Italian power metal band Frozen Crown will release its new album and Napalm Records debut, “War Hearts,” on Oct. 18,2024. Pre-order it here.
Founded in 2017, Frozen Crown has garnered significant media exposure with its previous four albums and its hit, “Neverending,” which has gathered more than 11 million views on YouTube. Along with the new album announcement, the band has revealed the new single “Steel and Gold,” accompanied by an official music video that captures the band in a stunning castle ruin.
“We’re extremely excited to have the ‘Steel and Gold’ official video finally released via Napalm Records,” the band said. “This is the fulfillment of years of hard work, as well as a fresh start! This video doesn’t deviate from the usual Frozen Crown style, it just consolidates it. Very often, our videos have been labeled as ‘just a bunch of people having the time of their lives playing metal in some beautiful scenery … plus a lot of hair.’ We must say, we totally agree!
“This time, though, the beautiful scenery is the gorgeous ‘Castello dei Doria’ in Dolceacqua, Liguria, in northwestern Italy, and the ‘bunch of people’ is just one more person on guitar, adding firepower (and hair) to the ensemble. ‘Steel and Gold’ is a song about loyalty, integrity and self improvement. It’s about remaining true to your ideals and about the search for unattainable perfection.”
During its short lifespan, Frozen Crown has performed at several festivals such as Sabaton Open Air, Metal Fest Plzen and Rock Imperium Festival, headlined two Japanese tours and and toured Europe with bands such as DragonForce and Nanowar of Steel. Joined by its newest member, 18-year-old guitar prodigy Alessia Lanzone, the band’s sound has been expanded by her skills, adding depth and complexity.
Featuring all members on the recording for the first time, “War Hearts” symbolizes a fresh start and pays homage to the legendary Children of Bodom with its album title, a band that inspired Frozen Crown’s youthful, raw and passionate approach to metal. Addressing themes of self-improvement, awareness, personal growth and inner struggles, album opener and title track “War Hearts” is about fighting for your dreams in the darkest of nights and creates a powerful and uplifting message of always staying strong, making it through the storm as war angels. “I Am the Wind” features choruses with dual vocals from frontwoman Jade and guitarist Federico, while the lyrics inspire listeners to let go like the wind and rise to shine again. To wrap up the album, tracks such as “Edge of Reality,” inspired by the 1986 “Highlander” movie, and “Bloodlines,” referencing the “Vampire: The Masquerade” series of board and video games, showcase the band’s storytelling.
“’War Hearts’ is our fifth album, but it’s also the first one as a six-piece band and the first one on Napalm Records,” the band said. “It’s also the first album where all members actually make their appearance on the recording. For these reasons, ‘War Hearts’ represents a new beginning, a fresh start, and it may be considered the first episode of Frozen Crown ‘reboot.’ We wrote and arranged this album acting like we had no history at all, never afraid to repeat some of our trademark stylistic features. On the contrary, we highlighted and gave more value to them, to make our new songs sound 100 percent like us. We worked hard on the material to cut away all the useless parts and make the songs as catchy and straightforward they could be, and to make them sound like quintessential Frozen Crown.”
“War Hearts” track listing:
1. War Hearts
2. Steel and Gold
3. To Live to Die
4. Night of the Wolf
5. On Silver Wings
6. Edge of Reality
7. Bloodlines
8. I Am the Wind
9. King of the Sky
10. Ice Dragon
“War Hearts” will be available in the following formats:
- Ltd. 1LP Gatefold Crystal Clear Black Marbled (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive) – strictly ltd. to 200 copies
- 1LP Gatefold TRANSLUCENT RED Colored (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive)
- Digisleeve
- Digital
Tour dates:
supporting Kamelot with Ad Infinitum and Blackbriar
12.10.24 NL – Utrecht / Tivoli Pandora
13.10.24 DE – Munich / Backstage
15.10.24 DE – Berlin / Kesselhaus
17.10.24 SK – Bratislava / Majestic Music Club
18.10.24 CZ – Zlin / Rock Cafe
19.10.24 SI – Ljubljana / Kino Siska
20.10.24 IT – Milan / Live Club
22.10.24 ES – Bilbao / Santana 27
23.10.24 ES – Madrid / La Riviera
25.10.24 FR – Lyon / La Rayonne
26.10.24 CH – Pratteln / Z7 Konzertfabrik
27.10.24 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinhalle
29.10.24 DE – Hamburg / Markthalle
30.10.24 BE – Antwerp / Trix
01.11.24 UK – Wolverhamption / KK’s
02.11.24 UK – London / Kentlish
03.11.24 UK – Manchester / Ritz
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