Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and '80s hair metal, Canadian shredders Striker will release their sixth studio album, Play To Win, on October 26th via their independent label Record Breaking Records. Today, the band has premiered the video for the song "Head First." 

Play To Win features 10 fist pounding, shred-tacular anthems produced by the band, plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer; along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons Of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada's Juno Awards, the country's highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.

The band's new lyric video for the single "Heart Of Lies" can be seen below:

Tracklisting:

"Heart Of Lies"
"Position Of Power"
"Head Of Power"
"On The Run"
"The Front"
"Play To Win"
"Standing Alone"
"Summoner"
"Heavy Is The Heart"
"Hands Of Time"

In support of the release, Striker announce they will be touring Europe this coming November for the co-headline Maple Meltdown Tour with Skull Fist.

European dates:

November
2 - Metal Hammer Paradise, Germany *Skull Fist Only
3 - Roeselare - Germany - Veerlichte Geest
4 - Camden, UK - TheLounge
5 - Tillburg, Netherlands - Little Devil
6 - Lyon, France - Rock n'Eat
7 - Colmar, France - Le Grillen
8 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Paunchy Cats
9 - Essen, Germany - Turock
10 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion Complex
11 - Zurich, Switzerland - Werk 21
12 - Vienna, Austria - Escape
13 - Munich, Germany- Backstage
14 - Tchy, Poland - Underground Pub
15 - Lodz, Poland - Magnetofon Klub
16 - Cham, Germany - L.A.
17 - Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville
18 - Frankfurt, Germany - Elfer

Guitarist Tim Brown comments on Play To Win: "Play To Win: if you want to win you have to play the game. Find the rules and break them. This is our sixth album and third independent release. If we followed the rules and listened to the industry people we'd have gone absolutely nowhere. Play To Win is about listening to yourself, following your own path, and playing that fifth ace hidden in your sleeve. This album is designed to light a fire under your ass and get you moving, and we made sure to get the most modern, ear melting sounds possible. It's all about where metal is going, not where it has been, and this is our soundtrack to success."

(Photo by: Dana Zuk)