POWERWOLF guitarist Matthew Greywolf states about the track: “We are more than proud to present ‘Beast Of Gévaudan’, the first song off our upcoming album, ‘Call Of The Wild’. The story behind the song couldn’t fit better into the world of POWERWOLF: It’s about a mysterious beast that killed countless people in the south of France at the end of the 18th century. The beast was never caught and there have always been many legends surrounding the events, up to the interpretation of the clergy, who saw the beast as ‘God’s punishment’ or even as a ‘savior of mankind from the worldly and sinful existence.'”

Once again created in cooperation with the honorable producer duo of Jens Bogren and Joost Van Den Broek, “Call Of The Wild” will open a new chapter in the band’s history. The eighth studio album will serve both old and newly recruited POWERWOLF devotees with well-known classic trademarks, and equally surprise and delight them at every stage of this wild 11-track ride.

Greywolf says about “Call Of The Wild”: “With ‘Call Of The Wild’, we are opening a new, exciting chapter in the history of POWERWOLF. The album sounds unmistakably like POWERWOLF and is so much more at the same time: Besides new territory like the Celtic instrumentation in ‘Blood For Blood (Faoladh)’ or the ballad like ‘Alive Or Undead’, we have raised all our trademarks to a new level. Until now, we never sounded so powerful and wild – in the truest sense of the word. We can’t wait to finally share this beast of an album with you all!”

“Call Of The Wild” track listing:

01. Faster Than The Flame
02. Beast Of Gévaudan
03. Dancing With The Dead
04. Varcolac
05. Alive Or Undead
06. Blood For Blood (Faoladh)
07. Glaubenskraft
08. Call Of The Wild
09. Sermon Of Swords
10. Undress To Confess
11. Reverent Of Rats

Various formats (2-CD mediabook, 3-LP vinyl box, 3-CD earbook, digital) of the new album include the bonus album “Missa Cantorem” — a cross-section of the POWERWOLF success story with newly recorded vocals by friends and companions of the band.

“Missa Cantorem” (bonus album) track listing:

01. Sanctified With Dynamite – feat. Ralf Scheepers (PRIMAL FEAR)
02. Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend – feat. Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY)
03. Nightside Of Siberia – feat. Johan Hegg (AMON AMARTH)
04. Where The Wild Wolves Have Gone – feat. Doro Pesch
05. Fist By Fist (Sacralize Or Strike) – feat. Matthew Kiichi Heafy (TRIVIUM)
06. Killers With The Cross – feat. Björn “Speed” Strid (SOILWORK)
07. Kiss Of The Cobra King – feat. Chris Harms (LORD OF THE LOST)
08. We Drink Your Blood – feat. Johannes Eckerström (AVATAR)
09. Resurrection By Erection – feat. Christopher Bowes (ALESTORM)
10. Saturday Satan – feat. Jari Mäenpää (WINTERSUN)

A European tour in support of the effort will follow in October. Fans can not only expect brand new heavy metal anthems to be played and chanted along by thousands, but also the biggest and most epic production POWERWOLF has brought to the stage thus far, once again cementing their status as one of the most intense live bands.

“Wolfsnächte 2021” tour dates:

Oct. 01 – DE – Stuttgart / Schleyerhalle
Oct. 02 – CH – Zürich / Samsung Hall
Oct. 04 – ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz
Oct. 05 – ES – Madrid / Riviera
Oct. 07 – FR – Paris / Zenith
Oct. 08 – UK – London / Roundhouse
Oct. 09 – BE – Antwerp / Lotto Arena
Oct. 10 – NL – Amsterdam / Afas Live
Oct. 12 – IT – Milano / Alcatraz
Oct. 13 – DE – Frankfurt / Jahrhunderthalle
Oct. 15 – DE – Munich / Zenith
Oct. 16 – DE – Oberhausen / König Pilsener Arena
Oct. 17 – CZ – Prague / Tipsport Arena
Oct. 18 – PL – Katowice – MCK
Oct. 20 – HU – Budapest / Arena
Oct. 21 – AT – Vienna / Gasometer
Oct. 22 – DE – Berlin / UFO im Velodrom
Oct. 23 – DE – Hamburg / Sporthalle