FIREWIND mastermind Gus G. has posted the following update regarding the recording process of their new yet-untitled album, out on Century Media Records in March, 2008 as well as it's exclusive live premier:

“Well, most of the recordings for the new album are done by now! We’ve been locked at Sweden’s Studio Fredman for about a month now and I’m super excited with the way things are shaping up! Killer sounds on the drums, guitars and bass. We’ve recorded 12 original songs and a few covers which will be revealed in time.

I also want to set something straight since some people seem to be confused: Apollo is still in the band! Yes, he is singing on the new album (currently finishing up his vocal tracks - which in my opinion are his best performances ever!) and yes, he is going back on the road with us in 2008.

Now onto something different and very special: Since we have gotten such a great response on our world tour 2006-2007 and have received so much love from our fans, we would like to give back by doing something special for them: We will play a one and only exclusive show in our hometown (Thessaloniki, Greece) on Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at Principal Club Theatre, where we will perform our full upcoming brand new album LIVE! So consider this as a very special event since we don’t plan on doing this again. Of course we’ll play an extra set of other older material in addition to the new songs. What makes this even cooler, is that we’ll record and film this event for future DVD use, so we hope to see all our Metal brothers and sisters at this special event!

For those of you that don’t live in Greece and plan to travel to see this show, please email us at r_evolution13@yahoo.gr and let us know of your participation. We’ll get back to you and provide info on how to get to the venue, hotels, etc.

Let the Firewind rage on! // Gus G.”

Furthermore, Firewind will return to European stages in support of their new album in April/May 2008, see below for the exact dates:

April (with KAMELOT, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS)

4 - London, UK at Carling Academy
5 - Wolverhampton, UK at Wulfrun Hall
6 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Paradiso
9 - Antwerpen, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo
10 - Saarbrücken, Germany at Garage
11 - Paris, France at Elysée Montmartre
12 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
13 - Milano, Italy at Alcatraz
16 - Athens, Greece at Fuzz Club
17 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios
18 - Sofia, Bulgaria at Hristov Botev
19 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC
20 - Budapest, Hungary at Wigwam
22 - München, Germany at Backstage
23 - Ludwigsburg, Germany at Rockfabrik
24 - Essen, Germany at Weststadthalle
25 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle
28 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia
29 - Oulu, Finland at Teatria

May (with Kamelot, Visions Of Atlantis)

1 - Stockholm, Sweden at Klubben
2 - Gothenburg, Sweden at Trädgarn
3 - Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene