Brazilian rockers ICON OF SIN have announced the upcoming release of their sophomore album, “Legends”, on August 4 2023. The first single from the album, “Cimmerian,” is out today along with a brand new music video.
“I’m living exciting times,” declares guitarist Marcelo Gelbcke, “ICON OF SIN, along with Landfall and Stormwarning, is one of my homes! I’ve always treated this band like one of my babies, and to consider it my official heavy metal band and becoming a real full member is so cool! I really love playing music with these talented guys and believe this current line-up is absolutely killer! I’ve been dreaming about this album for a long time, since we started writing it! Sharing it with the world is so exciting! I consider “Legends” to be the best music I’ve written with Sergio so far! Get ready, Metalheads!”
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“Legends” comes hot on the heels of the success of their self-titled debut album, which was released on Frontiers in 2021.
“I think this album is a higher level, a perfect evolution from the first,” continues Sergio Mazul, who wrote all of the album’s lyrics and co-produced “Legends” with along with Gelbcke. “More epic inspirations for lyrics and melodies, powerful chorus and tons of pure heavy metal guitar riffs. I’m sure that any kind of metal fan–from the old school headbanger to the new generation of metalheads–will find this album a must and enjoy each one of the songs. Also, it’s one of my best musical works so far! I always give my soul in Semblant, StormWarning, and ICON OF SIN, and I’m really proud of the results that we reached. With Marcelo now part on the line-up, we have a killer live band ready to strike the stages around the globe.”
“I think we did great work in this album,” concludes singer Raphael Mendes, “we found the essence of ICON OF SIN and we have evolved our music. People will listen to it and will know that is ICON OF SIN. “Legends” is a strong album and it has great potential. I am really happy with the songs in this album. I can say that there is more variety than our debut album. There are a couple of songs that will make people blown away, they will love it.”
“Legends” Artwork
“Legends” Track List:
1. Cimmerian
2. Night Force
3. The Scarlet Gospels
4. In The Mouth Of Madness
5. Heart Of The Wolf
6. Bare Knuckle
7. Wheels Of Vengeance
8. Clouds Over Gotham Pt.2 – The Arkham Knight
9. Terror Games
10. Black Sails And Dark Waters
ICON OF SIN is a band centered around the vocal talents of the popular Brazilian YouTube sensation Raphael Mendes together with two other stellar Brazilian musicians, Sergio Mazul (Semblant) and Marcelo Gelbcke (Landfall) who work as songwriters and producers.
ICON OF SIN’s debut album showed a true emerging star in the work of traditional heavy metal. Sergio Mazul and Marcelo Gelbcke crafted a no-nonsense, straight-ahead classic pure heavy metal album which blew fans of Iron Maiden and classic Dio-era Sabbath away. Mendes comes out of it not as a mere imitator of someone else’s vocal style, but rather as an artist with something really hot especially for the followers of the new trends in traditional heavy metal revival.
