Details On New Album "Reign Of Darkness" Revealed By Circle II Circle

Following the impressive main stage performance of Zak Stevens with Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra in front of 80,000 people at Wacken Festival 2015 in Germany, Zak and his band Circle II Circle announced details about the upcoming new album "Reign Of Darkness."

EarMUSIC/Edel and Zak Stevens have enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success together over the years with Savatage albums like "Edge Of Thorns," "The Wake of Magellan" and "Dead Winter Dead" (true milestones of hard rock and metal and some of the biggest charts metal successes in the 90's) and Circle II Circle albums such as "Seasons Will Fall" alike.

"Reign of Darkness," is set to be released on October 16th, 2015.

Circle II Circle is a band that has been reinventing themself through the years, but maintaining that signature sound that fans around the world love – “Reign Of Darkness” is no exception to that attitude, bringing out the very best, Circle II Circle has to offer. Needless to say, that "Reign Of Darkness" overshadows what has been done before.

"You might say that 'Reign of Darkness' represents a musical reinvention for us, but the minute you hear each song you know right away that it‘s CIIC. We wanted to pay homage to the past, but we also wanted to create a musical renaissance within our genre that is fresh and energetic. This is an album that will positively pave the way for our future" commented Stevens.

"Reign of Darkness" features the powerful metal sound, strong hard rock riffs, both emphasizing Zak Stevens’ passionate melodic rock vocals. Again, the band has created something new, something fresh and vigorous. And the artwork definitely sets new standards.

The track list for the album is:

1. Over-Underture
2. Victim Of The Night
3. Untold Dreams
4. It’s All Over
5. One More Day
6. Ghost Of The Devil
7. Somewhere
8. Deep Within
9. Taken Away
10. Sinister Love
11. Solitary Rain

Circle II Circle is:

Zak Stevens (Savatage) – Vocals
Mitch Stewart – Bass/Vocals
Bill Hudson (Jon Oliva's Pain, Power Quest, Cellador) – Guitars/Vocals
Christian Wentz – Guitars/Vocals
Henning Wanner (White Lion, Jaded Heart) – Keyboards/Vocals
Marcelo Moreira (Almah, Symbolica, Marmor) – Drums