IMPERIAL AGE - New World [Full Album Trailer]

GET CD NOW: EU TOUR SEPTERMBER 2022: Release date: 27 August 2022 | Pre-Order: NOW! One of the most successful metal bands of Russian origin is back despite all odds! 4 years after the massively successful “Legacy of Atlantis” which sold thousands of copies, gained millions of streams and YouTube views and propelled them to international fame, the multinational symphonic / power metal sextet is back with their new magnum opus – “New World”. This album turned out to be magical in every sense of the word: during the crowdfunding which raised 188% of the initially required amount, the musicians were hit by a tornado never seen before in those parts which felled one third of the forest they were camping and writing songs in and completely destroying their camp - leaving them extremely lucky with their bodies and all equipment miraculously intact. The choir preparations were so intense that in the middle of the recording the head and conductor of the choir Taras Yasenkov had to be taken by ambulance to a mental hospital with a nervous breakdown (he has since fully recovered). When the album was almost done, the entire band lay down with covid, and if that was not enough - a month after that Russia attacked Ukraine anв sent all plans to hell – forcing masterminds Alexander “Aor” Osipov and Jane Odintsova to hastily leave the country after the band had published an anti-war manifesto - and thus disrupting the entire album production and release process… The lyrics turned out to be scarily prophetic: being about the strive for Freedom and Liberty, about the horrors of War, about leaving one’s home without a hope to return and voyaging through rough seas to distant shores – they all had been written many months BEFORE all these topics became a grim everyday reality for the band. As with most great things that pack a huge amount of super compressed energy, every step of this album’s production was accomplished through a great effort from all participants: composing the songs over many hours without food and sleep, long nights at the studio until sunrise, recording live orchestra instruments and choirs, uncountable rehearsals, hours and days of painting artworks and many, many other things… …but it sounds and feels exactly the opposite: upbeat, uplifting and empowering. It seemed that Imperial Age were finished, especially when Max Talion (drums) and Paul Maryashin (guitar) quit the band. But against all odds the band regrouped, re-settled and survived - even reaching new highs in the process: not only they recorded what was missing, hired new musicians (Manuele di Ascenzo from Italy on drums and Kublai Kapsalis from Turkey on guitars), moved their entire Webshop to Italy, released 3 singles, 2 music videos, landed a headliner European tour for September 2022 – but also donated part of the proceedings to Ukrainian families in need, while being immigrants themselves. All of this – because of and with great support from their immense worldwide army of ultra-loyal fans who continue to support Imperial Age with thousands of album purchases, millions of streams and hundreds of donations. The result – albeit delayed by 3 months – is brimming with Imperial Age’s trademark sound of empowering, uplifting, visionary metal with an orchestra, choir and 3 lead singers, and yet the band have recorded their most upbeat, heavy and adventurous album to date! “New World” overwhelms the listener with sophisticated and precise songwriting, highest level of musicianship, huge variety of vocals and instruments – all on top of the heaviest metal sound the band has delivered so far – once more proving why Imperial Age are so successful despite so many circumstances being against them and even without a record label!! Tracklist: 1. Windborn 03:45 2. Legend of the Free 04:13 3. The Way is the Aim 04:02 4. To The Edge of the Known 03:58 5. The Wheel 03:40 6. Shackles of Gold 04:05 7. Distant Shores 04:51 8. Call of the Towers 18:12 Total length: 46 minutes 49 seconds PRE-ORDER “NEW WORLD“. NOW. 👉 👈 -------------------------------------------------------- New World Tour - Europe September 2022: 01/09 - WEINHEIM (DE) - Café Central 02/09 - PARIS (FR) - Le Petit Bain 03/09 - BREE (BE) - Metal Babes Festival 04/09 - LYON (FR) - Rock’n’Eat 06/09 - BARCELONA (ES) - Sala Boveda 07/09 - MADRID (ES) - Sala Rockville 08/09 - LISBON (PT) - RCA Club 09/09 - PORTO (PT) - MetalPoint Club 10/09 - BILBAO (ES) - Stage Live 11/09 - TOULOUSE (FR) - L’usine À Musique 13/09 - MUNICH (DE) - Backstage 14/09 - DUSSELDORF (DE) - Pitcher 15/09 - UBACH PALENBERG (DE) - Rockfabrik 16/09 - ARNHEM (NL) - Willemeen 17/09 - WETZIKON-ZURICH (CH) - Hall of Fame 18/09 - MILAN (IT) - Slaughter Club 20/09 - BREE (BE) - Ragnarok 21/09 - SIEGBURG (DE) - Kubana 23/09 - ROTTERDAM (NL) - Baroeg TICKETS: