Greek melodic Power metal masters Firewind, the group led by guitar-wizard and Ozzy Osbourne band member Gus G., are starting the promotional campaign leading up to the release of their eighth studio album, Immortals, which will be available on January 20th via the band’s longtime label partner Century Media Records in Europe. The album will be released in North America via AFM Records.

The first single off the upcoming album, the opening track “Hands Of Time”, is streaming below. Pre-order Immortals via iTunes to obtain “Hands Of Time” as instant grat.

Gus G. checked with the following comment about “Hands Of Time”: “We know it's been long overdue, but finally we can present a new song! "Hands Of Time" is the opening track off our new album Immortals and I'd say it's a return to a sound that many of our fans have longed for. Fast, melodic with a big chorus, big production, guitar / keyboard solos & of course great performance by our new singer, Henning Basse. Enjoy!“

Gus G. previously commentet on Immortals, the band’s first concept album, and its artwork (which can be seen below): “Since we're from Greece, we thought it would be a cool idea to make a concept of Greek history and heritage. So, on this album we focused on the legendary battles of Thermopylae and Salamis during the 2nd Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC. The artwork was once again created by our longtime collaborator, Gustavo Sazes and we feel it reflects the vibe we tried to capture on this album - Epic, Powerful, Glorious, Everlasting.”

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.

Immortals tracklisting:

“Hands Of Time”
“We Defy”
“Ode To Leonidas”
“Back On The Throne”
“Live And Die By The Sword”
“Wars Of Ages”
“Lady Of 1000 Sorrows”
“Immortals”
“Warriors And Saints”
“Rise From The Ashes”

Next to the standard jewel case CD and Digital Download formats, Immortals will also be released as LP on 180gr vinyl with a poster as well as the entire album on CD as bonus. Additionally, there will also be a limited edition Mediabook CD with expanded booklet, a bonus track and 3 stickers.

In order to support the release of Immortals, Firewind are set to hit the road across Europe and the UK. Those dates as well as some first festival dates confirmed for 2017.

Europe & UK with special guests Manimal and Scar Of The Sun:

February
15 - Glasgow, Scotlan - Audio
16 - Manchester, England - Academy 3
17 - Sheffield, England - Corporation
18 - Wolverhampton, England - Slade Rooms
19 - London, England - Underworld
21 - Southampton, England - Engine Rooms
22 - Paris, France - Backstage by the Mills
23 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
25 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
26 - Budapest, Hungary - A38
27 - München, Germany - Feierwerk
28 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal

March
1 - Bochum, Germany - Rockpalast
2 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob

European Festivals:

June
16 - Duisburg, Germany - Rage Against Racism

July
13-15 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head

August
9-12 - Villena, Spain - Leyendas del Rock

September
8 - Olen, Belgium - Olensfest

Firewind lineup:

Henning Basse - Vocals
Gus G. - Guitar
Petros Christo - Bass
Bob Katsionis - Keyboards
Jo Nunez - Drums