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“Cold Flare Eternal”, the new full-length from Finnish Melodic Death Metal veterans BEFORE THE DAWN, is out today on Reaper Entertainment.

A work of stark contrasts and emotional depth, “Cold Flare Eternal” blends crushing heaviness with soaring melancholy, delivering a sound both devastating and deeply human. It’s an album shaped by clarity of vision, cinematic atmosphere, and the unmistakable Scandinavian sense of darkness and beauty.

Released alongside the album is the powerful new video for the track “Stronghold”.

Comments the band: “It’s like a punch in the face delivered with love and powered with anvil heavy guitars, profoundly massive growls, hammering drums, and beyond epic melody. That is ‘Stronghold’; the musical embodiment of straightforward bone bounding Metal.”

Cover artwork by Gogo Melone 

Following their critically acclaimed “Stormbringers” full-length in 2023, “Cold Flare Eternal” captures the momentum of a band reborn. Recorded once again at guitarist Juho Räihä’s studio, the album brings together crushing heaviness, soaring melodies, and the atmospheric beauty of Finland’s dark landscapes.

With “Cold Flare Eternal”, BEFORE THE DAWN delivers a masterclass in modern melodic death metal – raw, refined, and deeply resonant; an intense, emotional, and atmospheric journey into the depths of Nordic Metal.

“Cold Flare Eternal” features core art by Gogo Melone (WOLFHEART, INSOMNIUM, XANDRIA, OMNIUM GATHERUMG) and will be available on CD, LP, and digital formats.

BEFORE THE DAWN will join WOLFHEART for an extensive European tour this Fall. See all confirmed dates below.

BEFORE THE DAWN w/ WOLFHEART, SUOTANA, FULL HOUSE BREW CREW:

9/20/2025 Koba Live – Abadiño, ES **
9/21/2025 Revi Live – Madrid, ES **
9/22/2025 Wolf, Barcelona – ES **
9/25/2025 De Helling – Utrecht, NL
9/26/2025 Kulturwerk – Herford, DE
9/27/2025 Kubana – Siegburg, DE
9/29/2025 Backstage By The Mill – Paris, FR
9/30/2025 DVG Club – Kortrjik, BE
10/01/2025 Logo – Hamburg, DE
10/02/2025 Hellraiser – Leipzig, DE
10/03/2025 Turock – Essen, DE
10/04/2025 Café Central – Weinheim, DE
10/05/2025 Analog Music Hall – Budapest, HU
10/06/2025 Klub Zaścianek – Krakow, PL
10/07/2025 Collosseum – Košice, SK
10/08/2025 Rock Café – Prague, CZ
10/09/2025 Orto Bar – Ljubljana SI
10/10/2025 Slaughter Club – Milan, IT
10/11/2025 Chollerhalle – Zug, CH
10/12/2025 Club Vaudeville – Lindau, DE
10/13/2025 Backstage – Munich, DE

** BEFORE THE DAWN + WOLFHEART only

BEFORE THE DAWN – Finnish Headlining Dates:

10/24/2025 Logomo Teatro – Turku, FI
10/25/2025 House of Rock – Kouvola, FI
11/07/2025 Monde – Rovaniemi, FI
11/08/2025 Kantakrouvi – Oulu, FI

Tickets: https://www.btdmetal.com/

BEFORE THE DAWN line-up:
Tuomas Saukkonen – guitar
Paavo Laapotti – vocals
Juho Räihä – guitar
Pyry Hanski – bass

“Cold Flare Eternal” tracklist

1. Initium
2. Fatal Design
3. As Above, So Below
4. Mercury Blood
5. Stellar Effect
6. Flame Eternal
7. Stronghold
8. Destination
9. Shock Wave
10. Ad Infinitum