The second album from the melodic progressive metal masters, Lords Of Black, entitled II, will be released on March 18th. A video for the new song “Merciless” can be seen below:

Lords Of Black is the band formed by world class singer Ronnie Romero, renowned guitarist Tony Hernando and monster drummer Andy C. Their vision was to form a metal band with a modern approach blended with catchy, melodic and progressive elements. After months of intense and hard work on the songs, the band independently released their acclaimed self-titled debut, which was co-produced by Roland Grapow.

The band supported the release with a series of very successful live shows, some of them as “very special guest” for high profile international acts. Then the news of Ronnie Romero joining the new incarnation of Rainbow broke out. This brought the band to the attention of the international media and in particular the words from Ritchie Blackmore, describing Romero’s voice like “a cross between Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury” piqued the curiosity of rock journalists and fans alike.

However, now Lords Of Black are ready to conquer the world with II, an album which will blow the minds of fans of modern melodic metal. Once again co-produced, mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween), II is not only the follow up to their debut album, but is an album with superbly crafted songs that will instantly become absolute metal classics.  

“The new album, being the follow up to a first record that was so greatly received, had to get to a higher place.“ says Tony Hernando. “After an intense year of writing and producing, along with the live performances, we came up with songs that are still deep and complicated in some arrangements, but have been written with the live performance in mind… The quest was to come up with something that artistically was meaningful for us as musicians and at the same time could catch the attention of the listeners. We really hope you enjoy this new album and come with us for a great ride!”

Tracks like “Merciless”, “Everything You’re Not”, “Insane”, “New World’s Coming” and “Shadows of War” showcase the heavy and complex yet very melodic style of the band. The song “The Art of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland” is the conclusion to the trilogy that commenced on the debut album, while the song “Cry No More” is inspired and dedicated to the late, great, Phil Lynott.

II tracklisting:

“Malevolently Beautiful” (Intro)
“Merciless”
“Only One Life Away”
“Everything You’re Not”
“New World’s Comin’”
“Cry No More”
“Tears I Will Be”
“Insane”
“Live By The Lie, Die By The Truth”
“Ghost Of You”
“The Art Of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland”
“Shadows Of War”
“Lady Of The Lake” (Rainbow cover, bonus track CD edition)
“Innuendo” (Queen cover, bonus track digital edition)

“Ghost Of You”:

“Tears I Will Be”:

“Everything You’re Not” video:

Album trailer: