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Professionally filmed video footage of FIREWIND‘s entire August 9 performance at the Bloodstock
Open Air
 festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom can be seen below.

FIREWIND celebrated its 10th anniversary by releasing a live album on June 24 via Century Media
Records
 in Europe. Entitled « Apotheosis – Live 2012 », the CD contains 17 songs recorded at special anniversary shows in Greece
as well as all over Europe during the band’s « Few Against Many »tour in 2012. With a playing time of 69 minutes, the effort is a great
overview of the band’s career so far, which consists of seven studio albums. It also marks FIREWIND‘s final release with
singer Apollo Papathanasio, who decided to leave the group at the end of last year. He has since been replaced by Kelly Sundown Carpenter (ADAGIOBEYOND TWILIGHT) as
session frontman for all 2013 live activities.

The cover artwork for « Apotheosis – Live 2012 », which was released as a digipak in its first limited-edition pressing, was designed
by FIREWIND‘s longtime partner in all design matters, Gustavo
Sazes
 (ARCH ENEMYANGRADREAM
EVIL
) based on live photography by Hans-W. Rock.

In a recent interview with Metal AssaultFIREWIND guitarist/mainman Gus G. stated about Apollo‘s departure: « People following the band for the past few years would know that we’ve had different session guys at the live shows even
when Apollo was in the band because he just had to skip a few tours during the year. So whenever the schedule was getting too heavy for
him and he would have to take care of stuff back home, we had to get other guys. So this time, he had to skip again and he was like, ‘You know, instead of holding you guys back, I might as well
just quit.’ I think he did the right thing for him, for us as well, because we can only do that [getting session vocalists] so many times and we’re better off trying to find a new permanent guy
instead of getting replacements for a tour. So at least now we know that we have to find somebody new, and in a sense it’s a bit sad, but at the same time it’s some sort of relief. »

Asked how Carpenter is doing as the touring replacement for PapathanasioGus told Metal Shock Finland:
« He’s fantastic, this guy. Everybody who sees him perform live, their jaws are dropped immediately. They’re, like, ‘Wow!’ It’s amazing what this guy can do with his voice. And he’s such a nice
guy, too. I mean, we started out with Kelly, ’cause we didn’t know him. And he really nailed it on the songs, he killed it. We hired the guy
to go out with us and do the U.S. tour and the festivals, not really committing to further plans. We kind of take it day by day and see how it works between us, and so far it’s been really good.
Right now, there are no plans for us to go back in the studio very quickly, so we’ll see when the time comes what will happen. But so far so good with Kelly. I hope it will continue. »

FIREWIND‘s latest album, « Few Against Many », entered the official chart in Greece at No. 42
and in Germany at No. 90. Released in Europe on May 21, 2012 via Century Media Records and in North America on May 22
through DisManic, Inc. via eOne Distribution, the CD was mixed
by Jason Suecof and Eyal Levi at Audiohammer Studios (TRIVIUMALL THAT
REMAINS
DEATH ANGEL) in Sanford, Florida.



Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/firewind-pro-shot-footage-of-entire-bloodstock-open-air-performance/#M7PJK1ttQkOZXqTv.99 

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