal vocalist, bassist and songwriter. Internationally, he is best known as the former bassist, male vocalist and secondary composer to Tuomas Holopainen, ...
– lead vocals, bass, synthesizer on track 10
* Zachary Hietala – lead guitars, backing vocals
* Mako H. – rhythm guitars, lead guitar on track 8, backing vocals
* Pecu Cinnari – drums, backing vocals
Production
*Kassu Halonen – producer, synthesizer on track 4, backing vocals on track 8
*Jari Laasanen – engineer, mixing
*Mika Myyryläinen – reissue producer with Tarot
*Janne Tolsa
Janne Tolsa (born 7 March 1970) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Known for his keyboard work in Tarot from the late 1980s, Tolsa also took part in the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow, which he joined in 2005 until their disb ...
– reissue producer, bonus tracks engineer and mixing
*Mikko Tegelman – bonus tracks engineer and mixing
*Mikko Karmila – bonus tracks engineer
References
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1986 debut albums
Tarot (band) albums