''Stronger Than Heaven'' is the third album by the German
heavy metal band
Stormwitch
Stormwitch is a German heavy metal band from Heidenheim, Baden Württemberg, Germany, formed in 1981. They have been called "The Masters of Black Romantic" by their fans. The band's song lyrics often focused on fantasy, occult or historical th ...
, released in 1986.
The album is the third album to have tracks from it used in the compilation ''Priest of Evil'' of 1998. The track "Ravenlord" was covered by
HammerFall
HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex- Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.
History
Early days (1993–1996)
HammerFall was formed when rhythm guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Cere ...
as a bonus track on their debut album ''
Glory to the Brave''. An alternate acoustic version of the song "Rats in the Attic" was recorded at Talk Heavy Radio / Münster and can be heard on the band's website.
Track listing
All songs written by Lee Tarot, except for where noted.
;Side one
# "Intro" - 0:31
# "Rats in the Attic" - 3:06
# "Eternia" (Tarot, Steve Merchant) - 3:59
# "Jonathan's Diary" - 7:23
# "Slave to Moonlight" - 4:03
;Side two
#
"Stronger Than Heaven" - 4:38
# "Ravenlord" - 3:41
# "Allies of the Dark" - 4:18
# "Dorian Gray" - 5:39
Reissued on CD in 2004 by Battlecry Records (formerly Iron Glory Records) with these bonus tracks:
#"Children of the Night"
# "Buried Alive"
# "Long Boats on the Horizon"
# "Beware the Demons"
Personnel
;Stormwitch
* Andy Mück alias Andy Aldrian – vocals
* Lee Tarot – guitars
* Steve Merchant – guitars
* Ronny Pearson – bass
* Pete Lancer – drums
;Production
*Tom Krüger - engineer, mixing
*Batze Kramer - engineer
References
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1986 albums
Stormwitch albums