03/07/2008 11:36

Firewind

Firewind: 'The Premonition'

Greek melodic metal sensation Firewind will release its successor to 2006's highly acclaimed 'Allegiance' album on March 24th, 2008. Guitarist Gus G. checks in with details on the programmatically entitled 'The Premonition':

"'The Premonition' is a strong title and our drummer Mark came up with the idea. A premonition means feeling something is about to happen. We've worked hard the past two years and we just have a premonition that 2008 is going to be a very fun and exciting year for us as we plan to visit again many places and countries and hope to play for our fans as well as make new ones!
Of course, you can interpret the album title in any way you want. Some people might read our lyrics and see that at times they're about the course of mankind and the so-called “end of days”. So maybe this could be taken also as a warning or omen, because it's definitely something that has been on our minds lately.
I feel that the new Firewind album is yet another step up in our career – musically speaking. Once again we aimed for a highly variable effort as I really don't like those albums where you've listened to the first song and it's like you heard them all! This doesn't happen on a Firewind album and certainly not on the new one!
Regarding touring, we'll start off in Europe right after the album’s release and we'll spend about five weeks on the road with Kamelot (we recently toured Japan with them and it was just fantastic!). We plan to return to the US right after that, but no dates are confirmed yet. Of course, a Japan and Pan-Asian tour is being planned currently as well as several appearances at summer festivals."

Tracklisting:
1. Into the Fire
2. Head up High
3. Mercenary Man
4. Angels Forgive Me
5. Remembered
6. My Loneliness
7. Circle of Life
8. The Silent Code
9. Maniac
10. Life Foreclosed

Coverart by Gustavo Sazes (www.abstrata.net)

The special limited edition of the album comes with an O-Card packaging and a bonus DVD dubbed 'Live Premonition' which includes 4 brand-new (!) songs from the album 'The Premonition' recorded live in Thessaloniki, Greece, on January 12th, 2008 as well as interviews with all of the band members. Here is the exact tracklisting:

Live Premonition bonus DVD:

1. Into the Fire (6:34)
2. Head up High (3:43)
3. Mercenary Man (3:56)
4. My Loneliness (4:01)

+ Individual interviews with all members of Firewind.

Firewind's mastermind Gus G. comments on the bonus DVD as follows:
“We worked very hard to be able to present you this bonus DVD, as we really wanted to put together a very special package for our fans this time around. The whole idea started back in late 2007 when we decided to play a show in our hometown Thessaloniki and present the whole new album live - from start to finish before it was even released. Looking back now, I realize that this was a big project to accomplish.
But the night of January 12th made up for the whole work and stress. Over 1.200 crazy fans filled the Principal Theater and the vibe was just magical! We caught that on film and now we present you this bonus DVD with 4 songs from that show, fully edited and mixed PLUS in-depth interviews with each band member!

(source: the official Firewind website)