The How these guys have surprised us! THE SORROW from Austria’s idyllic Voralberg region arrived on the scene almost exactly 18 months ago with their debut, Blessings From The Blackened Sky, steamrolling everything that stood in their way. A band that you’d expect to find in the UK, Sweden or the US, certainly not in the German-speaking territories, had entered the great heavy metal arena. With a strong first release that lived up to top international standards under their belt (“Album of the Month” in Metal Hammer), the musicians surrounding charismatic frontman Mätze took Europe’s stages by storm, performing well over 150 gigs, playing the Wacken Open Air, Tuska, Nova Rock, Metal Camp and the Rock Hard festival, among others (the bonus CD of the limited edition includes songs from the Rock Hard open-air festival!). They visited Finland and France as well as Berlin, Bochum and Bregenz. Austria’s most successful metal act shared stages with renowned acts such as Children Of Bodom, Devildriver, Heaven Shall Burn, Killswitch Engage and Chimaira. THE SORROW have always convinced their audience in every respect, and it goes without saying that this attitude has catapulted the band into the premiere league of European metal acts in no time at all. The magazine, EMP, have been proved right in their prediction, commenting in summer 2007 that “the future definitely belongs to The Sorrow!” Backed by so much impetus, the band naturally put their shoulders to the wheel to follow their debut album with a real bang. THE SORROW have surpassed themselves with Origin Of The Storm and are set to deliver an album that is a real highlight, their familiar brute and extremely refreshing manner of celebrating their contemporary metal sound having been perfected on their new album. The raw parts get down to business with even more determination, the riffing is even more refined, the chorus even bigger and more anthemic than on their first album. At the same time, THE SORROW move in the tradition of contemporary metal acts such as Trivium, In Flames and Slipknot. Released on Drakkar and available February 27th, 2009.

1.Apnoia
2.Where Is The Sun?
3.My Immortal Guardian
4.Scars
5.Eyes Of the Darkness
6.Raising The Devil
7.Anchor In The Storm
8.From This Day On
9.Heaven Is No Place For Us
10.Tempestuous
11.Collector Of Tears
12.Faceless
13.Day Of The Lord