FIREWIND – Announce European tour with Rage; Summer dates started
Greek melodic Power metal masters FIREWIND continue to promote their much acclaimed newest studio album ”Immortals” by playing a run of summer festival dates, a tour of Spain and the group has just being announced as support act for a European tour with Rage in January 2018. Here are all upcoming dates for FIREWIND:
FIREWIND live 2017
16.06.2017 Duisburg (Germany) – Rage Against Racism Open Air
17.06.2017 St. Goarshausen (Germany) – RockFels
02.07.2017 Milano (Italy) – BattleField Metal Fest
11.08.2017 Villena (Spain) – Leyendas del Rock Festival
17.08.2017 Bratislava (Slovakia) – More Than Fest
08.09.2017 Olens (Belgium) – Olensfest
12.10.2017 Barcelona (Spain) – Sala Bovedal
13.10.2017 Valencia (Spain) –16 Toneladas
14.10.2017 Pozal de Gallinas (Spain) – Atalaya Rock Festival
15.10.2017 Vigo (Spain) – Sala Master
27.10.2017 Rome (Italy) – Jailbreak Club
28.10.2017 Vouziers (France) – Vouziers Metal Fest
RAGE w/ Very Special Guests FIREWIND – Europe 2018:
04.01.2018 Bochum (Germany) – Zeche
05.01.2018 Speyer (Germany) – 101
06.01.2018 Milano (Italy) – Legend Club
07.01.2018 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7
09.01.2018 Munich (Germany) – Backstage
10.01.2018 Salzburg (Austria) – Rockhouse
12.01.2018 Prague (Czech Republic) – Nova Chmelnice
13.01.2018 Zlin (Czech Republic) – Masters of Rock Café
14.01.2018 Kosice (Slovakia) – Collosseum
15.01.2018 Budapest (Hungary) – A38
16.01.2018 Bratislava (Slovakia) – Randal Club
FIREWIND checked in with the following comment: “The first dates of 2018 are already in! We're excited to announce that we'll be hitting the road in Europe as very special guests of the legendary Rage! This is a show you won't wanna miss. The “Immortals” campaign marches on - see you in January!”.
“Immortals” is FIREWIND’s 8th studio album and managed to enter various international sales charts upon release as follows: Greece: # 6, Germany: # 72, Switzerland: # 45, Belgium (Wallonia): # 98, USA / Top New Artist Albums: #22, USA / Current Hard Music Albums: # 34.
“Immortals” marks the first time FIREWIND used an outside co-producer, working with Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Pink Cream 69), who not only engineered, mixed and mastered the album, but also co-wrote it together with Gus G. Next to the standard jewel case CD and Digital Download formats, “Immortals” is also released as LP on 180gr vinyl with a poster as well as the entire album on CD as bonus. Additionally, there is also a limited edition Mediabook CD with expanded booklet, 3 stickers and a bonus track.
Check out some of the tracks off FIREWIND’s “Immortals” release here:
“Hands Of Time” video: https://youtu.be/z3Q1o0m2sik
“Ode To Leonidas” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF_nYCnVjcM
“Ode To Leonidas” video making of: https://youtu.be/9Kr9f5L6sPU
“Back On The Throne” lyric video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJek1DFOaMg
“Lady Of 1000 Sorrows” video: https://youtu.be/MgfSALYaX8Q
Album track-by-track video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYccOz4FO78
Album EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxENF5x85xE
FIREWIND’s “Immortals” album as well as the group’s “Forged By Fire” (2005) and “Allegiance” (2006) albums, which were recently released for the first time ever on LP format, can be ordered alongside other catalogue items from CM Distro here: http://smarturl.it/FIREWINDimmortalsCMD
FIREWIND line-up
Henning Basse - Vocals
Gus G. - Guitar
Petros Christo - Bass
Bob Katsionis - Keyboards
Jo Nunez - Drums
FIREWIND discography
Between Heaven And Hell (CD, 2002)
Burning Earth (CD, 2003)
Forged By Fire (CD, 2005 / LP, 2017)
Allegiance (CD, 2006 / LP, 2017)
The Premonition (CD/LP, 2008)
Live Premonition (CD/DVD, 2008)
Days Of Defiance (CD/LP, 2010)
Few Against Many (CD/LP, 2012)
Apotheosis - Live 2012 (CD, 2013)
Immortals (CD/LP, 2017)
FIREWIND online
http://www.firewind.gr
http://www.facebook.com/firewindofficial
http://twitter.com/firewindmusic
http://www.youtube.com/firetv
Quelle: Century Media Records