For an established band, the biggest challenge usually lies in consistently developing its own personal style with each new album
while simultaneously enhancing it with exciting new elements. It’s precisely this difficult balancing act that international power
metal group Pyramaze has successfully achieved on its latest offering, ‘Bloodlines’: Every one of the ten songs impresses not only
with a multitude of anthemic vocal melodies, haunting guitar riffs, atmospherically dense keyboard passages and dynamic grooves,
but also with a number of surprises. These include the remarkable technical skills of everybody involved, as well as a powerful
studio production and inspiring contributions from renowned guest musicians. ‘Bloodlines’ will be out on AFM Records on 23 June
2023, with four lead singles already lined up: The songs ‘Broken Arrow’ and ‘Fortress’, including video clips, have been available
online for a number of weeks, followed on 19 May 2023 by the ballad ‘Alliance’ featuring Ad Infinitum/The Dark Side Of The Moon
vocalist Melissa Bonny in a duet with Pyramaze frontman Terje Harøy. Then, on 25 August 2023, the fourth single ‘Taking What’s
Mine’ is set to complement the series of releases, which has been eagerly awaited by the band’s fans. 

Pyramaze keyboardist Jonah Weingarten feels that ‘Bloodlines’ takes up where its predecessor left off, spanning more than twenty
years of band history and at the same time offering a glimpse of what the future holds in store. “For me, the new songs are a
successful mix of the material from ‘Epitaph’ and ‘Disciples Of The Sun’ while also featuring cross-references to our very first
releases and surprising with a number of unusual song structures,” explains Weingarten, who, along with Danish guitarist/producer
Jacob Hansen, is one of the group’s two main composers. Among other things, the American keyboardist is referring to ‘The
Mystery’, probably the most progressive number on Pyramaze’s latest release, which was recorded with the support of two well-known
guest guitarists, Andrew Kingsley (Unleash The Archers) and Olof Mörck (Amaranthe). In addition, Tim Hansen, son of
Helloween/Gamma Ray guitarist and founder Kai Hansen, has contributed a spirited guitar solo to the vibrant uptempo track ‘The
Midnight Sun’. 

Despite the outstanding instrumentalists Weingarten, Hansen and drummer Morten Gade Sørensen, it’s naturally Pyramaze vocalist
Terje Harøy who’s at the epicentre of this memorable sound quake. “Terje has an incredibly powerful voice, so it’s always fun to
write material for him,” Weingarten enthuses about the frontman from Norway, who has been with Pyramaze since 2015. “The new songs
are perfectly suited to his vocal style, the heavier numbers as well as the quieter passages. His voice is not only amazingly
assertive, it also has a wonderfully sensitive, bluesy note, which brings to mind the likes of David Coverdale, Jørn Lande and
Chris Cornell. As a result, Terje has delivered perfect interpretations of the lyrics.”

Content-wise, ‘Bloodlines’ revolves around our curiosity about the unknown, as well as personal issues told from a subjective, but
never moralising, point of view. Weingarten: “We want to stimulate our fans’ imagination, provide them with plenty of food for
thought without limiting their freedom of interpretation.”       

Talking of fans: Naturally, Pyramaze hope to be able to meet their loyal followers in person as soon as possible. The first
opportunity is scheduled for 12 May 2023, when the band will play Copenhagen’s Nordic Noise Festival. So get your diaries out,
because the summer of 2023 looks likely to be a very special one for all Pyramaze fans.