While the world just celebrated one of the most romantic days of the year, Swiss hard rock icons, Gotthard, suddenly rouse us from slumber – namely with the third single from their upcoming album Stereo Crush, to be released on March 21 via RPM.
Compared to their previous hit, “Thunder & Lightning”, however, “Rusty Rose” is anything but a love song as the story tells of dark experiences and feelings. Introduced by a relaxed Hammond melody, the single becomes increasingly powerful and gradually unfolds its full appeal. With “Rusty Rose”, Gotthard once again demonstrate their love for heavy riffs and underline the fact that they’re still at the forefront of the genre.
“This song came together when we were jamming in the studio. Freddy had this great sounding open string acoustic riff and we built the music around it playing with dynamics. Lyrically, it’s a song about fighting cancer and never giving up,” notes vocalist Nic Maeder.
Watch the lyric video below, and stream the single here.
Produced, recorded and mixed by long-time producer Charlie Bauerfeind, who’s known for his work with the likes of Helloween and Blind Guardian, alongside co-producer and founding member Leo Leoni at Yellowhouse Studio, and mastered by Sascha “Busy” Bühren (TrueBusyness), with artwork once again provided by Thomas Ewerhard (Avantasia, etc.), Stereo Crush promises to set new standards.
Pre-order/pre-save Stereo Crush here.
Stereo Crush tracklisting:
“AI & I”
“Thunder & Lightning”
“Rusty Rose”
“Burning Bridges”
“Drive My Car”
“Boom Boom”
“Life”
“Liverpool”
“Shake Shake”
“Devil In The Moonlight”
“Dig A Little Deeper”
“These Are The Days”
“Thunder & Lightning” video:
“Boom Boom” lyric video:
Gotthard will be touring in May, accompanied by special guests Y&T, rounded off by select festival and headline dates during the course of the year.
Stereo Crush Tour 2025 with Y&T:
May
23 – Bochum, Germany – RuhrCongress
24 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
25 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
27 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36
29 – Munich, Germany – Circus Krone
30 – Filderstadt, Germany – FILharmonie
31 – Telfs, Austria – Rathaussaal
More upcoming Gotthard live dates:
June
11 – Wolfhagen, Germany – Stadtpark Teichwiesen (w/ Axxis)
14 – Zamora, Spain – Z! Live Rock
27 – Basel, Switzerland – Summerstage
28 – Ehingen, Germany – Martkplatz
July
20 – Locarno, Switzerland – Moon&Stars (“Steve Lee – The Show”)
22 – Regensburg, Germany – Piazza im Gewerbepark
August
6 – Zofingen, Switzerland – Heitere
10 – Tettnang, Germany – Schlossgarten
December
19 – Bern, Switzerland – Festhalle
20 – Zurich, Switzerland – The Hall
(Photo – Reigning Phoenix Music)
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Compared to their previous hit, “Thunder & Lightning”, however, “Rusty Rose” is anything but a love song as the story tells of dark experiences and feelings. Introduced by a relaxed Hammond melody, the single becomes increasingly powerful and gradually unfolds its full appeal. With “Rusty Rose”, Gotthard once again demonstrate their love for heavy riffs and underline the fact that they’re still at the forefront of the genre.
“This song came together when we were jamming in the studio. Freddy had this great sounding open string acoustic riff and we built the music around it playing with dynamics. Lyrically, it’s a song about fighting cancer and never giving up,” notes vocalist Nic Maeder.
Watch the lyric video below, and stream the single here.
Produced, recorded and mixed by long-time producer Charlie Bauerfeind, who’s known for his work with the likes of Helloween and Blind Guardian, alongside co-producer and founding member Leo Leoni at Yellowhouse Studio, and mastered by Sascha “Busy” Bühren (TrueBusyness), with artwork once again provided by Thomas Ewerhard (Avantasia, etc.), Stereo Crush promises to set new standards.
Pre-order/pre-save Stereo Crush here.
Stereo Crush tracklisting:
“AI & I”
“Thunder & Lightning”
“Rusty Rose”
“Burning Bridges”
“Drive My Car”
“Boom Boom”
“Life”
“Liverpool”
“Shake Shake”
“Devil In The Moonlight”
“Dig A Little Deeper”
“These Are The Days”
“Thunder & Lightning” video:
“Boom Boom” lyric video:
Gotthard will be touring in May, accompanied by special guests Y&T, rounded off by select festival and headline dates during the course of the year.
Stereo Crush Tour 2025 with Y&T:
May
23 – Bochum, Germany – RuhrCongress
24 – Geiselwind, Germany – Music Hall
25 – Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
27 – Hamburg, Germany – Große Freiheit 36
29 – Munich, Germany – Circus Krone
30 – Filderstadt, Germany – FILharmonie
31 – Telfs, Austria – Rathaussaal
More upcoming Gotthard live dates:
June
11 – Wolfhagen, Germany – Stadtpark Teichwiesen (w/ Axxis)
14 – Zamora, Spain – Z! Live Rock
27 – Basel, Switzerland – Summerstage
28 – Ehingen, Germany – Martkplatz
July
20 – Locarno, Switzerland – Moon&Stars (“Steve Lee – The Show”)
22 – Regensburg, Germany – Piazza im Gewerbepark
August
6 – Zofingen, Switzerland – Heitere
10 – Tettnang, Germany – Schlossgarten
December
19 – Bern, Switzerland – Festhalle
20 – Zurich, Switzerland – The Hall
(Photo – Reigning Phoenix Music)
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