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On Divine Winds is the second album by Dutch death metal band Hail of Bullets. It was released on October 11, 2010 by Metal Blade Records. On Divine Winds continued the band's focus upon the Second World War, this time focusing upon the Pacific Campaign. The album title is a reference to the English translation of "Kamikaze" and was produced by Dan Swanö.

On Divine Winds
Studio album by Hail of Bullets
Released 12 October 2010
Recorded Unisound Studio, Örebro, Sweden
Genre Death metal
Label Metal Blade Records
Producer Dan Swanö
Hail of Bullets album chronology
…Of Frost and War
(2008)
On Divine Winds
(2010)
III: The Rommel Chronicles
(2013)
 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4/5 stars[1]
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
Metal-Temple 8/10[3]

Background

Drummer Ed Warby said that the main difference between the first album and On Divine Winds was that the band "semi-subconsciously" incorporated more melody into the music.[4] Warby attributed this emphasis on melody to the subject matter of the album:

The Pacific has more epic connotations and as such translates into huge musical themes in our heads, whereas the Eastern front topic on the last full-length album inspired a more bleak, stripped down musical style.[4]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Hail of Bullets.

No. Title Length
1. "The Eve of Battle"   1:06
2. "Operation Z"   4:37
3. "The Mukden Incident"   4:12
4. "Strategy of Attrition"   4:57
5. "Full Scale War"   5:19
6. "Guadalcanal"   3:25
7. "On Coral Shores"   5:10
8. "Unsung Heroes"   5:14
9. "Tokyo Napalm Holocaust"   5:20
10. "Kamikaze"   4:27
11. "To Bear the Unbearable"   4:16

Personnel

Hail of Bullets

Technical Personnel

  • Dan Swanö - mixing and mastering
  • Chris van der Valk - drums and vocal recording
  • Ed Warby - guitars and bass recording

Design Personnel

  • Mick Koopman - cover art and layout
  • Daniel Horibogen – photography
  • Cherie Goewie - photography
  • Tom Jaschke – photography
  • Christian Baeriswyl – photography

References

  1. Norton, Justin M.. Hail Of Bullets - 'On Divine Winds'. About.com.
  2. Heaney, Gregory. On Divine Winds. Allmusic.
  3. Alfieris, Manolis. Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hensch, Mark. Hail of Bullets - On Divine Winds Review and Interview Review.


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