Iron Fire
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Iron Fire is a Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...

 power
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 and speed metal
Speed metal
Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....

 band which was formed in 1995 under the name Misery. The name was soon changed to Decades Of Darkness and finally to Iron Fire.

During their history, Iron Fire had a very unstable line-up. In March 2006, they released the album, Revenge, under the Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....

 label.

In 2010, they released their latest album Metalmorphosized.

On the song Prince Of Agony (found on the album On The Edge), the quote at the very start of the song is the catchphrase of Pinhead
Pinhead
A pinhead is the head of a pin.Pinhead may also refer to:* A telemark skier* A juvenile cricket* Pinhead; A very dull or stupid person according to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary...

, one of the cenobytes in the Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...

 films.

Band members

  • Martin Steene – Vocals
  • Kirk Backarach – Guitars

  • Martin Lund – Bass
  • Fritz Wagner – Drums

Former members

  • Marc Masters- Guitars (2008-2009)
  • Johan Jacob H. Olsen (J.J.) - Guitars (2006-2008)
  • Kristian H. Martinsen - Guitars, Percussion (1998-2001)
  • Kristian "Iver" Iversen - Guitars (1995-2000)
  • Martin Slott - Guitars (1998-2002)
  • Søren Jensen - Guitars (ex-Corpus Mortale
    Corpus Mortale
    Corpus Mortale is a Danish death metal group. Established in 1993, the band has released two full-length albums.-History:Corpus Mortale was founded in Copenhagen in 1993 by Nicholas Maschøln and Søren Jensen, followed by Martin Rosendahl completing the lineup in 1994. From the beginning the band...

     (2002-2003)
  • Jeff Lukka - Guitars (2003)

  • Gunnar Olsen - Drums (1998-2000)
  • Tony Olsen - Drums
  • Morten Plenge - Drums (2000-2001)
  • Steve Mason - Drums (2001-2003)
  • Martin Sunddal - Drums

  • Jakob Lykkebo - Bass (1998-2001)
  • Jose Cruz - Bass (2002-2003)
  • Christian Martinsen - Bass (live 2004)
  • Jens B. - Drums

Studio albums

  • Thunderstorm
    Thunderstorm (album)
    Thunderstorm is the debut album by the speed metal band Iron Fire. The album was produced and mixed by Tommy Hansen and released in March 2000.-Track listing:#"Final Crusade" - 4:37#"When the Heroes Fall" - 4:48#"Rise of the Rainbow" - 4:21...

    (2000)
  • On the Edge (2001)
  • Revenge (2006)
  • Blade of Triumph (2007)
  • To The Grave
    To the Grave
    To the Grave is the fifth studio album of the Danish heavy metal band Iron Fire. It was released through Napalm Records on 9 January 2009.- Track listing :# "The Beast from the Blackness" - 4:50# "Kill for Metal" - 4:11# "The Demon Master" - 4:00...

    (2009)
  • Metalmorphosized (2010)

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