The Seal Of A New World

Released in 2019 by Beyond The Storm Productions, this is the band's sixth full-length album and first featuring their new vocalist Jota Fortinho! Mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Evergrey).
In 2018, the band surprisingly parted ways with the singer Mayo Petranin. The split was handled in a gentlemanly manner. The band played with Mayo all shows, which were already booked, even after the official split.
Soon after, Signum Regis started looking for a new singer. Guitarist Filip Koluš did an extensive research on YouTube and compiled a list of possible candidates. Right on the top of the list was Jota Fortinho, who was singing impressive covers of famous bands. His performance of the Helloween classic "Halloween" was an instant jaw-dropper. Jota was contacted and showed interest in Signum Regis. After a relatively short period of testing, when Jota sang some of the important songs from the Signum Regis catalog, he became the new, permanent singer.
From that time on till 2019, the band was working on a new album. In some ways, there was a back to the roots kind of dynamic there, because Jota has at least as wide vocal range as Göran Edman has and is able to sing complex and demanding vocal lines. In other ways, it was a musical exploration and a search for a new sound. The band worked on 15 demos and at the end of the day, 12 songs were chosen and recorded for the album.
Among those 12 songs, there are all sonic trademarks of the band. Fans can enjoy fast, melodic, heavy, mid tempo, rocking songs and also an epic ballad.
The album was mixed by Ronnie König and mastered by the famous Jacob Hansen. One of the interesting aspects of the production is that there are no triggers and drum samples on drums. The sound is 100% acoustic, which is quite rare for a band of this genre and therefore, it helps this album to stand out of the crowd. Backing vocals on the album were done by David Åkesson. You can also hear 2 solos from Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear, Allen/Lande, Kiske/Somerville) and a guest appearance by Eli Prinsen (The Sacrificed, Sacred Warrior).

Lineup

Jota Fortinho (Nine Circles) - Vocals
Filip Koluš (Vindex, Trigger) - Guitars
Ronnie König (Vindex, Trigger, Dream Patrol) - Bass/Backing Vocals
Jaro Jančula (Vindex, Trigger) - Drums
Jáno Tupý (Vindex) - Keyboards/Backing Vocals

Guests

Jota Fortinho (Nine Circles) - Vocals
Filip Koluš (Vindex, Trigger) - Guitars
Ronnie König (Vindex, Trigger, Dream Patrol) - Bass/Backing Vocals
Jaro Jančula (Vindex, Trigger) - Drums
Jáno Tupý (Vindex) - Keyboards/Backing Vocals