Demons and Wizards (Demons and Wizards album)

Track listing

Standard Issue

• Distributed in Europe and North America by SPV and in Japan by Victor Entertainment.

  Argentinian release

• Distributed in Argentina by NEMS Enterprises.

  Lyrical content

• "Heaven Denies" is based on Milton's Paradise Lost, about the downfall of Lucifer.
• "Poor Man's Crusade" is about the Crusades in a mocking tone, in particular the popular crusades and the Crusade of the Poor.
• "Fiddler on the Green" is about two car accidents which Kürsch witnessed.
• "Winter of Souls" is about King Arthur and Mordred.
• "Blood on My Hands" is based on Wagner's version of Siegfried's story, as told in the Ring cycle.
• "The Whistler" is based on the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

  Personnel

• Hansi Kürsch - vocals and lyrics
• Jon Schaffer - lead, rhythm, and bass guitars; music composition

• Jim Morris - additional lead guitars
• Mark Prator - drums