STÉPHAN FORTÉ Inks Japanese Deal For New Solo Effort
December 14, 2011, 12 years ago
ADAGIO guitarist STÉPHAN FORTÉ's solo album The Shadows Compendium, will be released in Japan via a new deal with King Records on December 23rd. The album is out now in Europe and will be will be released via Listenable in the US/Canada in February.
A new treasure trailer can be viewed below:
The Shadows Compendium features several guests such as Jeff Loomis (ex-NEVERMORE), MATTIAS EKLUNDH, Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMKND), DANIELE GOTTARDO, DEREK TAYLOR and Mattias IA Eklundh (FREAK KITCHEN).
The Shadows Compendium was mixed by Kevin Codfert at XFade studio in Paris, France. Stéphan and Kevin already worked together on the production of Adagio's fourth album Archangels In Black.
Commented Stéphan: "When I decided to record this album, it was obvious that I wanted to work with Kevin again. We both know each other so well, that sometimes we don't even need to talk while mixing. Kev knows perfectly what I want and I am 100% happy with the mix he did on this album. It has been a real work in common since not only he mixed it, but also did the drums programming and of course played all the keyboards and piano. On the bass, same thing, it was clear that Franck (Hermanny) would do the bass. He is one of the most skilled bass player I know in Metal, he is in Adagio with me since day one and just like Kevin, he's one of my best friends, so it could not have been done differently !!
The artwork has been created by Ludovic Cordelières at Rusalka Design and Perrine Perez Fuentes at PPF pictures.
