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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Unveils Title Track from Upcoming Album | Check Out the Lyric Video for “Give Us The Moon” HERE!

Cinematic Seventh Album, Give Us The Moon, out January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records | Pre-Order NOW!

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Leading AOR force THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA present the title track of their cinematic seventh album, Give Us The Moon, out January 31, 2025 via Napalm Records! “Give Us The Moon” features a catchy singalong chorus, sure to convince fans old and new. The new single arrives with a lyric video.

Founded in 2007 by members of high-profile bands such as Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak, over the years, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA has garnered millions of streams, earned Swedish Grammis nominations and built a reputation for dynamic live performances internationally through touring and massive festival shows such as Wacken Open Air. The band is set to continue winning over international live audiences on their European and Scandinavian headline tours this winter and spring. Grab your tickets now, check out “Give Us The Moon” below and make sure to pre-order your copy of the new album!

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA comments:
“‘Give Us The Moon’ is the title track and guiding star that slides across the dance floor and into the night. It also speaks of our human need and longing to be somewhere else, and our notion that there must be something more out there – something grander, something more gratifying and mysterious.

Give Us The Moon takes the listener on an exciting sonic journey, balancing between uplifting escapism and captivating stories inspired by real life events. The album’s themes span the likes of heroines and temptresses to liberation and romantic nostalgia, set to backdrops of abandoned cities and cosmic tides.

The intro track “Final Call” sets the scene for Give Us The Moon before impressive opening track “Stratus” is followed by the beautifully nostalgic “Shooting Velvet”. The intro of “Like The Beating Of A Heart” captures the listener from its first notes, leading into an irresistibly catchy chorus. Massive “Melbourne, May I?” is a classic THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA anthem, featuring captivating solos that are equally prominent on following track “Miraculous”. THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA slows it down for the emotional “Paloma”, before again diving into different soundscapes on the exciting, uplifting “Cosmic Tide”. The band continues their trademark of name-dropping streets and cities on “A Paris Point Of View”, that features fascinating instrumentation including particularly 80s-inspired keys and groovy bass. Sentimental “Runaways” feels like a part of a movie, only partially because of the attention-grabbing intro track before the first notes. THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA gets the tempo up once more for “Way To Spend The Night” before epic closing track “Stewardess, Empress, Hot Mess (And The Captain Of Pain)” wraps up THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA’s most cinematic masterpiece so far.

Give Us The Moon is free from the limitations of one genre or style, although many of the soundscapes of the album draw inspiration from the 80s, making the album a varied, exciting adventure. Give Us The Moon is produced by THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA and Sebastian Forslund, who also mixed the album, and is mastered by Plec Johansson at award-winning The Panic Room Studios. To celebrate the release of the new full-length, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA will embark on a full European tour in late January 2025. Boarding is completed – fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the flight!

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA about their new album:
“We have never worked harder on an album before and what a journey it’s been. We feel that this album has it all and there’s no way we could have done any better. It’s an explosion of emotions and cinematic landscapes where you’ll be catapulted into space and then land smoothly while feeling right at home. It will be your haven and your grand escape all at once. We hope you will connect to this album with every fiber of your body and mind, just like we do. Please do enjoy Give Us The Moon!”Pre-Order Your Copy Of Give Us The Moon NOW:

[Cover Art: Giorgia Carteri]

Give Us The Moon tracklisting:
1. Final Call (Intro)
2. Stratus
3. Shooting Velvet
4. Like The Beating Of A Heart
5. Melbourne, May I?
6. Miraculous
7. Paloma
8. Cosmic Tide
9. Give Us The Moon
10. A Paris Point Of View
11. Runaways
12. Way To Spend The Night
13. Stewardess, Empress, Hot Mess (And The Captain Of Pain)

Moon Over Europe 2025 Tour
Support: Metalite, Tragedy
30.01.25 NL – Tilburg / 13
31.01.25 FR – Lyon / O Totem Live
01.02.25 UK – London / Garage
02.02.25 FR – Paris / Petit Bain
04.02.25 ES – Bilbao / Sana27
05.02.25 PT – Lisbon / Lisboa Au Vivo
07.02.25 ES – Madrid / Mon
08.02.25 ES – Barcelona / Wolf
11.02.25 IT – Milan / Legend Club
13.02.25 HU – Budapest / Durer Kert
14.02.25 AT – Vienna / Szene
15.02.25 DE – Munich / Backstage
16.02.25 CZ – Prague / Futurum
18.02.25 CH – Aarau / KIFF
19.02.25 DE – Aschaffenburg / Colos Saal
20.02.25 DE – Nuremberg / Hirsch
21.02.25 DE – Karlsruhe / Substage
22.02.25 DE – Berlin / Frannz Club
24.02.25 DE – Hamburg / Bahnhof Pauli

Moon Over Scandinavia 2025 Tour
27.02.25 SE – Uppsala / Katalin
28.02.25 SE – Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken
01.03.25 SE – Gothenburg / Gothenburg Filmstudios*
06.03.25 DK – Copenhagen / Vega
07.03.25 SE – Norrköping / Arbis
08.03.25 SE – Malmö / Plan B
*w/ NESTOR

