[photo credit: Abel Portillo / Didac Pla]
Barcelona power metallers bring their “Journey to the Sun” saga to an epic animated conclusion
Catch KILMARA live with INDUCTION and TUNGSTEN on the ANTHEMS OF STEEL TOUR 2026!
Barcelona-based melodic power metal force KILMARA has released an official visualizer clip for “Alliance of the Free,” one of the standout tracks from their latest studio album, Journey to the Sun, released via ROAR.
Taking the band’s retro-futuristic universe into full animation, the new visualizer marks the final chapter of the Journey to the Sun concept. Inspired by the larger-than-life animated adventures that shaped the band members’ childhoods, “Alliance of the Free” transforms KILMARA’s music into a vivid world of heroes, distant worlds and epic adventure.
KILMARA comments:
“We wanted to bring the story of ‘Alliance of the Free’ to life in a way that could go beyond the limits of a live-action video. Animation has allowed us to create worlds, characters and emotions that would have been impossible to achieve otherwise, giving a visual dimension to the story we had imagined from the very beginning.
Deep down, this project is also a tribute to the legendary series we grew up with — classics like Masters of the Universe, G-Force (Comando G), Ulysses 31, or Mazinger Z. Those magical adventures shaped our imaginations as kids, and that same passion for epic animated storytelling has been running through our minds throughout this entire creation.
This video represents the final chapter of the ‘Journey to the Sun’ concept — one last journey through the universe we created before opening the door to what comes next.
It has been an ambitious and deeply personal project, and we are incredibly proud of the result. We hope this video allows you to experience ‘Alliance of the Free’ in a completely new way and, above all, to feel the same passion, energy and emotion that we put into creating it.
Thank you for joining us on this journey. The Alliance lives on.”
The new clip for “Alliance of the Free” is now premiering here:
Released on January 31, 2025 via ROAR, Journey to the Sun saw KILMARA enter a powerful new chapter in their career. Rooted in melodic and power metal while embracing orchestrations, retro synthesizers and progressive elements, the album builds its conceptual world around the arcade halls of the late ’80s: a place of first loves, unbreakable friendships, rivalries, defeats and hard-earned victories.
Produced by KILMARA guitarist and keyboardist Carles Salse at Sureau Studio, mixed by Miguel Ángel Marchal and mastered by Seeb Levermann, Journey to the Sun presents a heavier, more contemporary side of the Barcelona band without losing the melody and epic spirit at the heart of their sound.
“Alliance of the Free” stands at the center of that universe. Now, its animated visualizer brings the story full circle and closes the Journey to the Sun chapter before KILMARA turn their attention toward what comes next.
The release arrives just in time to bring their music back to European stages. The band will join INDUCTION and TUNGSTEN on the ANTHEMS OF STEEL TOUR 2026, which is kicking off today and runs through Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The tour brings together three forces of contemporary European melodic and power metal, with KILMARA bringing the energy, atmosphere and epic spirit of Journey to the Sun to stages across Europe.
Join the Alliance. And catch KILMARA live on the ANTHEMS OF STEEL TOUR 2026:
07.10.26 – DE – Herford @ Kulturwerk
08.10.26 – DE – München @ Backstage
09.10.26 – DE – Leipzig @ Hellraiser
10.10.26 – DE – Passau @ Zauberberg
11.10.26 – DE – Karlsruhe @ Die Stadtmitte
12.10.26 – CH – Aarburg @ Musigburg
13.10.26 – AT – Salzburg @ Rockhouse
14.10.26 – DE – Mörlenbach @ Live Music Hall
15.10.26 – DE – Hamburg @ Bahnhof Pauli
16.10.26 – DE – Lingen @ Alter Schlachthof
17.10.26 – DE – Solingen @ Laut und Hart Festival
18.10.26 – DE – Selb @ Rockclub Bayern
Tickets: http://tiny.cc/anthemsofsteel
KILMARA is:
Daniel Ponce – Vocals
John Portillo – Guitars
Carles Salse – Guitars & Synths
Dídac Plà – Bass
Néil Gómez – Drums
KILMARA online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kilmaraofficial/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kilmara_official
X: https://twitter.com/KILMARA_DFTW
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kilmaraofficial
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