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| March 10, 2011 Armory will be playing at Ralph's in Worcester, MA on April 9 with Joe Stump! See the Shows section for info! |
| February 26, 2009 "The Dawn Of Enlightenment" is now available for digital download at real sites, like Amazon, Napster, iTunes, CD Baby....Fuck Snocap, they suck. Go to the Digital Distribution section for info! |
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December 23, 2009 It is about time that we let people know just what the heck we’ve been doing for the past couple of years. No, we have not been simply sitting on our arses! We have been working tirelessly on our second album, to be entitled “Empyrean Realms”. Actually, the seeds for this album took root as early as 2003. The music developed gradually in depth and breadth amidst the re-recording of our debut, “The Dawn Of Enlightenment” in the mid 2000s. By spring 2008, virtually all of the music was composed for the nine songs that will become our follow-up album. Right now we are in the studio, completely immersed in the recording process. In fact, the drums and guitars are already completely tracked! We have posted a compilation video of the drum and guitar tracking to give fans a sneak preview of what this album has in store. Please comment and let us know what you think! We are very excited about this album and look forward to releasing it to the metal community. The arduous work composing and endless hours in the studio are paying off, as musically everything is coming together better than we could have imagined. “Empyrean Realms” will certainly be a huge step forward for the band. Compared to our critically acclaimed debut album, “The Dawn Of Enlightenment”, “Empyrean Realms” has more dynamic composing and arranging, with more colorful melodies, head-banging riffs, and progressive elements. Every instrument was painstakingly developed so that each plays a vital role at any given moment in the album. The drums are more interesting and dexterous, with virtually every drum beat and fill being purposefully composed. The rhythm guitars are dominated by riffs and hooks and always able to stand on their own. The guitar harmonies and solos careen through with blistering precision. The bass comes into its own and adds plenty of character. The keyboards embrace the songs with an astral atmosphere. The vocals provide emotion and enrich the songs with wholesome melodies in savory style. The lyrics are also more articulate, centering on the themes of metaphysics, cosmology, and the power of human will. Cover artwork has been chosen which will enhance the cosmic scope of the album. It will be displayed at a later time when things are finalized. “Empyrean Realms” will be engineered by the band themselves and take place at Mystic Star Studio in Townsend, Massachusetts, the same home-based recording studio where our debut was recorded. As always with Armory, the highest order of professionalism is being applied to the composing, recording, and producing of this album. “Empyrean Realms” is scheduled to be released sometime in the second half of 2010. However, because an uncompromising attitude is not governed by the restrictions of time, it is going to take as long as it takes to get it done right. There is still plenty more to do so remember that Rome was not built in a day! “Empyrean Realms” is scheduled to start a revolution in 2010 so prepare for a landmark in true heavy metal! Fans of bands such as Angra, Lost Horizon, Heavenly, and Pagan’s Mind will find much to enjoy. If you like melodic yet complex songs, soaring vocals, guitar riffs, blazing solos, technical drums, flavorful key changes, and a wide range of tempos, then “Empyrean Realms” will be right up your alley! We will appear on two upcoming official tribute albums, due early 2010. Our cover of the song “Where The Rain Grows” will be featured on "HelloRay - A tribute to HELLOWEEN & GAMMA RAY", to be released through Epicus Records. Also, our cover of the song “Love Is Pain” will be featured on "By The Gods: A Noble Tribute To VIRGIN STEELE" to be released through Virgin Steele’s label and overseen by David Defeis himself. Both songs are featured on our Myspace page. When it becomes available, we will have info on where and how to buy these tribute albums. In addition, we have simultaneously been recording a cover of the song “Thundersteel” by Riot and the battle theme music from the Super Nintendo game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. These two covers are being recorded entirely for fun and will likely be put up on youtube and/or our myspace page for the public’s enjoyment at around the same time that “Empyrean Realms” is released. We have finally gotten around to having a professional photo shoot with the band. These new pics will soon be displayed on our official site and myspace page as well as on our second album “Empyrean Realms”, and for other promotional use. Hope you enjoy!
