tracks

No Place Cyclone
Emerald Eyes
Conjurer Of Cheap Tricks
Into The Dark (Containing Emerald Eyes Reprise)
Twilight At The Gates Of The Prism Moon
The Sulfur Highways Of Io
Untrodden Ways
Road To Darkness
The Council Of Anderson
Assorted Lunatics

notes

Packaged in a gatefold digipack with die-cut inner pocket, clear tray and 12-page booklet in a resealable clear plastic sleeve.

Originally recorded & mixed at Legacy Fist Studios, Maryport 2011 by Dean Marsh.
Re-recorded, remixed and remastered at Fist HQ, Norfolk 2018 by Dean Marsh.
Drums recorded and mixed by Stefan Hepe at Friggin' Hot Attic Studios, Hann Münden, Germany in 2018.

Timings taken from their Bandcamp page.

From Bandcamp page: Seven years ago we released, what we consider to be, the first real Gandalf's Fist album: Road to Darkness.

The album was recorded over the course of a weekend by Dean and Luke and propelled us into micro-stardom! Even though the album has had several, short-run releases over the years, it has never benefited from a high quality packaging or glass-pressed master... until now!

But that's not all! We're taking this 7-year anniversary as the prime opportunity to release: Road to Darkness: Special Edition!

If you have already sampled our previous Universal Wanderer: Special Edition, you will know this will be no simple remaster or repackaging, but an entirely new listening experience!

Using the original multi-track sessions and compositions, the release retains the essence and spirit of the original album but brings the sonic palette up to dare with our intention being it can sit seamlessly alongside our more recent releases. We really think it sounds great!

Road to Darkness is a sinister space-rock re-imagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum, chronicling the tale of a young girl transported to the alien world of Io by an evil sorcerer.

Inspired by Gandalf's Fist's love of science fiction and fantasy and influenced by 70's era progressive rock, the sound could be roughly categorized as Arthur C Clarke taking guitar lessons from David Gilmour before jumping into a Delorean to kidnap L Frank Baum.

It's a mix of Classic-Rock style songs, instrumental sections, hard rock riffs, blues solos, narrative passages and harmonious choruses. With the odd smattering of shanty/folk thrown in for good measure!

credits

Band [Gandalf's Fist Are], Bass – Christopher Ewen,
Band [Gandalf's Fist Are], Drums – Stefan Hepe
Band [Gandalf's Fist Are], Guitar [Guitars], Vocals – Dean Marsh (3)
Band [Gandalf's Fist Are], Keyboards – Ben Bell (5)
Band [Gandalf's Fist Are], Vocals – Keri Farish, Luke Severn
Cover [Artwork] – Daniel Pearce (6)
Lyrics By – Luke Severn
Lyrics By, Music By – Dean Marsh (3)
Orchestra, Backing Vocals – Melissa Hollick (tracks: 2)
Orchestra, Cello – Natasha Jaffe (tracks: 7)
Orchestra, Drums, Percussion – Stefan Hepe
Orchestra, Guitar [Guitars], Bass, Mandolin, Synth [Synths] – Dean Marsh (3)
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [Anderson Of Io] – Luke Severn
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [Captain Samuel Wrangler] – Luke Severn
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [Lucy Venti] – Rebecca Watson
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [The Good Witch Aello] – Alicia Marsh
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [The Sorceress Kelaino] – Aisling Parrish
Performer [Dramatis Personae], Vocals [The Wandering Psychopomps Of Jupiter] – Dean Marsh (3)
Recorded By [Originally Recorded By], Mixed By [Originally Mixed By] – Dean Marsh (3)
Recorded By [Re-recorded By], Remix [Remixed By], Remastered By – Dean Marsh (3)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Gandalf's Fist
Copyright (c) – Gandalf's Fist
Recorded At – Legacy Fist Studios, Maryport
Mixed At – Legacy Fist Studios, Maryport
Recorded At – Fist HQ
Remixed At – Fist HQ
Remastered At – Fist HQ
Recorded At – Attic Studios, Hann Münden

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