Two-times Emergenza band contest winners HOPELEZZ are one of the most exciting and hard-working newcomer bands in Germany! Word about their energetic live shows soon got around, leading to the chance to support bands like Sepultura, Soilwork and Ill Nino. ''Stories Of A War Long Forgotten" is the band’s first ever concept album. It’s about a war being unleashed on earth to punish us for our sins (''Ich Bin Krieg''). The war spreads everywhere in all its dimensions und triggers a mystic battle between heaven and hell, but also a battle of every individual against itself, against the brutalization of society or against addictions. The title track sums up all facets, as a war that has long been forgotten (''War Long Forgotten''). The album ends with the conclusion that things that seem to be long forgotten are what destroy us in the end and describes the reckoning of war incarnate (''Vom Letzten Tag''). Sky Van Hoff (Rammstein, Kreator, Caliban) produced, mixed and mastered the album at The Barracks Studios in Ratingen, Germany. On the album’s 12 tracks, HOPELEZZ showcases itself on an impressive new level. They never sounded more mature, the choruses have never been catchier, and the guitars have never been more melodic than on their new album. Their mix of brutal metal and pressing melodies instantly grabs the listener by the throat. For the first time ever, HOPELEZZ have included two songs performed in German on an album. Their urge to create something diverse is fulfilled with a cover version of Bonnie Tyler’s classic ''Holding Out For A Hero''.
1. Ich Bin Krieg (Intro)
2. War Against War
3. The Beast
4. The Only Way
5. War Long Forgotten
6. Let Their Cities Burn
7. Through Hell
8. What You Deserve
9. A Prayer For Better Days
10. This Must Not Be The End
11. Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler Cover)
12. Vom Letzten Tag