Icarus Witch was becoming a global sensation! How would they follow up a debut that charted top 40 on both CMJ & FMQB? How could they avoid the sophomore slump, continue to evolve & please the hordes of new fans while not alienating the old school? Quite simply, Icarus Witch stick to the method that has taken them this far...following their muse, avoiding trends, doing things their own way & producing some of the finest classic melodic metal the world has heard! What they teased with on the first LP, they now deliver convincingly on Songs For The Lost. Better song writing, virtuosic playing, a wider variety of tempos, styles & layers are all expertly produced by studio genius, Eric Klinger, who also handled drumming duties for the record.
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