Forged by Fire is the third full-length album by Greek power metal band Firewind and their first released through Century Media. From this album onwards, Gus G is the sole ever-present in their professional discography, following the replacement of Stephen Fredrick with Chitral Somapala. It is also the first album to feature keyboardist virtuoso Bob Katsionis.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gus G. and Chitral Somapala except were noted

1. "Kill to Live" – 3:41
2. "Beware the Beast" – 4:21
3. "Tyranny" – 3:29
4. "The Forgotten Memory" – 3:42
5. "Hate World Hero" – 5:38
6. "Escape from Tomorrow" – 3:51
7. "Feast of the Savages" (Gus G.) – 4:21
8. "Burn in Hell" – 4:38
9. "Perished in Flames" – 4:52
10. "The Land of Eternity" – 5:53
11. "I Confide" – 5:05 (Japanese bonus track)
12. "Tyranny" (Ioannis Nikolaidis, Achilleas Kapahtsis) (Video clip)
13. "Making of/Burning the Earth Live" (Bob Katsionis) (Video clip)

Personnel

Band members

• Chitral Somapala – vocals, backing vocals
• Gus G. – guitars, producing, engineering
• Bob Katsionis – keyboards, album layout
• Petros Christo – bass guitar
• Stian L. Kristoffersen – drumsGuest musicians
• James Murphy – guitar solo on "The Forgotten Memory"
• Marty Friedman – guitar solos "Feast of the Savages"
• Lisa Gelenberg – backing vocals
• Johannes Nimtz – backing vocals
• Markus Teske – backing vocalsTechnical staff
• Patrik J. Sten – mixing
• Fredrik Nordström – assistance
• Christian Schmidt – mastering
• R.D. Liapakis – mastering
• Markus Teske – engineering
• Espen Mjoen – engineering
• Kazuo Hakamada – artwork
• OB Solutions – photography

Footnotes