German melodic metal band FREEDOM CALL will release their new studio album, Land Of The Crimson Dawn, on February 24th in Germany, February 27th in Europe and February 28th in North America.

There can be no doubt that Freedom Call, in addition to their many other irrefutable fortes, are also a first-rate live act. Their concerts see the band deliver a veritable a riot of musical zest, positive energy and personal optimism. So it’s not surprising that vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay and his team have been wanting to add this dynamic flair to one of their studio productions without neglecting their familiar love of detail - which the band from Nuremberg have skilfully accomplished on Land Of The Crimson Dawn.

“The new tracks simply have more of that rock’n’roll feel,” says Bay, “everything sounds much rawer, there’s more focus on the guitars than before, and the musicians had more freedom during the recordings than they used to have.”

This added independence has paid off for Freedom Call: Land Of The Crimson Dawn is definitely one of the band’s most dynamic productions since their 1999 debut Stairway To Fairyland, combining the passion of their live shows with carefully intricate arrangements and technical finesse.

The new album will be available in three versions: as a jewel case featuring 14 songs, as a limited double CD digipak including six additional bonus tracks - which have chums such as POWERWORLD, SECRET SPHERE, DOWNSPIRIT, MANIIMAL, NEONFLY and Hannes Braun (KISSIN’ DYNAMITE) deliver their versions of popular Freedom Call numbers - and on double coloured vinyl LP.

Digipak tracklisting:

CD 1:

'Age Of The Phoenix'

'Rockstars'

'Crimson Dawn'

'66 Warriors'

'Back Into The Land Of Light'

'Sun In The Dark'

'Hero On Video'

'Valley Of Kingdom'

'Killer Gear'

'Rockin` Radio'

'Terra Liberty'

'Eternity'

'Space Legends'

'Power & Glory'

CD 2:

'Flame In The Night' - performed by POWERWORLD

'Hunting High And Low' - performed by DOWNSPIRIT

'Fairyland' - performed by SECRET SPHERE

'Palace Of Fantasy' - performed by MANIMAL

'Land Of The Light' - performed by NEONFLY

'Warriors' - performed by Hannes Braun of KISSIN' DYNAMITE

Jewel Case tracklisting:

'Age Of The Phoenix'

'Rockstars'

'Crimson Dawn'

'66 Warriors'

'Back Into The Land Of Light'

'Sun In The Dark'

'Hero On Video'

'Valley Of Kingdom'

'Killer Gear'

'Rockin` Radio'

'Terra Liberty'

'Eternity'

'Space Legends'

'Power & Glory'

LP tracklisting:

LP 1

Side A:

'Age Of The Phoenix'

'Rockstars'

'Crimson Dawn'

Side B:

'66 Warriors'

'Back Into The Land Of Light'

'Sun In The Dark'

LP 2

Side A:

'Hero On Video'

'Valley Of Kingdom'

'Killer Gear'

'Rockin` Radio'

Side B:

'Terra Liberty'

'Eternity'

'Space Legends'

'Power & Glory'

In tour news, Freedom Call have scheduled the following dates in 2012:

March

3 - Esslingen, Germany - Komma (R.O.W. Benefiz Festival)
4 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch (with THE BULLETMONKS, HELLRIDE)

March (with IN LEGEND, POWER QUEST)

8 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
9 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - Allkart Halle
10 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
11 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche

March (with In Legend, GUN BARREL)

16 - Andernach, Germany - JUZ Live Club
17 - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple
18 - Hamburg, Germany - Marx

April

25 - Karlstad, Sweden - Glada Ankan
26 - Stockholm, Sweden - Harry B James
27 - Karlshamn, Sweden - Comangniet
28 - Helsingborg, Sweden - Tivoli

July

12-15 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Festival