Steamhammer/SPV Inks Deal With Alpha Tiger

German melodic metal act Alpha Tiger has signed on with Steamhammer/SPV for the release of the band's third studio effort (as Alpha Tiger; band released one album under the name Satin Black), entitled "iDentity." The album is set to drop on January 14th (Scandinavia), January 16th (Germany), January 19th (rest of Europe) and the end of January in the USA.

"iDentity" was cut under the direction of Mirco 'Godi' Hildmann (Guano Apes, among others) and Dominik Glöckner at Berlin's Music Flash Studio. The nine songs plus intro were produced by Alpha Tiger themselves, before being mixed and mastered by Tommy Newton (UFO, Victory, Gamma Ray) at the Area 51 Studio in Celle.

Guitarist Peter Langforth promises a haunting new recording for which Alpha Tiger clearly focused on their own identity - as the album title hints: "Comparisons with Iron Maiden, Helloween and Queensryche, which we used to listen to occasionally, won't happen with 'iDentity.' Our new material relies more on diverse grooves with a musically wider range without losing any of our edge."

The album will be available in three formats: as a Digipak including DVD featuring recordings from Alpha Tiger's performance at the Bang Your Head festival in June 2013, as a jewel case and as a gatefold vinyl LP. Following the advance release of "Lady Liberty" as an EP in early summer 2014 (from High Roller Records, a division of Pure Steel Records), Alpha Tiger are set to shoot a video to support their new single "We Won't Take It Anymore" in the next few weeks. The band are also planning a number of record release shows to follow the album launch entitled "Alpha Tiger & Friends," which are scheduled to feature a number of the group's pals.

Guitarist Peter Langforth comented: "Having signed with Steamhammer, we now have a label on our side with the greatest expertise when it comes to this kind of metal. While we tended to feel a little out of place with previous imprints, we have now joined the right family in every respect."

Olly Hahn, label boss at Steamhammer/SPV, looks forward to this collaboration: "In Alpha Tiger, we have signed one of Germany's most promising young melodic power metal bands, who have taken an unmistakable step forward with 'iDentity' and who promise great things for the future."

More information on the album, including track list and album artwork, is expected soon.