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Blind Guardian, Rage, Ex-Nightwish Singers Added To 20th Anniversary Nuclear Blast Compilation

Rage guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled Into the Light. Smolski composed, recorded and produced about 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is being recorded and performed by his own band. 
 
Commented Smolski: "It's a great honor for me working at a large contract, a compilation CD for the 20th anniversary of Nuclear Blast. It will be an album with 10 songs of various metal bands of Nuclear Blast history, [and it will include] a new Rage song, for which I composed, produced and recorded all guitars, keyboards and bass. I got support by Andre Hilgers (drums) and Peavy Wagner (lyrics). Except some vocal parts, all songs were recorded at VPS studio in Hamm, where Charly Czajkovski again did a great job. 
 
"During composing I tried, making all songs stylistic, and concerning the pitch of the voice, much comfortable for the singer. I didn't figure out, that, besides hearing out the different styles of the bands, the composing and arranging, I had lots of stress while doing clerical work as mailing and phoning. Thanks a lot to all singers for good cooperation. I think, this compilation CD is a real special and important project for Nuclear Blast.” 

Among the guest vocalist to appear on the compilation is ex-Nightwish soprano Tarja Turunen, who sings on “In The Picture” (“this mid-tempo song develops itself from the ballad-like beginning to a catchy chorus, which is a good example for how harmonic a powerful metal song can fit to Tarja's classical voice,” Smolski explained), Edguy’s Tobias Sammet ("The opener is a catchy tune with a real nice melodic chorus, which fits perfect to Tobi's emotional voice"), Therion’s Mats Leven, singing on “Death is Alive” ("This is a bombastic dragging song, which contains a lot of dynamic and interesting voice arrangements”), Rage’s Peavy Wagner (“Recording a new Rage song together with Peavy was great fun. There are lots of fast double-bass parts, but also many groovy stuff and great melodies in [the] chorus”), Sonata Arctica’s Tony Kakko on "Ruling the World" ("Straight metal number with several voices and keyboard arrangements. The song is about the arrogant power politics of the western great powers”), and Andy Deris of Helloween on “A Perfect Day” (a "Straight Helloween-style metal song with a catchy chorus.”). 

A release date for the special compilation has not yet been revealed. 

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- via blabbermouth.net