Lancer Releasing "Second Storm"

Swedish heavy metal quintet Lancer has announced an April 10th release date for sophomore album, "Second Storm," to be released on Despotz Records. The band has teamed up with Revolvermag.com to launch a music video for the first single, "Masters and Crowns," which can also been seen below.

"We are very happy signing with Despotz Records," the band commented on its new label home. "This collaboration will be killer! Despotz is an innovative, hardworking label with a holistic approach to the business, making us confident they are perfect for Lancer."

Ömer Akay, Despotz co-founder, added: "We welcome Lancer to the Despotz family. Expect great things this year from these Heavy Metal Gods!"

The "Second Storm" album was recorded at Leon Music Studios with producer Gustav Ydenius (Steelwing, Mustasch, Enforcer). Artwork comes courtesy of Dimitar Nikolov (who has previously made artwork for Steelwing and Katana). Pre-orders are available at this location and the track listing is:

01. Running from the Tyrant
02. Iwo Jima
03. Masters and Crowns
04. Behind the Walls
05. Aton
06. Children of the Storm
07. Steelbreaker
08. Eyes of the Liar
09. Fools Marches On