Demons & Wizards "III (Limited Edition, Japan, Sony Records Intl., SICP-6308)"

Demons & Wizards was a power metal band conceived as a side-project by Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch and Jon Schaffer, the guitarist for Iced Earth. Schaffer wrote the music and Kürsch wrote the lyrics. The band's line-up during the recording of their first album in 1999 (Demons & Wizards) featured Mark Prator, who was the drummer on a few Iced Earth albums, and Jim Morris, who has engineered for Iced Earth before, on lead guitar. The personnel for the second album (Touched by the Crimson King), released in 2005, included Morris on lead guitar and Bobby Jarzombek on drums. The band released a third studio album, III, in 2020, and disbanded in early 2021.

In December 2019, the band announced their third studio album, III. It was released on February 21, 2020. The album was cited as one of Paul Stenning's albums of the year for Brave Words.

Tracklist:

1. Diabolic 08:01  
2. Invincible 04:34
3. Wolves in Winter 04:18   
4. Final Warning 03:46   
5. Timeless Spirit 09:16
6. Dark Side of Her Majesty 04:38   
7. Midas Disease 04:36   
8. New Dawn 04:22
9. Universal Truth 05:05  
10. Split 06:02
11. Children of Cain 10:07
12. Final Warning (Demo) 04:02  
13. Children of Cain (Demo) 08:21  

Time:  01:17:08  

Limited first press includes sticker.

Recording information:

All music recorded at Independence Hall, spring 2019.

All vocals recorded at Twilight Hall and Morrisound, summer 2019.

Classical choir recorded at Sand Lane Recording Facilities.

Demo recordings:

All music recorded at Independence Hall, winter 2018/2019.

All vocals recorded at Twilight Hall and Morrisound, winter 2018/2019.

Mastered at LSD-Studio, winter 2019.