UK heavy metal act Forged In Black have just launched a video for the song "Accusations Of The Innocent", which can be seen below, as a second advance single for the remastered re-issue of their first album, Lightning In The Ashes.

Originally released in 2013, Lightning In The Ashes has been renamed Forged In Black - Remastered MMXXIV, and will be released on December 3, 2024 through Fighter Records on CD and Digital formats, complete with two bonus tracks. 

It’s time to head back to the forge, to the place where it all began, where the smith first brought the hammer down upon the anvil, tempering the British steel that would become Forged In Black! It’s time to celebrate 15 years of real heavy metal, 15 years of indefatigable spirit and musical power! It’s time to reach back into the past and draw the earliest creations of Forged In Black from the cold ashes and thrust them back into the fire, reinvigorating the hellion screams and contagious riff attacks! It’s time for Forged In Black to be born again!

It was 2009 when the first lineup of Forged In Black was assembled, originally under the name Merciless Fail – a moniker that was soon abandoned as the sheer strength of the young band’s material became apparent. After relentless work in the rehearsal room and on the stage, by 2013 the rebranded Forged In Black were ready to record their debut, self-titled album – and it is that monumental piece of history that has now been remastered and expanded, adorned in rejuvenated artwork and unleashed again in celebration of 15 years at the forge!

The original Forged In Black album artwork has been reimagined in vibrant fashion by the band’s guitarist Andy Songhurst, an acclaimed professional tattoo artist in his life away from the forge. The elements of the image will be instantly familiar to longstanding fans of the original album, but the style and approach make the cover fresh and impactful, ablaze with new life and colour - just like the songs it accompanies. 

Tracklisting:

"Intro"
"Reins Of Sorrow"
"Bloodstained Is The Promise"
"Children Of The Flames"
"Accusations Of The Innocent"
"The Rapture"
"The Silenced Messenger"
"Fortify Or Die"
"The All Seeing Eye"
"The Master In Me"
"Forged In Black"
"The Tide" (Bonus Track)
"The Exodus" (Bonus Track)

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