CATHALEPSY (Power Metal – Chile – feat. Ralf Scheepers, Roland Grapow, Thobbe Englund) – Release “Hammer Heart” (Official Video) via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records #Cathalepsy

Previous single/video featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens:

Cathalepsy is a metal project from Valparaiso Chile founded by Luigi Ansaldi in 1998 that in 2006 released their debut album “Fight in the sky”,  an album composed by Luigi Ansaldi achieving great acceptance in countries like Brazil and Japan, unfortunately the adventure was short-lived and for various reasons the band dissolved in 2010. In 2019 Luigi decided to revive the use of his band’s name, but this time as a project and began the adventure of creating material for a new album, composing powerful and energetic songs, with lyrics with powerful messages, Heavy metal with heart and rage, creating songs that can be heard by everyone, this is a powerful and raging album, but also fun, it is for all metalheads, without distinction of branches or styles, this is Heavy fuckyn metal! In 2019 Fabián Valdés joins this adventure, a prominent Chilean guitarist, who believed from the first day he heard the demos in this project, is now an important part and stable member of Cathalepsy. Cathalepsy is in the process of bringing all the power of their music to the Heavy Metal fans! “Blood and Steel” is the epitome of first class metal musicians collection in just one album with guest on the album ranging from vocalists: Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK Priest, ex-Judas Priest), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer, ex-Riot), Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, Firewind), Frank Beck (Gamma Ray), Giacomo Voli (Rhapsody of Fire), Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine), Thiago Bianchi (Shaman, Noturnall), David Readman (PinkCream 69, Voodoo Circle), solo guitarists: Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween), Ross The Boss (ex-Manowar), Glen Drover (ex-Megadeath, King Diamond, Testament), Pontus Norgren (Hammerfall), Thobbe Englund (ex-Sabaton), Jens Ludwig (Edguy), Danilo Bar (WhiteSkull), Sigurd Fylling (Legend Of Valley Doom), keyboardists: Scott Warren (Dio, Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath), Oliver Palotai (Kamelot)

MARKETING AND PROMOTION / SELLING POINTS

• Second full-length album by the Chilean metal project Cathalepsy!
• Featuring world class musicians: Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK Priest, ex-Judas Priest), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer, ex-Riot), Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, Firewind), Frank Beck (Gamma Ray), Giacomo Voli (Rhapsody of Fire), Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine), Thiago Bianchi (Shaman, Noturnall), David Readman (PinkCream 69, Voodoo Circle), Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween), Ross The Boss (ex-Manowar), Glen Drover (ex-Megadeath, King Diamond, Testament), Pontus Norgren (Hammerfall), Thobbe Englund (ex-Sabaton), Jens Ludwig (Edguy), Danilo Bar (WhiteSkull), Sigurd Fylling (Legend Of Valley Doom), Scott Warren (Dio, Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath), Oliver Palotai (Kamelot)
• “Blood and Steel” is released by ROAR! Rock of Angels Records (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Steel Prophet, Ashes of Ares, etc.).
• Released as Digipack CD, black vinyl limited to 200 copies worldwide and digital streaming/download format.
• Produced by Luigi Ansaldi & Fabian Valdés
• Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman / Sweden from July 2022 to September 2022
• Guitars and bass recorded at Igniter Studio Chile by Fabian Valdés
• Drums recorded at Estudio REC / Chile by Beto Rubiño
• Vocals recorded all over the world
• All songs composed and arranged by Luigi Ansaldi, all lyrics written by Luigi Ansaldi, arrangements by Luigi Ansaldi and Fabian Valdes
• Cover art. Claudio Bergamin / Cover concept by Luigi Ansaldi / Booklet Layout by Cristián Díaz Lara

Line-up:
Luigi Ansaldi – Composer, writer and drummer
Fabian Valdés – Guitar and Bass

Track list:
1. We Are the Warriors
2. Heavy Metal Faith
3. Hammer Heart
4. Blood and Steel
5. Emptiness
6. Rockstar
7. The Final Battle
8. Song of Ice and Fire
9. Hammer Heart (Orchestral Version)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CathalepsyChile
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathalepsy_official/
Band Camp: https://roar-cathalepsy.bandcamp.com/album/blood-and-steel