thalepsy is a metal project from Valparaiso Chile founded by Luigi Ansaldi in 1998 that in 2006 released their debut album "Fight in the sky", an album
composed by Luigi Ansaldi achieving great acceptance in countries like Brazil and Japan, unfortunately the adventure was short-lived and for various reasons the
band dissolved in 2010. In 2019 Luigi decided to revive the use of his band's name, but this time as a project and began the adventure of creating material for a new
album, composing powerful and energetic songs, with lyrics with powerful messages, Heavy metal with heart and rage, creating songs that can be heard by
everyone, this is a powerful and raging album, but also fun, it is for all metalheads, without distinction of branches or styles, this is Heavy fuckyn metal! In 2019
Fabián Valdés joins this adventure, a prominent Chilean guitarist, who believed from the first day he heard the demos in this project, is now an important part and
stable member of Cathalepsy. Cathalepsy is in the process of bringing all the power of their music to the Heavy Metal fans! "Blood and Steel" is the epitome of first
class metal musicians collection in just one album with guest on the album ranging from vocalists: Tim "Ripper" Owens (KK Priest, ex-Judas Priest), Ralf
Scheepers (Primal Fear), Harry Conklin (Jag Panzer, ex-Riot), Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, Firewind), Frank Beck (Gamma Ray), Giacomo Voli (Rhapsody of
Fire), Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine), Thiago Bianchi (Shaman, Noturnall), David Readman (PinkCream 69, Voodoo Circle), solo guitarists: Joel Hoekstra
(Whitesnake), Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween), Ross The Boss (ex-Manowar), Glen Drover (ex-Megadeath, King Diamond, Testament), Pontus
Norgren (Hammerfall), Thobbe Englund (ex-Sabaton), Jens Ludwig (Edguy), Danilo Bar (WhiteSkull), Sigurd Fylling (Legend Of Valley Doom), keyboardists: Scott
Warren (Dio, Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath), Oliver Palotai (Kamelot)
Track List:
1. We Are the Warriors
2. Heavy Metal Faith
3. Hammer Heart
4. Blood and Steel
5. Emptiness
6. Rockstar
7. The Final Battle
8. Song of Ice and Fire
9. Hammer Heart (Orchestral Version)