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February 26, 2009 "The Dawn Of Enlightenment" is now available for digital download at real sites, like Amazon, Napster, iTunes, CD Baby....Fuck Snocap, they suck. Go to the Digital Distribution section for info! |
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August 13, 2008 "The Dawn Of Enlightenment" is now available for digital download. The album may be purchased exclusively through Snocap for $9.99 USD. This does NOT include bonus tracks (buy the actual CD if you want the bonus tracks!). Go to the store section, or our MySpace site and download it! |
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July 18, 2008 A few things to report...new Armory reviews in magazines "Heavy" and "Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles" issue 111...Armory featured in "Heavy" Magazine compilation CD "Metal Crusade". Armory to be featured in upcoming films "The Treaure of Alfonso Rey" and "Deathbone". Show coming up August 7. More interviews coming in the next couple weeks. |
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July 1, 2008 Special Announcement: FREE SHIPPING on all single CD orders in the month of July! |
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April 19, 2008 Shirts are now back in stock! Sizes S - XXXL available. Order them here. |
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April 1, 2008 Well folks, it's been a very busy last few months, mostly on the promotion side of things. But all in all, the CD is selling extremely well, especially for an independent release. We've added dozens of reviews, half a dozen interviews, and new live pics. We just ordered more shirts so by mid-April we should have all sizes S - XXXL. We have a show coming up on Sunday, May 25. This is a free "fan appreciation" show at Ralph's Diner in Worcester, MA with many bands. And, the writing of the second album is almost complete. That's about all the news to report from camp Armory, more to come soon. |
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January 7, 2008 For only one month you can hear "Heart Of Dreams", an entire other ARMORY song from "The Dawn Of Enlightenment", featured exclusively at: http://www.myspace.com/metalunderground! Also check out metalunderground.com for the latest news in the metal community, album reviews, band interviews, and more! |
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December 28, 2007 "The Dawn Of Enlightenment" - the professionally rerecorded 2007 version is released today worldwide! |
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December 14, 2007 Armory will be doing a live interview with netrock101.com this coming Thursday, December 20, at 9pm EST. Click here to tune into this interview LIVE next Thursday at 9pm! |
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November 13, 2007 The shirts are in! They can be purchased in the new online store! |
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August 4, 2007 We are currently working on a new merchandise section. It is under construction in the coming months and you'll see it here when the Armory store officially opens! |
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July 16, 2007 The videos, as promised, have been added. There are 7 total. Check the videos section! |
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July 11, 2007 Armory's first show was an incredible success! First things first, a huge thanks to all that came out, especially those that have waited six long years! And in case you missed it (or to those that just don't believe we actually played a show), don't worry...we have photos and the whole show videotaped. These will be unveiled in coming days. For starters, go here! |
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May 27, 2007 Armory announces their first show, after 6 long years! See more details |
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February 14, 2007 Lots of news to report! Where do we begin? |
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October 24, 2006 Today marks the fifth anniversary of www.faithinsteel.com! Happy birthday! |
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October 16, 2006 Guitars: 100% |
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March 8, 2006 All guitars, drums, and bass is recorded. Pete is working on the mixing and is preparing to record keyboards while Adam prepares for recording vocals. |
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January 18, 2006 Armory is in the studio
with metal mastermind and engineer extraordinaire Pete Ruccho
(Graveheart, Frozen) re-recording their critically acclaimed debut
album "The Dawn Of Enlightenment". As of now, The drums, guitars, and
most of the bass is recorded. Scheduled completion date is March/April
2006. It sounds absolutely incredible thanks to Pete, who will also be
playing keyboards on the album. |
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May 28, 2005 We have a new review online of our album The Dawn of Enlightenment. It is reviewed in German and English by Ronald Jacobi at this website. |
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February 22, 2005 Just wanted to add a quick update thanking all of those who have supported us and bought our cd. If you like it, you'll be glad to hear that we are hard at work writing new material and trying to organize a lineup to play shows, though it is hard with what we have right now...still looking for a drummer/keyboardist... |
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January 8, 2005 New videos added. |
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January 7, 2005 New photos added. |
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