FORTÉ was
founded in Oklahoma City in 1987 and in those early stages they band
played an abundant of shows quickly establishing themselves within the
flourishing underground metal scene by opening for bands like PANTERA,
DREAM THEATER, FATES WARNING, WATCHTOWER, OVERKILL, SAVATAGE and
TROUBLE. Signing to Germany’s Massacre Records the band released four
critically acclaimed albums throughout the 90’s and just last year
released, Unholy War, their first new album in 12 years. In 2011,
Divebomb Records reissued a stunning deluxe edition of their debut,
Stranger Than Fiction, yielding great results thus helping the band
return to their former glory – including a coveted slot on this year’s
installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival in Germany. This is
just the beginning for FORTÉ as work has already begun on a new album.
Invictus is a brand new 2 CD set which features brand new cover artwork
by Steven Cobb the man responsible for their captivating Unholy War
cover and collects the remaining three out of print albums (Rise Above,
Destructive and Division). All 32 tracks have been newly remastered by
Jamie King allowing fans to complete their FORTÉ collection in one fell
swoop.
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released July 9, 2013