Gandalf’s Fist – The Clockwork Fable (3CD)
Their critically-acclaimed 3CD steampunk concept-album with more than three hours of the finest progressive medieval space-rock known to mankind! Featuring Guest appearances from: Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon), Blaze Bailey (Ex-Iron Maiden), Dave Oberlé (Gryphon) and more!
Uniquely, an hour of radio-play tracks, interwoven between the songs, brings life, drama and comedy to the story! Professional Actors include Zach Galligan (Gremlins) and renowned UK actor Mark Benton!
Includes a 24-page coloured booklet with lyrics to every song, exclusive artwork, all housed in a deluxe 4-panel DigiPak!
"[...] This, their sixth album is such a conceptional tour de force, it reduces Rick Wakeman's King Arthur to the level of a Chas & Dave Cockney knees-up. [...] The scale of the Fist’s creative power is staggering as they conjure up rich visions of this imaginary world in painstaking, Tolkien-esque detail. As usual, the band veer endearingly across a wide range of musical styles – crunching NWOBHM-style guitars one minute; wistful Renaissance folk the next – but the glue that holds this audacious project together is passages of narrative voiced by an impressive array of acting talent [...]" 9/10 Points, Classic Rock Magazine UK
"[...] Musically, the songs, which run from short bursts of energetic Iron Maiden or Saracen inspired bombast, to lengthy progressive epics, is nothing short of stunning. The intricacy and eye for detail not forgotten in this vital department, as drummer Stefan Hepe combines with Marsh, Severn and Ewan expertly, while The Fierce And The Dead's Matt Stevens adds 'ambient guitars and SoundFX'. If you love 70s prog with an eye for Jethro Tull, Genesisand the Pop leanings of Greg Lake, the 80s update the likes of IQ, Galahad or Twelfth Night provided, or even the more pointed stabs of Porcupine Tree, you'll find them all here. As you will a slice of Prog Metal technicality and hefty helping of intrinsically British NWOBHM fret fury – and obviously the storytelling of War Of The Worlds. [...]an album that genuinely deserves to be given the accolade of current and future classic. Conceptual, progressive rock, genuinely doesn't get better than this. [...]" 5/5 Stars, Sea of Tranquility
"[...] The Clockwork Fable is one of those concepts that will be talked about for many generations to come. [It] gave me the impression I was on holiday or vacation to the very world Gandalf's Fist created. They beautifully and perfectly painted a motion picture movie in the theater of my mind. […] This album will definitely show up in my Top 5 of 2016 […]" 5/5 Stars, Power of Prog
"[…] Gandalf’s Fist have delivered a mesmerising musical masterpiece epic in scope and utterly breathtaking in its delivery. It’s length may deter you from listening but, believe me, you are missing something quite exceptional and utterly marvelous. This is not just a piece of music, it is a wholly engrossing experience that will make your life richer for having taken part. […]" n/a, Progradar
Check them out:
https://youtu.be/8q_EwY7tabw?list=PL7tCOg3A7ZVZ7bUXIiLeC0FVfsLzmEapH
https://youtu.be/hvDhxDzLBXw?list=PL7tCOg3A7ZVZ7bUXIiLeC0FVfsLzmEapH
https://youtu.be/RwwZZLOxurE?list=PL7tCOg3A7ZVZ7bUXIiLeC0FVfsLzmEapH
Tracks:
CD1 – Act 1: The Day The Great Cog Failed (66:55)
- 1. The Traveller And The Lighter
- 2. Shadowborn
- 3. The Unminable Zone
- 4. The Lamplighter (Parts I-VIII)
- 5. In The Cavern Of The Great Cog
- 6. The Great Cog
- 7. The Shadow Rises …
- 8. The Capture (Including The Song For The Fallen Nightkeeper)
- 9. Waiting For Exile
- 10. Eve’s Song
CD2 – Act II: Of Men And Worms (65:15)
- 11. A Sermon For Shadowmas
- 12. Victims Of The Light
- 13. Old Friends, New Enemies
- 14. Ditchwater Daisies
- 15. De-ranged
- 16. The Lamplighter (Parts IX-XIII)
- 17. In The Name Of The Spy
- 18. The Bewildering Conscience Of A Clockwork Child
- 19. Escape!
- 20. A Solemn Toast For The Steam Ranger Reborn
CD3 – Act III: From Burrows We Came (61:52)
- 21. The Oldest Flame
- 22. The Lamplighter (Parts XiV-XV)
- 23. Flight For The Surface
- 24. The Climb
- 25. At The Summit
- 26. Fight For The Light
- 27. Quest For Power
- 28. At The Sign Of The Aperture
- 29. A Machine Serves His Purpose
- 30. The Clockwork Fable
- 31. Escape From Cogtopolis
- 32. Through The Lens
- 33. Epilogue – Oh Bugger!
Format: 3CD
Artist: Gandalf’s Fist
Release Date: 2016