Jan. 12 — Firewind continued to build excitement over its new album Friday with the premiere of another of the album’s singles.
The band debuted its new single, ‘Fallen Angel’ and the song’s companion video Friday. The song is the third single from the band’s forthcoming album, Stand United, which is scheduled for release March 1 through AFM Records. The band premiered the album’s second single, ‘Come Undone‘ and the song’s lyric video in November. Their premiere was preceded by that of the album’s lead single, ‘Salvation Day‘ and its companion video.
The musical arrangement featured in the band’s new single is a full on hard rock/metal composition that takes the best elements of the band’s power metal leanings and pairs it with some equally powerful metal influence for a whole that is sure to become a fan favorite. To a point, audiences could actually compare the song’s arrangement to some more recent works from the likes of In Flames, believe it or not.
Band founder and guitarist Gus G. discussed the song’s lyrical theme and how that theme tied into the song’s video in a prepared statement.
“‘Fallen Angel’ is a song about the eternal battle between good and evil, a song about the temptations of life,” said Gus G. “There’s been so many interpretations of all this. Working again with director Rainer ‘ZIPP’ Franze, we gave a biblical touch on the visuals and there’s even some choreography going on, for your viewing pleasure. Musically, I feel there’s a good balance of modern and classic metal elements which is where Firewind should be in 2024.”
The song’s video features the band performing its new single on a sound stage dressed to look like a live stage setting. A woman dances to the music in the other portion of the video, seen primarily as a silhouette.
The track listing for Stand United is noted below:
Stand United track listing:
01 – Salvation Day
02 – Stand United
03 – Destiny is Calling
04 – The Power Lies Within
05 – Come Undone
06 – Fallen Angel
07 – Chains
08 – Land of Chaos
09 – Talking in Your Sleep
10 – Days of Grace
In other news, Firewind has a handful of live dates planned for 2024 across Europe. The tour, dubbed the “Masters of Fire Tour 2024” is scheduled to launch Feb. 29 in Frankfurt, Germany and to run through March 3 in Stockholm, Sweden. The tour will see Firewind joined by Masterplan, thus its title. The tour’s North American leg was also recently announced.
Tickets are available here. The tour’s schedule is noted below:
FIREWIND – STAND UNITED IN AMERICA 2024
Special guests:
EDGE OF PARADISE
IMMORTAL GUARDIAN
04.12 MANCHESTER, NH – ANGERL CITY MUSIC HALL
04.13 READING, PA – REVERB
04.14 PITTSBURGH, PA – CRAFTHOUSE
04.16 WESTLAND, MI – TOKEN LOUNGE
04.17 HOBART, IN – HOBART ART THEATER
04.20 PEORIA, IL – REVIVAL MUSIC HALL
04.21 JOLIET, IL – THE FORGE
04.23 DENVER, CO – HQ
04.25 SAN DIEGO, CA – BRICK BY BRICK
04.26 ANAHEIM, CA – THE PARISH @ HOUSE OF BLUES
04.27 W. HOLLYWOOD – WHISKY A GO GO
04.28 SAN FRANCISCO – DNA LOUNGE
05.01 AUSTIN, TX – COME AND TAKE IT LIVE
05.02 DALLAS, TX – GRANADA THEATER (SUNDOWN ROOM)
05.03 SAN ANTONIO, TX – ROLLING OAKS EVENT CENTER
05.06 HOUSTON, TX – WAREHOUSE LIVE
MASTERS OF FIRE TOUR 2024 || FIREWIND & MASTERPLAN LIVE
Tickets on sale at: https://bnds.us/663bll
29.02 — Frankfurt, Das Bett
01.03 — Bochum, Matrix
03.03 — Savigny Le Temple, L’Empreinte
06.03 — Barcelona, Sala Wolf
07.03 — Madrid, Shoko
08.03 — Pamplona, Totem
11.03 — Munich, Backstage Halle
12.03 — Wien, Szene
13.03 — Bratislava, Randal Club
14.03 — Zlin, Masters of Rock Cafe
15.03 — Lublin, Studio im. Budki Suflera
16.03 — Zabrze – CK Wiatrak
17.03 — Leipzig – Hellraiser
20.03 — Oslo, John Dee
21.03 — Malmö, Plan B
22.03 — Gothenburg, Surr Arena
23.03 — Gävle, Gasklockorna
24.04 — Stockholm, Biblioteket Live
More information on Firewind’s upcoming album, its new single and video, and tour is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:
Website: http://www.firewind.gr
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/firewindofficial
Twitter: http://twitter.com/firewindmusic