Century Media Records reports:

As the European release date of Greek melodic metal act FIREWIND’s new effort The Premonition is drawing closer, the content of the limited edition has been revealed.

The special version of the album comes with an O-Card packaging and a bonus DVD dubbed Live Premonition, which includes four 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: 'Into The Fire', 'Head Up High', 'Mercenary Man', 'My Loneliness', + Individual interviews with all members of Firewind.

Firewind 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! Dig in and feel the burn of Firewind!”

In related news, Gus G. and Firewind drummer Mark Cross are confirmed to appear at the renowned music fair in Frankfurt (Germany) on March 14th – 15th, 2008 and will use this opportunity to do exclusive signing sessions as well.

See below for a detailed schedule:

- Gus G. performance at FMM: Friday, March 14th, 2008 – Agora Stage at 11:30 AM
- Gus G. Signing Session: Saturday, March, 15th – ESP booth at 2:30 PM - with Will Adler (LAMB OF GOD), Dave Pybus (CRADLE OF FILTH)
- Mark Cross Signing Session: Friday, March 14th – Paiste Cymbals booth at 16:00h

After the upcoming European tour in April/May with KAMELOT, Firewind have also just been confirmed to tour in North America May as part of the Tyranny & Bloodshred Tour 2008 alongside ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY and DIVINE HERESY.

Gus G. adds: “I'm so happy that Firewind gets to return to North America as a part of this package! It’s very versatile, with really good bands on the bill. Personally speaking, I'm happy for the fact that I'll get to tour with Arch Enemy again. It was a blast playing with them in 2005 and Michael Amott and Co. are such great musicians and people. I have a lot of respect for them. We will give the fans a really intense setlist as we will present material from our new album, “The Premonition”, for the first time.”

Firewind’s new full-length The Premonition will be released on the following dates:

Benelux / Italy: Friday, March 21, 2008.

Germany / Austria / Switzerland: Saturday, March 22, 2008.

France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest Of Europe: Monday, March 24, 2008.

Spain / Portugal: Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

Sweden / Finland / Hungary: Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

UK: Monday, April 7, 2008

Also, Firewind's brand-new single 'Mercenary Man has just been released in their home country of Greece and for all other European customers, the Nuclear Blast mailorder exclusively offers the single at a fan-friendly price of 3,99€. Click here to order it directly.