Greek metallers FIREWIND, led by young guitar sensation Gus G. (ex-DREAM EVIL, NIGHTRAGE, MYSTIC PROPHECY, ARCH ENEMY), has returned with The Premonition, which is easily their defining moment.

The offering is set for a March 25th release. A special pre-order is now available exclusively through CM Distro where fans can buy the album for only $10 and automatically be entered to win the LTD Gus 200 Guitar (courtesy of ESP Guitars). Click here to access the new E-card/widget, which features the pre-order.

The new track 'Mercenary Man' has just been posted on the band’s MySpace page, head over now to check it out. A new video for the track was recently shot by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES) and look for that to make it's debut in the coming weeks.

Firewind will make their return to North America in May on the Tyranny And Bloodshred Tour '08, which could be hailed as one of the best guitar-shredder packages of the year. This crushing headlining trek kicks off on May 10th and also features labelmates ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY and DIVINE HERESY. See below for the tour’s complete routing.

Gus G. further states: “I feel that the new Firewind album is yet another step up in our career - musically speaking. Once again we wanted it to have variation. I really don’t like those types of albums where you’ve listened to the first song and it’s like you heard them all. This doesn’t happen on Firewind albums and certainly not on this new one. Songwriting wise, I think all songs are special and once again everyone was involved in the writing as we basically kept the Allegiance ‘winning team’ together. Our influences draw from Thin Lizzy to Black Sabbath and Megadeth and you can clearly hear that on the riffs and guitar melodies.”

The Premonition is a dynamic metallic assault that was once again recorded and mixed at the famed Studio Fredman in Sweden with renowned producer Fredrik Nordstrom (Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir). This album is a must for any fan of heavy, melodic music and it’s an effort that is sure to help Firewind gain worldwide dominance.

Firewind's Tyranny And Bloodshred tour with Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity and Divine Heresy includes the following dates:

May

9 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
10 - Recher Theater - Towson, MD
11 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
13 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC
14 - L’Imperial - Quebec City, QC
16 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
17 - The Majestic Theater - Detroit, MI
19 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
20 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
21 - The Garrick Centre - Winnipeg, MB
23 - MacEwan Ballroom - Calgary, AB
24 - Starlite - Edmonton, AB
27 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA
29 - Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
30 - House of Blues - W. Hollywood, CA