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GOTTHARD Unleash New Video "Thunder & Lightning"

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Sunday, January 19, 2025 @ 10:45 AM


New Album Stereo Crush Out March 21

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Photo credit: Manuel Schutz

Swiss hard rock legends GOTTHARD have kicked off the new year with the release of their second single, "Thunder & Lightning", from their upcoming 12-track studio album Stereo Crush. As the world remains blanketed in snow, this new track spreads spring fever with its uplifting leads and emotionally charged storyline about love, quickly capturing the hearts of fans and heightening anticipation for the band's eagerly awaited new album.

Secure your copy [digipak-CD, jewelcase-CD, red marbled vinyl, digital] or pre-save Stereo Crush now, here:
https://gotthard.rpm.link/stereocrushPR

Today, alongside the worldwide launch of pre-orders, GOTTHARD are also excited to reveal the cover artwork for Stereo Crush, set to hit the shelves on March 21, 2025 via RPM. The artwork, designed by Thomas Ewerhard, who has previously collaborated with the band, perfectly encapsulates the album's themes of honesty, rawness, and a broad spectrum of emotions.

"Freddy [Scherer; guitars] came to my house with the musical idea for this song. We started there and came up with the structure and the vocal melodies together and recorded the demo there. I then spent quite some time figuring out lyrics. The sound of the chorus riff somehow sounded electric to me, and I was thinking of words like 'lighting,' 'thunder' etc...and then I thought of the concept of how lighting never strikes twice but in this case it does, using this as a metaphor for love. Also in French, which I'm fluent in, you can say that 'love at first sight' is like getting hit by a bolt of lighting," singer Nic Maeder sheds light on the track's creation.

Watch the music video on KNAC.COM HERE

After releasing two singles, there's no really doubt that GOTTHARD are more than ready for the future with Stereo Crush! Decorated with a powerful and contemporary production, the album delivers a series of big anthems but also a few surprises which help the Swiss icons to improve their DNA fresh and to spice up the essence of their trademark sound in an exciting way. It's clear like Swiss glacier water: 2025 belongs to GOTTHARD!

Stereo Crush - Track Listing:

  • "AI & I"
  • "Thunder & Lightning"
  • "Rusty Rose"
  • "Burning Bridges"
  • "Drive My Car"
  • "Boom Boom"
  • "Life"
  • "Liverpool"
  • "Shake Shake"
  • "Devil In The Moonlight"
  • "Dig A Little Deeper"
  • "These Are The Days"
Produced and mixed by long-time partner Charlie Bauerfeind, who's known for his work with the likes of HELLOWEEN and BLIND GUARDIAN, alongside founding member Leo Leoni at Yellowhouse Studio, and mastered by Sascha "Busy" Buhren (TrueBusyness), with artwork once again provided by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA etc.), Stereo Crush promises to set new standards which will additionally come to shine on the band's forthcoming touring cycle: GOTTHARD will be touring in May, accompanied by special guests Y&T, rounded off by select festival and headline dates during the course of the year. The band's current live schedule and ticket info can be found below!

GOTTHARD live:
"Stereo Crush" Tour 2025

  • 21.05.2025 DE Saarbucken - Garage (w/ ECLIPSE) *NEW*
Special Guests: Y&T
Presented by Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, musix, Rock Antenne, powermetal.de & 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
  • 14.06.2025 ES Zamora - Z! Live Rock
  • 27.06.2025 CH Basel - Summerstage (w/ KROKUS)
  • 28.06.2025 DE Ehingen - Martkplatz (w/ KROKUS) *NEW*
  • 20.07.2025 CH Locarno - Moon&Stars ("Steve Lee - The Show") *NEW*
  • 22.07.2025 DE Regensburg - Piazza im Gewerbepark
  • 06.08.2025 CH Zofingen - Heitere (w/ Orchestra) *NEW*
  • 10.08.2025 DE Tettnang - Schlossgarten (w/ KROKUS) *NEW*
  • 19.12.2025 CH Bern - Festhalle (w/ KROKUS)
  • 20.12.2025 CH Zurich - The Hall (w/ KROKUS) Info & Tickets: https://www.gotthard.com/tourdates/


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