09/12/2024 20:31

Frozen Crown

Frozen Crown: new album 'War Hearts' coming in October

Italian power/speed metal band Frozen Crown's new studio album and Napalm Records debut, 'War Hearts', is out on October 18, 2024.

Track listing:
1. War Hearts
2. Steel and Gold
3. To Live to Die
4. Night of the Wolf
5. On Silver Wings
6. Edge of Reality
7. Bloodlines
8. I Am the Wind
9. King of the Sky
10. Ice Dragon

Founded in 2017, the relentless band has performed at several festivals like Sabaton Open Air, Metal Fest Plzen and Rock Imperium Festival, headlined two Japanese tours and followed extensive European touring with significant bands such as DragonForce and Nanowar Of Steel – topped by an upcoming tour with Kamelot this fall. Joined by their newest member, 18-year-old guitar prodigy Alessia Lanzone, the band's characteristic sound has been expanded by her skills, adding depth and complexity to their performances.

Featuring all members on the recording for the first time, War Hearts symbolizes a fresh start and pays homage to the legendary Children Of Bodom with its album title, a band that inspired Frozen Crown's youthful, raw and passionate approach to metal. Addressing themes of self-improvement, awareness, personal growth and inner struggles, the fast-paced track 'Steel and Gold' creates an uplifting atmosphere with energetic harmonies while 'I Am the Wind' features soaring choruses with dual vocals from frontwoman Jade and guitarist Federico, ingenious guitar riffs, and perfectly blended drums, while the lyrics inspire listeners to let go like the wind and rise to shine again. To wrap up the album, tracks like 'Edge of Reality', inspired by the ’86 "Highlander" movie, and 'Bloodlines', referencing the "Vampire: The Masquerade" series of board and video games, showcase the band's colorful storytelling.

Frozen Crown constantly define and refine their sound, pushing their trademark elements to new levels of complexity without forgetting the characteristic catchy hooks. War Hearts exceeds their previous successes and solidifies their place in the global metal scene.

The band have unveiled the guitar-driven title track 'War Hearts alongside a powerful official music video. This uplifting track combines the strong message of fighting for your dreams with incredible vocal expertise and ultimate high-speed riffs. Determined to make it through the rough storm as war angels, relentless drums merged with a thrilling guitar solo by newest member Alessia Lanzone reflect the confident atmosphere.

The band commented on the new video:
"We're overly excited and proud to introduce our new album's title track 'War Hearts' and to unveil its official videoclip! 'War Hearts' was the first song we wrote for the new album and it's meant to be a statement about how fast and uncompromising the rest of the album is going to be. It's also the first song to mark the appearance of our young new guitar player Alessia and her blazing solos.
The video is once again settled in Italy, between the windy ruins of the Avigliana Castle, and once again portrays the band in the rawest manner possible, without any kind of post-production or artifice involved."

With their youthful, raw and passionate approach to metal, Frozen Crown have garnered significant media exposure with their previous four albums and their massive hit, 'Neverending', which has gathered over 11 million views on YouTube to date. The band has further cemented their reputation with their dynamic live performance with legendary acts like U.D.O. in 2023.

The band commented on 'Silver and Gold':
"We're extremely excited to have the ‘Steel and Gold’ official video finally released via Napalm Records. This is the fulfillment of years of hard work, as well as a fresh start! This video doesn't deviate from the usual Frozen Crown style, it just consolidates it. Very often, our videos have been labeled as 'just a bunch of people having the time of their lives playing metal in some beautiful scenery... plus a lot of hair'. We must say, we totally agree!

This time, though, the beautiful scenery is the gorgeous Castello dei Doria, in Dolceacqua, Liguria, in northwestern Italy, and the 'bunch of people’ is just one more person on guitar, adding firepower (and hair) to the ensemble. 'Steel and Gold' is a song about loyalty, integrity and self improvement. It's about remaining true to your ideals and about the search for unattainable perfection."
'War Hearts' will be out as digisleeve CD and three vinyl variants:
● Transparent red vinyl
● Crystal clear with black marbled vinyl, limited to 200 (Napalm Records exclusive)
● turquoise vinyl, limited to 200 (signed by the whole band, Frozen Crown exclusive)

(source: Napalm Records)