Artist's albums
Crystal Empire
2001 · album
Stairway to Fairyland
1999 · album
The M.E.T.A.L. Fest (Live)
2023 · album
The M.E.T.A.L. Fest
2023 · single
M.E.T.A.L.
2019 · album
Spirit of Daedalus
2019 · single
M.E.T.A.L.
2019 · single
111 – the Number of the Angels
2019 · single
Master of Light
2016 · album
Hammer of the Gods
2016 · single
Eternity: 666 Weeks Beyond Eternity
2015 · album
Beyond
2014 · album
Ages of Light (1998-2013)
2013 · album
Rockin' Radio (Killerbilly Version)
2013 · single
Power & Glory
2012 · single
Legend of the Shadowking
2010 · album
Dimensions
2007 · album
The Circle of Life
2005 · album
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Biography
A melodic, prog-tinged German power metal unit based out of Nuremberg, Freedom Call continue in the classic vein of regional decibel-pushers like Gamma Ray, Hammerfall, and Blind Guardian. Formed in 1998 around the talents of vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay, drummer Dan Zimmermann, guitarist Sascha Gerstner, and bassist Ilker Ersin, the group debuted in 1999 with Stairway to Fairyland. 2001's Steamhammer-issued Crystal Empire would be the last Freedom Call outing to feature Gerstner, who would later join Helloween. Eternity arrived the following year, and marked the debut of new six-string specialist Cédric “Cede” Dupont (Symphorce). 2005's Circle of Life saw touring keyboard member Nils Neumann officially join the fold, and the lineup changes continued on 2007's conceptual Dimensions with the departures of Dupont and Ersin, who were replaced by Lars Rettkowitz and Armin Donderer from the band Paradox. Legend of the Shadowking and Land of the Crimson Dawn arrived in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and in 2014 the band issued their eighth studio long-player, the chart-topping Beyond. Master of Light, which featured a lineup consisting of Chris Bay, Lars Rettkowitz, Ilker Ersin, and Ramy Ali, dropped in 2016. The band surrounding vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary this summer; then, on 23 August 2019 they’re also scheduled to release their tenth studio album, featuring the promising title M.E.T.A.L.