After a celebrated TV appearance with their latest single ‘Drive My Car’ as part of Sing meinen Song – Das Schweizer Tauschkonzert, legendary hard rockers GOTTHARD have finally released their new album Stereo Crush through Reigning Phoenix Music. It’s available as t-shirt bundle (incl. signed autograph card), on CD and coloured vinyl, but also on all streaming platforms. Order & listen here: https://gotthard.rpm.link/stereocrushPR
Following “#13,” almost five years to the day, the quintet present twelve brand new songs to their fans, including the aforementioned BEATLES cover version. Also included is “Thunder & Lightning,” GOTTHARD’s latest hit single, which has premiered in January and touched many hearts since then, gaining them massive radio airplay success. From pushing opening track “AI And I” to the sentimentally balladic rocker “Burning Bridges,’ the retrospective storytelling of ‘Liverpool,’ and the harp-dominated conclusion ‘These Are The Days,” the group have managed to masterfully create a refreshing opus which is powered by all of their strength and experience of more than three decades. Worldwide hard ‘n’ heavy press confirms the album’s excellence:
“I can’t decide about my favourite out of these twelve tracks: JACKPOT!”
SWEDEN ROCK MAGAZINE (SE), Daniela Pilic – 9/10 Points
“The 14th studio album of the Swiss band turns out to be a well rounded and balanced effort.”
ROCK HARD (DE), Alexandra Michels – 8,5/10 Points (Dynamite)
“…perhaps “Stereo Crush” will be the GOTTHARD album
that finally brings the naysayers back on board.”
FIREWORKS (UK), Ant Heeks
“If you like rock music, you’ll love this.”
MY GLOBAL MIND (UK), Smudge – 9/10 Points
“A product of high Swiss quality!”
HARDLINE MAGAZIN (DE), JE – 8/10 Punkten
But now it’s time to convince yourselves!
Stereo Crush was produced, recorded and mixed by long-time producer Charlie Bauerfeind, who’s known for his work with the likes of HELLOWEEN and BLIND GUARDIAN, alongside co-producer and founding member Leo Leoni at Yellowhouse Studio. Mastered by Sascha “Busy” Bühren (TrueBusyness), artwork was once again provided by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA etc.).
More from “Stereo Crush”:
‘Boom Boom’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vKHkfiegtg
‘Thunder & Lightning’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1swDgrXvxo
‘Rusty Rose’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_98qwErwJKA
Following the album is a massive European tour, including seven dates alongside special guests Y&T as well as Swiss dates with genre colleagues KROKUS. GOTTHARD’s steadily expanding live itinerary and ticket info can be found below!
GOTTHARD live:
“Stereo Crush” Tour 2025
20.05.2025 IT Milan – Alcatraz (w/ ECLIPSE)
21.05.2025 DE Saarbücken – Garage (w/ ECLIPSE)
Special Guests: Y&T
Presented by Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, musix,
Rock Antenne, powermetal.de, RPM & Bottom Row
23.05.2025 DE Bochum – RuhrCongress
24.05.2025 DE Geiselwind – Music Hall
25.05.2025 DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
27.05.2025 DE Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36
29.05.2025 DE Munich – Circus Krone
30.05.2025 DE Filderstadt – FILharmonie
31.05.2025 AT Telfs – Rathaussaal
11.06.2025 DE Wolfhagen – Stadtpark Teichwiesen (w/ AXXIS)
14.06.2025 ES Zamora – Z! Live Rock
26.06.2025 CH Pully – Live Festival
27.06.2025 CH Basel – Summerstage (w/ KROKUS)
28.06.2025 DE Ehingen – Martkplatz (w/ KROKUS)
20.07.2025 CH Locarno – Moon&Stars (“Steve Lee – The Show”)
22.07.2025 DE Regensburg – Piazza im Gewerbepark
06.08.2025 CH Zofingen – Heitere (w/ Orchestra)
10.08.2025 DE Tettnang – Schlossgarten (w/ KROKUS)
19.12.2025 CH Bern – Festhalle (w/ KROKUS)
20.12.2025 CH Zurich – The Hall (w/ KROKUS)
Info & Tickets: https://www.gotthard.com/en/concerts_en/
L-R:
Freddy Scherer (guitars), Leo Leoni (guitars), Nic Maeder (vocals),
Flavio Mezzodi (drums), Marc Lynn (bass)
Photo credit: Manuel Schütz
About GOTTHARD
With 16 number one albums, a Diamond Award for selling over one million units in Switzerland, and multiple platinum records, including their quadruple platinum album Homerun, GOTTHARD have an unmatched legacy of successes, rounded off by over 3.5 million units sold worldwide and more than 2,000 live performances. Their tracks like “Heaven,” a platinum single, and seven top 10 singles have cemented the band in the international music scene.
GOTTHARD are:
Nic Maeder | vocals
Leo Leoni | guitars
Freddy Scherer | guitars
Marc Lynn | bass
Flavio Mezzodi | drums
More on GOTTHARD:
gotthard.com | Linktree | Facebook | Instagram | X | TikTok | YouTube | Spotify | RPM
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About Reigning Phoenix Music
Founded in 2023, Reigning Phoenix Music is truly the 100% independently owned vision of music industry professional Gerardo Martinez and avionics and tech entrepreneur, Sven Bogner. The blueprint is to continue to help heavy metal, extreme and hard music thrive by partnering with an array of well-established acts, new talent, and iconic artists by offering best services and practices in the industry. RPM’s paramount goal is to help the artists amplify their music and talent to a winning formula for success. The label recently opened a new office in London, UK.
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