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA is:
Björn Strid – Vocals
Sharlee D’Angelo – Bass
Jonas Källsbäck – Drums
Sebastian Forslund – Guitar, Percussions
John Lönnmyr – Keys
Rasmus Ehrnborn – Guitar
Anna Brygard – Backing Vocals
Åsa Lundman – Backing Vocals

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2015 brings in a whole new year of Metal to look forward to as many bands have already announced new releases as well as amazing tours. After an exploding year of Metal in 2014, I’m guessing this ever diverse musical genre can only get better. Whether you like Death, Thrash, Symphonic, or Black there’s probably going to be a release for you in the next coming year. I say this because the genre has recently grown exponentially, adding thousands of all new bands and a resurgence of Metal popularity. Also, old classics are coming back strong this year, which means a ton of new music for everyone in the new year. There are negative sides to it growing and getting more recognition however, as Black Veil Brides is still alive and decently thriving. Below I will list and expand on some releases and tours that you can look forward to that don’t involve your typical Emo-Rock boy bands.

Dark Tranquility With Insomnium North American Tour

In late December, Dark Tranquility announced a North American tour with Finnish Melodic Death Metal band, Insomnium. The tour has already embarked but you can check out the remaining dates below. I have seen both bands live before and highly suggest them one hundred percent.

Kamelot with Dragonforce North American tour

A night of Power Metal at its best, what more do you want in 2015? Kamelot are also currently in production of a new album, sadly without much detail yet. Check out tour dates below.

http://enterthevault.com/artist.php?id=47

Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful, NA Tour With Sabaton/Delain

2015 is set to be the biggest year for Nightwish since the release of Imaginaerum in 2011, with a brand new album with a new vocalist and a new drummer, but also a massive North American tour. Nightwish is easily the most revered Symphonic Metal band of all time, so the wait for a new album has been seemingly long. “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” is said to utilize the softer and beautiful intricacies of Floor Jansen’s vocals. The title is inspired by a quote from Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. The album is also said to have a whole new sound that we’ve never heard from the band. From the “Making Of” videos for the new album, you can see how hard Tuomas worked to make the new album and truly put everything he had into it. The entire band has a level of musicianship that is unmatched, so I honestly expect nothing less than a total masterpiece from this album.

Nightwish are also embarking on a month long North American tour upon the release of their new album. This tour is all over the country and features two of the best metal bands right now, Power Metal band Sabaton and Gothic Symphonic Metal band Delain. There is not going to be a better European tour in the US this year, so I highly recommend buying your tickets as soon as possible. Do not miss this tour.

http://nightwish.com/en/news

http://enterthevault.com/

Battle Beast Unholy Savior

Finnish Female Fronted Power Metal band, Battle Beast, is back in 2015 with new traditional influenced album. “Unholy Savior” comes out early, January 13th to be exact. The album features a broader range of styles and different emotional influences than previous albums. Guitarist and writer Anton wanted to go farther on his “spiritual journey” of music and expand the horizons of Battle Beast’s sound.

The Track listing for UNHOLY SAVIOR will be as follows:

Lionheart
Unholy Savior
I Want The World….And Everything In It
Madness
Sea Of Dreams
Speed And Danger
Touch In The Night
The Black Swordsman
Hero’s Quest
Far Far Away
Angel Cry

http://www.battlebeast.fi/

Sylosis Dormant Heart

Progressive Death Metal band Sylosis are back in 2015 with a crazy technical and shredding album “Dormant Heart”. With a new drummer, Ali Richardson from DevilDriver, the band aims to come back heavier and darker than ever. The album drops January 17th via Nuclear Blast Records, but you can preorder it still on their site.

http://sylosis.com/

Blind Guardian Beyond the Red Mirror

German Power Metal band are releasing their 10th studio album January 30th, 2015. “A story between science fiction and fantasy,” explains Blind Guardian vocalist and lyricist Hansi Kürsch. “The story begins with our 1995 album, Imaginations from the Other Side. The two worlds described therein have changed dramatically for the worse since then. While there used to be several passages between the worlds, there is only one gate left now: The Red Mirror. It has to be found at any cost.” It is their first release in five years and is highly anticipated, because of its recent high mark reviews from Blabbermouth and other popular sites. For the hardcore fans of Power Metal I can say that this album will be everything you expect from Blind Guardian, no tricks or frills here.

Halestorm

If you caught any of Halestorm’s studio diary videos or their recent live shows, you know they’ve got a screamer of an album coming very soon this year. You also know the band is teasing the new album picture by picture, purposely torturing the fans. The reveal however is set for January 13th. There are no more details beyond the date and song titles. Check out more below.

http://www.halestormrocks.com/11315

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/halestorms-lzzy-hale-on-upcoming-album-its-very-organic-and-unapologetically-us/

Bands in Production

Kamelot

Deftones

Soilwork

Fear Factory

Decide

Five Finger Death Punch

Stone Sour

Symphony X

Dimmu Borgir