US power metal band BURNING SHADOWS returns with a live BD+DVD+2CD set chronicling their 2019 Steel Diplomacy European tour. Included are complete sets from Riddle of Steel Fest in Marburg, Germany and Into Battle Fest in Athens, Greece. Digital audio-only versions are also available. Bonus BD/DVD tracks include audio commentary of the sets, bonus songs from additional shows, photos, and behind-the-scenes videos. Riddle of Steel audio was mixed from a multitrack board recording; everything else was recorded and assembled from the band's personal archives.
Steel Diplomacy will be released 9/9/2022 only on the BURNING SHADOWS Bandcamp page. Pre-orders are available here: https://burningshadows.bandcamp.com/album/steel-diplomacy-official-bootleg
Formed in 2000, BURNING SHADOWS brings to life haunting tales of classic writers such as HP Lovecraft, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, and Fritz Lieber, as well as other stories ranging from mythology to fantasy to history. These powerful tales are delivered through appropriately melodic, epic, and thrashy power metal inspired by the European and US stalwarts of the genre. BURNING SHADOWS previously released Beneath the Ruins on Rafchild Records, as well as a 20th anniversary EP, The Haunter of the Dark.
Comment on the news (A quote of the artist/label/festival on the content of the press release) "It has been a dream for us to play Europe when we started the band, and Rafchild Records made it possible," reminisced guitarist Tim Regan, "and we are forever grateful. We were eventually able to organize all the footage and photos and recordings from the tour into a coherent release. This type of thing we would usually just keep for our friends and family but we decided to make it available to everyone. We are very pleased with how everything went despite all the obstacles we faced. And of course, we can't wait to do it again!"