For the second time, Stuttgart, Germany-based Front Row Warriors are taking up the cudgels for their very own melodic metal on their new studio album “Running Out of Time”, that has just been announced for a release on July 11th, 2025, via ROAR!
Founded in 2019, the melodic metal band has already caused quite a stir in 2023 with their debut “Wheel of Fortune” and was showered with praise by critics. The German Rock and Pop Musicians Association even named the debut album “Hard Rock Album of the Year 2023”. The 80s hard rock, with a pinch of AOR and melodic metal from the 90s, went down fantastically straight away, which is not only due to singer Elkie Gee, who has a remarkable range and stands out from the crowd with her vocal color.
Today, Front Row Warriors enthrall fans and listeners with a first single from their forthcoming offering, the album opening track “Turn the Tide”!
The band comments:
“Conspirators and false prophets, brainwashing through fake news and an insane arms race paint a bleak picture of the future. While some cowardly look away and resign themselves, others try to make a profit and pay homage to the infantile rulers of this world. Shouldn’t we finally face the truth with courage? We can still turn the tide, we owe it to our daughters and sons”!
Watch the official video for new single “Turn the Tide” below.
All of the band members in Front Row Warriors are no strangers in the scene. Sorin Badin and Stef Binnig-Gollub on guitars are former musicians from Samsara and Septagon, while Richie Seibel, who is also a member of Ivanhoe and Them, plays the keys. The bass is played by Timo Michels (ex-Pump) and the drums by Jay G. (ex-Sharon). The band played a number of concerts and festivals in 2024 and performed on stage with the likes of Treat, Vicious Rumors, Riot V, Victory, Axxis and Shakra. Since March 2024, guitarist Dominik Barth (ex-Illusoria) has replaced Sorin Badin, who had to step back for family reasons, but has been working in the background on the studio and fine-tuning the songs.
Their new album “Running Out of Time”, once again with none other than Achim Köhler (Primal Fear, Brainstorm a.o.) at the controls and co-produced by Michael Bormann, features some real bangers and impressively proves that the band also feels at home in metal. Lovers of delicate guitar and keyboard work as well as melodic hooks will get their money’s worth, as will fans of the heavier genre. Front Row Warriors once again skilfully play with the genres to produce a colorful bouquet of fabulous songs with guaranteed catchy tunes and surprising moments!
The band states: “‘Running Out of Time’ was created during a time when we were on the road a lot, soaking up this energy and packing it into our new songs. This has made our music a little harder, but we’ve definitely stayed true to ourselves when it comes to catchy choruses and can’t wait to present our new songs and bring them to the stage”.
Coming on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats, the album pre-sale has just started here.
Tracklist:
01. Turn the Tide
02. Theory of Mind
03. The Holy
04. Cast A Spell
05. New Horizons
06. Running Out of Time
07. Rise Against
08. Don’t Think the Night is Over
09. Seems Like Paradise
10. Heartbreaker
11. FRW
German Live Shows 2025:
29.03. (DE) Filderstadt-Bonlanden
05.04. (DE) Steinberg
11.04. (DE) Sulzbach/Murr
11.07. (DE) Release Meet and Greet Balingen
04.10. (DE) Haigerloch
22.11. (DE) Balingen
Line-up:
Elkie Gee – Vocals
Dominik Barth – Guitar
Stef Binning-Gollub – Guitar
Timo Michels – Bass
Richie Seibel – Keyboards
Jay-G – Drums
Weblinks:
www.frontrowwarriors.com
www.facebook.com/FRW.official
