Chapter VIII

Chapter VIII
Studio album by
Axenstar
Released1 December 2023
StudiosAxenstar Studios
Studio Underground, Västerås, Sweden
Bilda Studion in Söderhamn, Gävleborg, Sweden
GenrePower metal
Length45:23
LabelInner Wound Recordings
Axenstar chronology
End of All Hope
(2019)		 Chapter VIII
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal.de6/10
Metal Temple8/10
Powermetal.de [de]7/10
Rock Hard7.5/10
Scream Magazine3/6
Metal Hammer Germany3.5/7

Chapter VIII is the eighth studio album by power metal band Axenstar. It was released on 1 December 2023 via Inner Wound Recordings. Production of the album was marred with difficulties including the COVID-19 pandemic and their drummer Hampus Fasth leaving the band two months after the release of their previous album End of All Hope. Fasth was replaced by Morgana Lefay drummer Pelle Åkerlind. Music videos were released for "Heavenly Symphony" and "The Flame of Victory".

Track listing

  1. "Heavenly Symphony" - 4:44
  2. "Through the Fire and Brimstone" - 5:11
  3. "The Great Deceiver" - 4:32
  4. "Enchanted Lands" - 2:41
  5. "The Flame of Victory" - 4:12
  6. "No Surrender" - 3:42
  7. "Holy Land" - 6:01
  8. "Eye for an Eye" - 5:15
  9. "The War Within" - 5:00
  10. "Life Eternal" - 4:05

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Endres, Markus (6 December 2003). "Axenstar - Chapter VIII". Metal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Mark Garcia (17 January 2024). "Axenstar - Chapter VIII - Metal Temple Magazine". Metal Temple (review). Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ van der Laan, Martin (20 December 2023). "Skandinavischer Melodic (Power) Metal aus der erweiterten Spitzengruppe des Genres". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "AXENSTAR - Chapter VIII". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Øien, Frode (2023). "AXENSTAR 'Chapter VIII'". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 281. p. 28.
  6. ↑ Ludwig, Simon (1 December 2023). "Kritik zu Axenstar CHAPTER VIII". Metal Hammer Germany (review) (in German). Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Coe, Matt (14 December 2023). "Axenstar – Victorious Symphony". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Wogerbauer, Christian (15 October 2023). "AXENSTAR: zweite Single vom neuen Power Metal Album „Chapter VIII" aus Schweden". Vampster (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2026.

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