Every album, I try to make better songs, play better guitar, try different tempos, write in different keys.

The way I see it, there's always a new song to write. But then again, we're not trying to be retro or nostalgic or copy those albums. But this album also has a lot of variety, and that might remind fans of albums like 'Allegiance' and 'The Premonition'. I think on this record, you'll hear elements from all our past records, especially with our new singer, Herbie, because he reminds me a lot of Stephen Fredrick, our first singer. Especially for us, having quite a few different singers in the lineup in the past, each guy brought a different vibe and different things to the band. He said: 'Like every band, we go through our different phases. Gus spoke about the evolution of FIREWIND's sound in a 2020 interview with Audio Ink Radio. Just a few weeks later, the recordings for 'Firewind' were a done deal, ready for Swedish sound engineer Tobias Lindell ( EUROPE, AVATAR, H.E.A.T.) to mix them in Lindell Audio Studios.

Gus and Langhans got to know each other back in the autumn of 2019, when the FIREWIND leader was looking for a suitable replacement for Henning Basse after the tour with QUEENSRŸCHE. With his charismatic voice, Langhans refines each and every last one of the new songs and infuses them with an expressive force that is remarkable. The group's new vocalist is Herbie Langhans, who has previously played with AVANTASIA and SINBREED.

In early 2020, FIREWIND officially parted ways with guitarist/keyboardist Bob Katsionis and singer Henning Basse. The track is taken from the band's ninth, self-titled studio album, which was made available in May 2020. FIREWIND, the band featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., has released the official music video for the song 'Devour'.

Devour songs