The debut self titled CD, NINTH CIRCLE, known as “the record that started it all” in NINTH CIRCLE fandom, was released worldwide in the winter of 2000. Taking the metal world by storm, the CD went on to reach #2 on MP3.com’s Metal charts where it stayed on the top 10 list for several months. Recorded during a time when Melodic Metal was underground, Ninth Circle’s debut captured what the band had been doing since their inception. “We were young, but we had been around the block long enough to know our way around a studio, write good songs and deliver them live and on record”, recalls Frank. “This style of music was not popular in the U.S. during this time” states Dennis, “however the gigs were always a validation that people liked our songs, as simple as that.” Dennis goes on to say, “Although we were listening to a good amount of progressive Metal at the time, our goal was to record songs that were catchy and to the point. We saved the exte...