Crimson Sun sign with Maple Metal Records and reveal new album details

Finnish melodic metal quintet Crimson Sun are known for their in your face style of playing and attitude. Recently, the band signed to Canadian label Maple Metal Records and will release their debut album, Towards The Light, worldwide on 3rd August. As part of the deal Maple Metal Records will re-release the band’s 2013 EP The Border, recorded with the same line up as the new album.

Towards the Light was recorded last Fall at Deep Noise Studios, Kouvola, Fi with Saku Moilanen, and the mastering was done by Jacob Hansen (Epica, Volbeat, Amaranthe, Primal Fear) in Denmark. The album cover art is by renowned Serbian artist Slobicus Doomicus. An official video for the title track Towards the Light will be streamed online to coincide with the album's release.

Track listing for Towards the Light:

1. The Storm2. Eye of the Beholder3. Awaken4. Towards the Light5. The Herald6. Portrait of a Ghost7. Enter the Silence8. The Spark9. Clockwork Heart10. Memories Burning

Crimson Sun was founded in 2001 by guitarist Joni Junnila, and the band went through various member changes before settling down with the quintet that recorded their EP The Border in 2013. Crimson Sun will be supporting Finnish metallers Poisonblack on a mini-tour in August, with some Fall dates to be announced soon with other artists. Dates are as follow:

14/8 - Dark River Festival 2015, Honkala, Fi w/ Poisonblack, Shear, Ranger, Ghost Brigade
14/8 - Virgin Oil, Helsinki w/ Poisonblack

Crimson Sun online:

http://crimsonsun.net