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The German power Metal Gods Rebellion from
Frankfurt/Main hit it big in 2002 with their ambitious debut CD
Shakespeare’s Macbeth, A Tragedy in Steel a fascinating adaptation
of William Shakespeare’s famous classical drama.
The Band’s second CD Born A Rebel hit the stores in 2003. The eleven
new tracks were described by Uwe Lulis as “No Nonsense Metal
straight from the horse’s mouth”. Equipped with rough and sharp
edged sound the album showed a different face of the band. In
contrast to their debut CD all concepts were thrown overboard to
make room for the most raw and untended Metal tracks without any
compromises.
Various tours with Running Wild, U.D.O. and others and some great
festival-shows took the band all over Europe. When the band decided
to start working on the third CD it was clear that they wanted to do
a concept album again. Tomi Gцttlich, Bassplayer and studied
Historian, once more dug deep into the history books and delivered a
thrilling conceptual story about the Vikings which was to become the
band’s third release Sagas of Iceland, The History Of The
VikingsVolume I dealing with the following content:
Until today the history of the Vikings symbolizes romantic heroism,
which is based on liberty, vastness and rawness. With Sagas of
Iceland Rebellion have managed to shed a light on the historical
facts behind that romantic picture. Following mainly the world
famous Heimskringla the band managed to portrait the famous Viking
heroes such as e.g. Ragnar Lodbroken (Sons of the Dragonslayer), the
first king of a united Norway Harald Harfager, Eric the Red and the
two Danish Kings Sven Forkedbeard and Canute the Great who both
ruled over England as well.
After various successful festival appearances and a Headliner tour
through Germany and neighbouring countries the band hit the studio
again to work on the second part of the Viking Trilogy. It took the
band seven months of intense work but they finally succeeded in
bringing forth an album which will not only achieve but top the high
standards the precedent album has set. The single and the video
video-clip of the title song Miklagard were released in December
15th 2006. The first reactions from Metalheads, online mags and
Metal DJs were euphoric.
The full CD Miklagard, The History Of The Vikings Volume II will be
released in February 2007. Based on historical facts the band tells
a fictitious story about Swedish Vikings who journey for trade to
Miklagard (Byzantium). Starting off from Uppsalla in Sweden the
journey leads via the commercial centres Haithabu and Dorestadt
through the Baltic Sea and the icy Neva to Ladoga and onwards to
Kiew. From there the last part of the journey takes them down the
Dnjepr into the black sea and finally to Miklagard. On their journey
the daredevil Vikings meet among others the Urgofins and the Rus
(ancestors of the Russians with Swedish descent) and visit the
medieval Kiev. They have to fight numerous engagements to defend
their valuable goods until finally after endless dangers and strains
they gaze upon the famous city of stone which seems to them like a
world miracle. Franconian swords, amber and northern furs are
strongly desired here and sell for astronomical prices, in return
the Norsemen buy the goods treasured in their home countries such as
glass, jewellery, spices and silk. In the end the heroes are pulled
into the palace revolution of the Varangian guard, they help Harald
Hadrade (leader of the Varangian guard) to gain the victory and
finally embark heavily loaded on their dangerous and risky journey
home.It is obvious that this Trilogy will not simply become “just great”.
It will become Rebellion’s masterpiece and a genuine obligatory
purchase for every fan of “true, handmade Power Metal made in
Germany.
Touring Plans have been announced for March and April 2007.
FACTS:
- The 2nd part of the epic viking trilogy concept by the German
power metal masters REBELLION
- Available as limited edition special 3-D cover
- Produced by Uwe Lulis at Black Solaris studios, Frankfurt
- Excellent press feedback and sales results for first part and last
album
„Sagas Of Icleand“
- big marketing campaign throughout March /April 2007
- European tour following release in March/April 2007
-European tours with RUNNING WILD and UDO for first two albums,
headlining tour in 2005
- Full european promotion by Skydra Promotion
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