And, for many, he is the father of all vampires. To some he was a hero protecting his land against the Ottoman Empire, but to others, he was a violent and heartless monster. The duality between heroic actions and the barbarity resulting from them, between one's actions and the intentions behind them versus the collateral damages, and the myths born following one's death. The paradoxical life and afterlife of Vlad The Impaler, also known as Dracula, inspired the themes and questions of this album. The lyrics of Chapter II - Legacy have, just like for their debut album, been inspired by a historical figure. Chapter II - Legacy surprises with a melting pot of different influences and a contrast between super heavy riffs, a sometimes even djent/metalcore-like touches and catchy hook lines and melodies, giving the band's sophomore album a modern and equally timeless touch without losing their personal signature. Instead, they teamed up with orchestrator Elias Holmlid and Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Epica, Amaranthe and many more), who manned the amazing recording (vocals), mix, post production and mastering duties. The unit has built a creative blueprint for themselves, choosing to self-produce the second album independent from any producer influence during the writing process. Now, she sets her focus back to her main musical force as AD INFINITUM, with Adrian Thessenvitz (guitars), Korbinian Benedict (bass) and Niklas Müller (drums), will unveil its new opus, Chapter II - Legacy. In addition, frontwoman Melissa Bonny is consistently drawn to exciting musical collaborations, like her recent feature with FEUERSCHWANZ – which has already gained over 2.4 million views on YouTube since its release.

With their spellbinding debut album, Chapter I - Monarchy (2020), brought to life in the middle of a global pandemic, the foursome reached millions of plays on streaming platforms and the intoxicating video for first single “Marching on Versailles” has gathered over 1.7M video views to date. A younger and heavier sound that defines AD INFINITUM like never before.'Symphonic metal onslaught AD INFINITUM are no stranger to the scene. For this record, we decided to work without the influence of an external producer during the songwriting process and to team up with Elias Holmlid for the beautiful and epic orchestrations and of course with Jacob Hansen who recorded, mixed, mastered and participated to the post production.

It represents months and months of hard work of four bandmates, for a result that we are proud to call “self-produced”. We hope you will enjoy – as much as we do – the first taste of an album that represents the evolution and growth of the band very well.Ĭhapter II – Legacy holds a very special place in our heart.

Saying that we’ve been impatient to share our work on this record is an understatement. “We are very happy to finally unveil the first track from our upcoming album, Chapter II – Legacy. To celebrate their next offering, the group has shared a video for the song “Unstoppable.” Symphonic metal outfit Ad Infinitum have announced their overall sophomore effort, Chapter II – Legacy, will be released on October 29th via Napalm Records.

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