Swedish rockers Wildness has a new studio album, Avenger, out now via Frontiers Music Srl, with title track also their latest single release.
Drummer Erik Modin said about the title track: “’Avenger’ is not only the title track of the album. It’s a homage to our heavy metal roots which has always been an important part in our music. This is a song that really stands out on this album, and we’re proud to present it to the world!”
You can buy/listen to ‘Avenger’ here and check out the video here at RAMzine, as you previous single ‘Broken Heart’, about which Modin commented: “’Broken Heart’ is a catchy and classic melodic rock song about the point of moving forward instead of looking back.”
The band expressed their enthusiasm for the release as a whole, by saying: “The wait is finally over, and we’re proud to present our fourth album, Avenger, for you guys! This is an album that summarises everything that Wildness stands for, and we can’t wait for you guys to hear it!”
Wildness was formed in 2014 by drummer and songwriter Erik Modin, guitar players Adam Holmström and Pontus Sköld and lead singer Gabriel Lindmark. The band performed live and released a few demos during the first two years, before signing a record deal and releasing their first two albums on the German label AOR Heaven.
Bass player Marcus Sjösund stepped in as a full member of the band during the recording of their debut album, that was released in late 2017 and immediately became a great international success among fans of melodic hard rock. However, disagreements regarding musical directions led lead singer Gabriel Lindmark to leave Wildness in the fall of 2019.
The band then recruited lead singer Erik Forsberg (ex-Blazon Stone) as their new frontman and lead singer in the spring of 2020. Their follow-up to the debut album was named Ultimate Demise (released in late 2020), and became an ever greater success for the band, thanks to Forsberg’s powerful set of pipes and the hit-single ‘Cold Words’.
Wildness spent the main part of 2021 writing and planning their next album, and after the band signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers in October 2021, they finally released their third album, titled Resurrection, which contains eleven tracks with one foot in the 80s and the other in the present.
Followed by intense writing and recording sessions, Wildness finally return with their new album Avenger, a record said to musically define the band better than ever. With songs like ‘Wings Of Fire’, ‘Avenger’ and ‘Stand Your Ground’, the band pays tribute to classic hard rock pioneers like Dio, Accept and Yngwie Malmsteen. Songs like ‘Crucified’, ‘Wasted Time’, ‘Walk Through The Fire’ and ‘Broken Heart’ represent the classic melodic arena anthems that have always been part of Wildness.
The band have performed at a number of different festivals internationally and shared stages with well-known acts such as Dokken, H.E.A.T, Dee Snider, Crashdïet, Dragonforce, Arch Enemy, Warrant, Vixen, and opened for Pretty Maids, among others.
Avenger features the tracks: ‘Wings Of Fire’, ‘Crucified’, ‘Broken Heart’, ‘Caught Up In A Moment’, ‘Wasted Time’, ‘Avenger’, ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘I’ll Be Over You’, ‘Stand Your Ground’, ‘Eye Of The Storm’, and ‘Walk Through The Fire’.
The album can be ordered here and you can watch the official lyric video for ‘Broken Heart’ below.
