On Divine Winds

On Divine Winds is the second album from Hail of Bullets, an old school death metal band formed by current and former members of Asphyx and Gorefest. 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
Released12 October 2010
RecordedUnisound Studio, Örebro, Sweden
GenreDeath metal
Length48:03
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerDan Swanö
Hail of Bullets chronology
…Of Frost and War
(2008)		 On Divine Winds
(2010)		 III: The Rommel Chronicles
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Metal-Temple8/10[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.TitleLength
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
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References
  1. Norton, Justin M. "Hail Of Bullets - 'On Divine Winds'". About.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. Heaney, Gregory. "On Divine Winds". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. Alfieris, Manolis. "Hail Of Bullets - On Divine Winds". Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. Hensch, Mark. "Hail of Bullets - On Divine Winds Review and Interview Review". Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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