Canadian hard rockers Harem Scarem will be Chasing Euphoria on 25th April with the release of their new album due out on Frontiers Music Srl; out now is new single ‘Better The Devil You Know’ that you can check out the video for here at RAMzine.
Vocalist Harry Hess commented on the new single, by saying: “We are very excited to share our new single ‘Better The Devil You Know’ with everyone. We’ll be playing this one live on our upcoming tour. Turn it up load, see you on the road”.
It follows the title track of the new album, that he also spoke about: “The song ‘Chasing Euphoria’ encapsulates everything about Harem Scarem from the late 80s to 2025. This is the flagship song from our new record, and we are very excited for everyone to hear it.”
Before that was ‘Reliving History‘ , the band’s first single in quite a while “It’s been almost five years since we’ve released any new music,” reflected Hess.
Tracks on the actual Chasing Euphoria album are: ‘Chasing Euphoria’, ‘Better The Devil You Know’, ‘Slow Burn’, ‘Gotta Keep Your Head Up’, ‘World On Fire’, ‘Bad Way’, ‘Reliving History’, ‘A Falling Knife’, ‘Understand It All’ and ‘Wasted Years’ – It can be ordered here.
Harem Scarem was formed in 1987 by guitarist Pete Lesperance and singer Harry Hess, formerly of the heavy metal band Blind Vengeance. The lineup was rounded out by Darren Smith (drums) and Mike Gionet (bass).
They recorded a demo in 1999 and, on the strength of it, they were signed to Warner Music. Their self-titled album was a significant success in Canada and paved the way to the release of the heavier Mood Swings album in 1993, often considered the crown jewel of their early releases. Enjoying a particular success in the land of the Rising Sun, Harem Scarem kept on releasing albums regularly during the 90s, until they decided to ultimately change their name and music style to Rubber between 1999 and 2001.
In 2002, the band came back to melodic hard rock with the milestone album Weight Of The World that was their first proper release in the European marketplace thanks to their newly signed deal with Frontiers. With the Italian label, Harem Scarem released another five original albums (not counting 2006’s Human Nature) until they took a break from recording in 2008 after the release of the album Hope.
In December 2012, it was announced that a reunited Harem Scarem would headline the 10th Firefest festival in Nottingham, UK, in October 2013, to perform the Mood Swings album in its entirety.
The band regrouped and performed at Firefest and moved forward with Mood Swings II, a twenty-year anniversary rerecording of their critically acclaimed and fan favorite second album. The three new songs included on that release showed renewed musical vigor and chemistry, as confirmed on 2014’s Thirteen release, with a definitive return to the sound that put Harem Scarem on the map over 20 years earlier.
Two more acclaimed albums followed: United (2017) and Change The World (2020), where the band presented a new lineup featuring Hess (lead vocals, keyboards), Lesperance (guitars, keyboards), long-time drummer Creighton Doane, Mike Vassos on bass, and backing vocals from original sticks man Darren Smith.
With well over a million records sold in 43 countries and 12 top 40 hits around the globe, the new year will see Harem Scarem return on record and live in concert.
Harem Scarem will kick off on tour on 24th April 2025, in Madrid, whereafter the band will visit 10 cities across Europe, including stops in Lisbon, Milan, and in London where they will be performing at The Underworld in London, on 24th April
This marks the first tour announced by record label Frontiers Music Srl’s newly created in-house Booking and Events Department, highlighting the label’s commitment to streamlining live events and delivering “unforgettable concert experiences for fans worldwide.
“It’s a great pleasure to present the first tour booked by Frontiers booking. An honour to work with bands like Harem Scarem and Cassidy Paris,” said Booking and Events Manager Chiara Pellegrini, adding: “ Looking forward work on more tours!”
Australian rock star Cassidy Paris will be joining Harem Scarem as special guest. She started her career at a very young age. At 21 years old, she has already released two sold out EPs (Broken Hearted and Flirt), performed multiple live shows all over her home country and released her debut album, New Sensation, featuring 11 tracks of energetic modern rock music.
Raised on classic hard rock and inspired by female rockers such as Lzzy Hale, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar and Avril Lavigne, the fiercely determined young woman met singer/songwriter Paul Laine (Danger Danger, The Defiants) at the age of 11 and he helped her to develop her style and songwriting.
Also recently announced as special guests are Swedish rockers Seventh Crystal; the Gothenburg band drawing inspiration from a variety of genres, from soft melodic rock to hard-hitting heavy Metal going through progressive and classic rock.
Their latest studio album, Entity, follows the path of their previous Delirium of 2021 and Wonderland of 2023, putting – this time – a stronger accent on the heavy guitar-parts and on the constructions of the songs.
Tickets for the Harem Scarem European Tour 2025 will be available soon, with a full list of dates featured below.
