“We are pretty happy with the result, though it was quite some work and a long journey starting from the first ideas to finally holding the record in our hands. You must be over the moon how the album turned out? MetalTalk spoke with drummer Niklas Müller to find out more about Ad Infinitum and history behind the two versions of ‘Chapter I’.įrom the opening of Infected Monarchy on “Chapter I: Monarchy” (the original version), with its spine tingling strings, all the way through to the closing bars of ’Tell Me Why’, the album is a great journey of listening with emotion. With Spanish flamenco and oriental influences often appearing, tracks such as ‘Infected Monarchy’, ‘I Am The Storm’ and ‘Live Before You Die’ take on a new life and the album makes for an engaging and engrossing listen. Resisting the temptation to just “un-plug the cables” they have revised the songs and we now have a fascinatingly unique and beautiful listen. The band have revisited the entire album and have just released an acoustic version titled ‘Chapter I Revisited’.
With infectious melodies from Melissa Bonny and backed by the totally solid trio of Adrian Theßenvitz (guitars), Jonas Asplind (bass) and Niklas Müller (drums), tracks such as ‘See You In Hell’, ‘Fire And Ice’ and ‘Marching On Versailles’ have seen the bands reputation grow immeasurably, with the latter of these tracks gathering over 1.3 million views on YouTube alone.
The full electric album is a fascinating mix of ten wonderful tracks, showcasing one of the best releases in Power and Symphonic Metal of 2020.
This fantastic album has now been revisited and re-imagined into an acoustic piece of pure gold.Īd Infinitum – Chapter I Revisited (Napalm Records) With the release of their debut album ‘Chapter I’ earlier in the year, Ad Infinitum forced their way into the global consciousness of Power and Symphonic Metal fans worldwide.
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