Spiritual Beggars "Earth Blues"

Apostolos "Apollo" Papathanasio's second album with Spiritual Beggars, Earth Blues, was released on 15 April 2013. The album has been noted for drawing influence from Deep Purple.

Track list:

1. Wise as a Serpent 02:34   
2. Turn the Tide 03:25   
3. Sweet Magic Pain 04:43   
4. Hello Sorrow 04:29   
5. One Man's Curse 04:34   
6. Dreamer 05:09   
7. Too Old to Die Young 06:16   
8. Kingmaker 03:54   
9. Road to Madness 03:05   
10. Dead End Town 02:31   
11. Freedom Song 03:37  
12. Legends Collapse 05:51  

Total time:   50:08  

Release dates (2013):

April 15th (EU)

April 16th (US)

March 27th (Japan)

Spiritual Beggars "Another Way To Shine"

Spiritual Beggars is a stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass and Carnage. The band is heavily influenced by 1970s hard rock and incorporates elements of psychedelia into its music.

The second album, Another Way To Shine (1996) was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. The album featured artwork by the legendary artist Hans Arnold, depicting the members of the band in a fairytale world.

Track list:

1. Magic Spell 05:03   
2. Blind Mountain 04:41   
3. Misty Valley 06:47   
4. Picking from the Box 04:20  
5. Nowhere to Go 06:24   
6. Entering into Peace 06:07   
7. Sour Stains 05:50   
8. Another Way to Shine 04:54   
9. Past the Sound of Whispers 05:57   

Total time:   50:03  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Berno Studio, Malmö in February/March 1995. Co-produced by Spiritual Beggars.

Originally mastered at Cuttingroom.

Spiritual Beggars "Return To Zero"

Return to Zero is the 7th album by the Swedish stoner rock band Spiritual Beggars. It was released in Europe on 30 August 2010. It is their first album to feature Apollo Papathanasio of Firewind on vocals.

Formats included a single cd digipak and a single disc jewel case version. Vinyl was available in two colors, purple and black.

All songs written by Michael Amott, except for where noted.

1. "Return to Zero (Intro)" (Per Wiberg)– 0:52
2. "Lost in Yesterday" – 4:49
3. "Star Born" (Amott, Wiberg, Ludwig Witt)– 3:06
4. "The Chaos of Rebirth" (Amott, Angela Gossow)– 5:21
5. "We are Free" – 3:24
6. "Spirit of the Wind" – 5:52
7. "Coming Home" – 3:26
8. "Concrete Horizon" – 6:02
9. "A New Dawn Rising" – 4:42
10. "Believe in Me" – 6:41
11. "Dead Weight" (Wiberg)– 4:51
12. "The Road Less Travelled" – 3:45
13. "Time to Live" – 4:15 (Uriah Heep cover)

Recorded and mixed at The Sweetspot Studio February - June 2010.