Swedish Power Metallers BLOODBOUND recently announced a new album, as well as new live dates for a European Tour.
The new album is entitled “Tales From The North”, and will be released on the 7th of July via AFM Records/Soulfood.
Meanwhile, the band recently released the first single from the album. The single is called “Odin’s Prayer”, and you can watch it here:
The band had this to say about the new single…. “Odin’s Prayer is a real banger of a song,“ Fredrik Bergh comments. “It represents the new album well and I think it’s a great first taste of the new record. On Tales From The North we have gone back to the roots of Bloodbound a bit and I think the bloodheads will like what they hear!“
When it comes to defending the core values of timeless power metal and combining them with fresh stylistic variations and exciting stories, BLOODBOUND have always been fighting at the forefront. With nine studio albums in 16 years under their belt, the six-piece has proven their versatility and inventiveness countless times. Following the much acclaimed, latest record “Creatures Of The Dark Realm” (2021, AFM Records), BLOODBOUND have announced the release of their upcoming masterpiece!
The Swedes say…“’Tales From The North’ is very much a concept album about the viking era. About the lives of our ancestors up here in the dark, cold and unfriendly environments of the north,” explains lead guitarist Tomas Olsson and summarizes the content of their eleven songs: “Different legends and myths intertwine during the course of the songs, leading up to the epic battle of 1066, which marks the end of the viking era.”
BLOODBOUND have not only improved in terms of content, but also musically. Says Olsson: “The songs are more fast-paced and closer to some of our earlier stuff like ’Moria’ and ’Nosferatu’, but have more complex arrangements. Compared to the predecessor “Creatures Of The Dark Realm” there are heavier guitars and some deeper sounding keyboards. We have also incorporated some traditional Nordic folk music instruments to fit the concept of the album. It`s still pure power metal but we’re trying to take it to the next level.”
“Tales From The North” was produced by BLOODBOUND, and was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (Amorphis, Overkill, Sabaton) at the Swedish ‘Black Lounge Studios’. The cover artwork was done by Péter Sallai (Hammerfall, Powerwolf & many more).
Those who already know the sound of BLOODBOUND can imagine the metallic force the band employs to evoke this story. “Tales From The North” will be released on July 7, 2023 via AFM/Soulfood as a 2-CD digipak including a live CD. As a special treat, it will also be released as a strictly limited box set as well as coloured vinyl LPs.
“Tales From The North” track listing:
Tales From The North
Drink With The Gods
Odin´s Prayer
The Raven´s Cry
Mimir`s Crystal Eye
Between The Enemy Lines
Land Of Heroes
Sail Among The Dead
Stake My Claims
Sword And Axe
1066
To pre-order “Tales From The North”, please visit Bloodbound | AFM Records Official Label Store (afm-records.de).
In support of their upcoming album, BLOODBOUND has announced an extensive headliner tour and to appear at several festivals such as Karmoygeddon, RockHarz, Masters of Rock, among others. Make sure to catch them live at the following dates this year:
04.02.2023 (SWE) MORA Lilla Helfvetet
28.02.2023 (GER) BERLIN Hole 44*
01.03.2023 (GER) MUNICH Backstage Halle*
02.03.2023 (CH) PRATTELN Z7*
03.03.2023 (FR) COLMAR Le Grillen*
04.03.2023 (BE) VORSELAAR De Dreef*
05.03.2023 (GER) NUREMBERG Hirsch*
06.03.2023 (GER) MANNHEIM 7er Club*
07.03.2023 (GER) ASCHAFFENBURG Colos-Saal*
08.03.2023 (GER) HAMBURG Bahnhof Pauli*
09.03.2023 GER SIEGBURG Kubana*
10.03.2023 (GER) ESSEN Turock*
11.03.2023 (NL) ENSCHEDE Metropool*
12.03.2023 (GER) KASSEL Goldgrube*
04.05.2023 (NOR) KOPERVIK Karmoygeddon Festival
05.- 08.07.2023 (GER) BALLENSTEDT RockHarz Festival
05.- 16.07.2023 (CZE) VIZOVICE Masters of Rock Festival
* with: ARION, NORTHTALE , TUNGSTEN
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/bloodboundmetal
BLOODBOUND is:
Tomas Olsson – lead guitar
Fredrik Bergh – keyboards
Patrik Selleby – vocals
Henrik Olsson – rhythm guitar
Anders Broman – bass
Daniel Hansfeldt – drums
For more information, please visit:
www.bloodbound.se
www.facebook.com/bloodboundmetal
www.instagram.com/bloodbound_official
www.afm-records.de
