Out July 4, 2025 Via Napalm Records

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Photo credit: Robert Eikelpoth, edited by Blake Armstrong

Pirates never rest, nor do the raging seas! Following the triumphant release of Pirates II - Armada and the ongoing success of their Armada Live Over Europe series, international symphonic metal frontrunners VISIONS OF ATLANTIS set sail once again with their brand-new live video, "Armada", recorded during their electrifying performance in Graz, Austria. The new video is part of their exciting the digital live series Armada Live Over Europe. By releasing live songs and videos over the past weeks, the quintet has kept excitement levels at an all-time high. Now, the digital series culminates in the live album Armada Live Over Europe set for release via Napalm Records on July 4, 2025. The live album captures the explosive energy of a VISIONS OF ATLANTIS live show, allowing listeners to relive the incomparable spirit of their recent tour from the comfort of home.

2024 was a triumphant year for the international symphonic metal frontrunners VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. The release of their latest full-length album, Pirates II - Armada, marks the band's most successful record to date, climbing to top positions on international charts, including #5 on the German and Austrian Official Album Charts, #4 on the UK Rock & Metal Charts, and #2 on the US Hard Music Album Charts, to name a few. The summer and fall were filled with extensive touring, enchanting their devoted fans across Europe and the UK.

For fans in North America, the live album will be the perfect way to warm up for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' upcoming tour, taking place in April 2025. Tickets for this adventurous ride are on sale now, and fans won't want to miss the unique VIP upgrade, which includes an exclusive acoustic set performed for a small audience before the show-creating memories to last a lifetime!

Pirate Queen Clementine states:

"Today we end this wonderful live series with our battle chant! For so many weeks, we have had great pleasure gathering online with our sailors, sharing memories and anecdotes from our latest European Armada tour. Now, we are looking ahead to the next adventure appearing on the horizon: the North American Armada tour! We're very excited to bring our tales again to the other side of the Atlantic. See you very soon!"

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS deliver tales of high-seas adventure through cinematic symphonic metal anthems, swiftly rising as high as a Jolly Rancher flag since the band's humble beginnings in August 2000. Since the band's inception, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has boasted dual vocal power from a male and female vocalist, co-captained today with Clementine Delauney and Michele Guaitoli at the helm. Both possess captivating range, seamlessly switching from intimate melody to soaring operatic thunder.

Christian Douscha's guitar work helps forge a brilliant future for the symphonic metal genre. Nintendo-obsessed Herbert Glos punctuates the proceedings with bass lines as rhythmic as the sea. Steady band cofounder and drummer Thomas Caser anchors the sound with powerful percussion.

Songs like "Melancholy Angel", "Clocks", "Legions of the Seas" and "Master of the Hurricane" helped establish the band as symphonic metal royalty. Through their pair of critically acclaimed masterworks, Pirates (2022) and Pirates II-Armada (2024), the band took listeners on immersive adventures. Each swashbuckling track serves as a metaphor for perseverance, passion, and emotion.

The Pirates era is majestically celebrated across the multipart Armada Live Over Europe (2025). Culled from professional recordings captured at multiple tour stops, the collection showcases VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' visceral prowess, power, and dynamic connection to its loyal audience.

Kicking off with its title track and standout song, "Return to Lemuria", The Deep & The Dark (2018) introduced Delauney, Douscha, and Glos to fans worldwide. Guaitoli completed the band's best-known lineup on Wanderers (2019), which featured massive fan-favorite anthems, including "Heroes of the Dawn," "A Journey to Remember" and "Nothing Lasts Forever".

The new era began in earnest with Pirates. "They build the perfect musical platform for one of the finest dual vocal performances I have ever heard," wrote Metal Rules in a 5/5 review. Praise for Pirates II - Armada was similarly enthusiastic from Metal Hammer and Distorted Sound. "Over 25 years and eight studio albums, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have established themselves as the pristine epitome of symphonic metal," wrote Blabbermouth. "Setting sail has seldom been more entertaining."

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS continue to captivate Europe and North and South America with each successive trek- whether headlining or performing at major festivals like Wacken, Bloodstock, ProgPower USA, the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise, and the Sabaton Cruise. Armada LIVE Over Europe is a masterclass in performance and a harbinger of the adventures to come for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. All aboard!

  Vocalist Clementine about the album:

"We're delighted to keep the magic of our live shows alive with this long-awaited release! Now, everyone who has attended one or more shows on our 2024 ARMADA tour can relive the experience at home. We love how our songs from our latest albums are energized and empowered by the live conditions and how the crowd becomes a part of the show, singing and chanting with us all along. This was definitely a tour to remember for us, and we are very happy to have this record as a lifetime souvenir."

Armada Live Over Europe tracklisting:

• "To Those Who Choose to Fight"
• "The Land of the Free" ⁠
• "Monsters" ⁠
• "Heroes of the Dawn"
• "Where the Sky and Ocean Blend" ⁠
• "Clocks"
• "Legion of the Seas" ⁠
• "Tonight I'm Alive" ⁠
• "Collide" ⁠
• "Hellfire" ⁠
• "The Dead of the Sea"
• Clemi's Speech
• "Underwater"
• "Pirates Will Return"
• "Melancholy Angel" ⁠
• "Master the Hurricane"
• "Armada"