Seven long years since their latest studio offering, North German power metal collective MOB RULES returns with their eagerly awaited new album, entitled “Rise Of The Ruler”, that is slated for a release on August 22nd via ROAR.

The follow-up to 2018’s successful album “Beast Reborn” (which reached a sensational #37 in the German and #59 in the Swiss album charts) is not only a work brimming with creativity, wit and quality, but also the conceptual continuation of their two early albums “Savage Land” (1999) and “Temple Of Two Suns” (2000), with which MOB RULES laid the foundation for their career. Both albums are linked by an exciting concept story about life in a dystopian, hostile end-time world in which resources are becoming scarce. This is exactly where the band’s new offering “Rise Of The Ruler” comes in and keyboardist Jan Christian Halfbrodt (who is responsible for all the lyrics) continues the thread.

After previously-released songs, “Back To Savage Land” and “Future Loom”, today, MOB RULES are premiering an epic video clip for their new single “Trial and Trail of Fear”!

Once again, the band’s forthcoming magnum opus “Rise Of The Ruler” was mixed and mastered by the experienced hands of Markus Teske (Vanden Plas, The New Roses etc.). After “My Sobriety Mind” (from the “Beast Reborn” album), MOB RULES also collaborated again with singer Ulli Perhonen (Snow White Blood), which is reflected in the beautiful duet of the song “On The Trail”.

After “Beast Reborn” (2018), the live album “Beast Over Europe” (2019) and the anniversary compilation “Celebration Days – 30 Years Of Mob Rules” released in 2024, the Northern Lights are finally back with a powerful new studio album that marks another milestone in their extensive career!

In addition to the eleven-track standard album (available as CD digipak and colored vinyl), MOB RULES have also been working on a very special fan item over the last few months: The limited earbook edition of “Rise Of The Ruler” comes with an exclusive bonus CD containing five additional, brand new songs, as well as a spoken version of the concept story, an alternative version of “Dawn Of Second Sun” and the two video clips for “Back To Savage Land” and “Dawn Of Second Sun”! The large-format, hardcover book-style 48-page earbook extensively documents the creation of the album, video shoot, photo shoot and provides insights into the concept story.

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♦ 8/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

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KILMARA sounds more current, more powerful and heavier than ever, thanks to an excellent and careful production. With the aim set on finding the best and most fresh sound possible, KILMARA put the recording of their new album in the hands of Carles Salse in his Sureau Studio, and the also teamed up with world-renowned and award-winning producer Seeb Levermann (Orden Ogan, Angus MCSIX, Rhapsody Of Fire, Riot V). Conceptually, ‘Journey to the Sun’ is set in the Arcade halls of the late 80’s, where first loves, unbreakable friendships, rivalries, defeats and victory celebrations took place. KILMARA, pick up the baton as heirs of the heroes of Power Metal and bring back the singer of the legendary and sorely missed swedish band Lost Horizon, Daniel Heiman, one of the best voices that the genre has given and who will undoubtedly overwhelm you with his performance as a special guest in “Take me Back”.

After the additions of Eric Killer, a real steamroller on the Drums, and the guitarist, producer and composer Carles Salse, the band is renewed in every way and presents their new work ‘Journey to the Sun’, an adventure of epic proportions that transcends the limits explored up to this point by the band from Barcelona. With this new chapter in their career, KILMARA tells us about the power and strength that all human beings are capable of gathering when we are united by the same purpose. They also tell us about the struggle to discover the path to truth and freedom. All of this in a journey to the impossible, crossing borders beyond this very dimension to finally reach contact with the Sun.

Today marks the start of pre-sales for “Journey to the Sun“, which will be released on January 31, 2025 via RPM ROAR as a CD jewel case, limited to 300 copies “Mediterranean Aura marbled vinyl and digital streaming/download.

“Journey to the Sun” album pre-order/save: https://kilmara.rpm.link/jttsalbum

On November 27th, the first single – the album title track “Journey to the Sun” will be released, which you can pre-save under the following link: https://kilmara.rpm.link/jttssingle

“Journey to the Sun” Tracklist:

01. Point of No Return

02. Journey To The Sun

03. Alliance Of The Free

04. Chances

05. Liberticide

06. Wildfire

07. An Even Whole

08. Power of the Mind

09. Take Me Back

10. Journey To The Sun (8 Bit version)

Produced by Carles Salse, mixed by Miguel Ángel Marchal and mastered by Seeb Levermann, while the retro album front cover is a work by the band’s bassist Didac Plà.

Kilmara is:

Daniel Ponce – Vocals

John Portillo – Guitars

Carles Salse – Guitars & Synths

Dídac Plà – Bass

Eric Killer – Drums

Kilmara online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kilmaraofficial/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kilmara_official

X: https://twitter.com/KILMARA_DFTW

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kilmaraofficial

photo credit: Manuel Damea Morenas

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