(Power Metal) InnerWish & Reflection - Realms Of The Night [split] (2000), MP3, 320 kbps

Reflection, the driving force of Hellenic Epic/Doom Metal, move towards the 17th year of their existence. From the early endeavours of "Before The End" (1992) and the very successful "When Immortals. Die!" (1993) demo tapes, to the three times sold out "Sire Of The Storm" 7 EP Single (1995) and "The Fire Still Burns" CD (1999), the band managed to pass the first difficult years.

After entering the new millennium and releasing the "Realms Of The Night" Split CD (2001), "The Fire Still Burns-2001 Edition" CD (2001) and the concept album "Odyssey" (2003), Reflection passed the test of time and proved that there is a chance for Epic/Doom Metal. The last release claimed and earned the appraisal of the world wide underground press and was hailed as one of the biggest Epic Metal releases in the world. The foreign and the Hellenic magazines referred to it with the best words, talking about a classic album.

In 2006 Reflection made important changes in their line up. The dynamics of the band were improved by recruiting Leo Stivala, singer of the Maltese veteran doomsters Forsaken. John Litinakis also was called to arms and completed the Reflection core with his powerful bass playing, while Iraklis Loukakis offers since then his devoted service behind the keyboards and backing vocals.

By being primary a live band, Reflection brings the Epic/Doom mood of their albums on stage and they keep on having salience in their fans opinion. Reflection has performed in many live shows as a headline and participated in a big number of festivals. Also the band has joined forces on stage with world famous acts like Solitude Aeturnus, Demon, Paul Di Anno, Wotan and many more.

Formed 1995 in Athens, Greece, Innerwish is definitely one of the most influential melodic metal bands from their part of Europe. After releasing their debut album "Waiting for the dawn" in 1998 and the split cd "Realms of the night" together with the band Reflection in 2000 things really started to take off for InnerWish. A deal with the German label Limb was made and the albums "Silent faces" [2004] and "Inner strength" [2006] was released, with great response around the world, especially in Europe and Japan.

During these years Innerwish also established themselves as a great live act, and supported bands like Helloween, UDO, Brainstorm, Mystic Prophecy and appeared at festivals together with among others Judas Priest, Manowar, Therion, Dio, In Flames, Rhapsody and Opeth.

After many shows all over Europe and Greece, InnerWish started writing and rehearsing songs for their next album. The album was recorded during 2009 at Deva Soundz Studios in Athens, Greece, mixed at Studio Fredman by Fredrik Nordstrom & Henrik Udd and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.

Late 2009 a deal was made with the Swedish label Ulterium Records, and the title for the release was set to "No turning back".

InnerWish for sure got a great history, but with "No turning back" they have without any doubt created their best album so far, both when it comes to performance, song-writing and production. Fans of the melodic metal genre won't be disappointed, and if you enjoy bands like Helloween, Hammerfall and Gamma Ray you should definitely check out "No turning back"!