Artist: THEOCRACY
Album: MIRROR OF SOULS (CD)

Year: 2008
Media type: CD

In collaboration with Swedish label Ulterium Records, Metal Heaven will bring you the 2nd album by THEOCRACY. Theocracy is a metal band from Athens, Ga., USA, whose melodic style has more in common with their European contemporaries than with most of their U.S. counterparts. Characterized by huge choruses, epic arrangements and progressive elements, Theocracy’s music is both immediate and deep, managing to be instantly catchy and memorable, yet revealing new levels of intricacy and depth with each subsequent listen.

The material on "Mirror of Souls" makes it abundantly clear that instead of succumbing to the infamous “sophomore slump,” the band has actually taken everything to another level. Theocracy is a full band firing on all cylinders, and the new material features the same high-quality songwriting that made the debut album so memorable. The album’s anchor and grand finale is Smith’s magnum opus, the 23-minute “Mirror of Souls” title track.

Mirror of Souls was mixed by Smith at the band’s Theocracized Studios and mastered by Mikka Jussila [Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Stratovarius] at Finnvox, and the muscular, clear production is a perfect complement to the songs. The cover art was created by Robert Wilson and the booklet was made by Felipe Machado Franco [Iced Earth, At Vance, Ayreon].

TRACKLIST:

1. A Tower of Ashes (4:44)
2. On Eagles' Wings (4:11)
3. Laying the Demon to Rest (9:37)
4. Bethlehem (5:51)
5. Absolution Day (6:46)
6. The Writing in the Sand (6:43)
7. Martyr (7:39)
8. Mirror of Souls (22:26)

LINE-UP:

Matt Smith - Vocals, Guitars
Jonathan Hinds - Guitars
Shawn Benson - Drums