Powerwolf

POWERWOLF – a name that brings tears to the eyes of every disciple of traditionally melodic heavy metal and that stands for a successful quintet that, after 15 years of steep ascent, basically no longer needs an extensive introduction. Last year, the anniversary was celebrated with a best-of work show that included the highlights of the six studio albums released to date - including both long-running early works and more recent hits from the gold-winning albums "Blessed & Possessed" and "The Sacrament Of Sin', such as the platinum-selling hit single 'Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend' - all under one roof. Now, only about 12 months later, what is probably the most successful pack of contemporary German metal fauna is already ready for the next bloody foray with bared fangs.

In the form of the work with the programmatic title "Call Of The Wild", which was once again banned to silver in cooperation with the venerable producer duo Jens Bogren and Joost van den Broek in the Swedish Fascination Street Studios, will be released on July 16th In 2021, a new chapter in the band's history will be opened, serving up the beloved classic trademarks to both veteran and newly recruited POWERWOLF fans, and will surprise and delight them equally on every stage of this wild 11-track ride with stylistic developments on an unprecedented scale! "Faster Than The Flame" - an opening beat that ignites the bonfire in the purest POWERWOLF manner as a fiery distillate of such traditionally brilliant album openers as "Amen & Attack" or "Fire & Forgive" - carries the distinctive in the first chords Signature of the creative minds around main songwriter Matthew Greywolf and impressively demonstrates that the five-piece has undoubtedly succeeded in creating its very own, unmistakable sound over the course of the last decade and a half. From that rock-solid base, the wolves go on to dare with tracks like the outrageously catchy "Dancing With The Dead" (a future cult number on any decent headbanger party playlist!), the delightfully heretical "Glaubenskraft" or Attila Dorn's epic emotional moment of glory "Alive Or Undead" - a power ballad of the very first quality, which finally cements the reputation of the front man as an absolutely exceptional bard - to enter new musical territory every minute in order to conquer it for himself and into a one big firework display of fresh influences. In terms of lyrics, Call Of The Wild (besides the usual tongue-in-cheek heresy à la "Undress To Confess") marks the hour of the mythical horror figures, all of whom would have a good hand in the fight for the rank of official band mascot: During "Beast Of Gévaudan" tells the story of a legendary predator that spread fear and terror in southern France in the middle of the 18th century at top speed, the pounding “Varcolac” pays homage to the wolfish demon of the same name in Romanian folklore, before “Blood For Blood (Faoladh)” breaks out in front of a suitable soundscape Irish relatives of the moon worshiper we know by the name of "werewolf". In the final sprint, the "Reverent Of Rats" puts a pompous exclamation mark behind a work that can rightly be described as the most multifaceted in the band's history to date and that - beyond all promotional platitudes - is a hot contender for the top position into the running for this year's metal releases!