Firewind: Announce New Digital Single Details, Post Behind-The-Scenes Video Clip Online and Gus G. Nominated For A Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Award!

The Greek metallic powerhouse FIREWIND, led by the modern day guitar hero Gus G, is currently preparing for a slew of activity over the course of the next few months. The group are set to release a new digital single for the stunning song “Embrace The Sun” on March 14th 2011 ( (pre-order the single at iTunes), which will also feature the much anticipated video for the track shot by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, etc.). This comes off their latest album, “Days Of Defiance”, which is an epic, exhilarating rollercoaster of melodic metal proficiency coupled with a barrage of jaw-dropping guitar-work that will leave you breathless.

A special, behind-the-scenes look into the making of the “Embrace The Sun” and "World On Fire" videos can now be seen exclusively at the link below. In this clip you will get a glimpse into the many hours of work it takes to create such a visual masterpiece. This also features in-depth interviews with the band members on the set, so click the link below now to check it out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaQ_LRmrAgU

FIREWIND is currently working on putting together a massive North American touring package for the fall as well as long awaited European touring, so stay tuned to www.facebook.com/firewindofficial for a big announcement over the coming weeks.

Gus G's guitar prowess was recently further validated as Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards has nominated him in the “Best Guitarist” category, which is decided upon by fan voting. Click now on the link below to cast your vote for Gus now and stay tuned as the winners will be announced live on April 20th at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles:

www.revolvermag.com/beta/goldengods/voting

FIREWIND have also recently been confirmed to appear with the song “World On Fire” as part of a new ten-song mega pack in February for Activision Publishing’s "Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock" alongside Children Of Bodom, Black Label Society and many others. For more information about "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" and the entire line-up of downloadable songs and disc imports, please visit: www.guitarhero.com

Presented by the Guitar magazine (Germany) and Top Guitar magazine (Poland), Gus G. most recently showcases some of his breathtaking playing techniques in a contest clip that invites other talented players to reproduce the piece as video recording on their own in order qualify to be handpicked by Gus to win one of his ESP Ltd. signature model guitars as well as a Blackstar HT 5S Ministack Amp. Additionally FIREWIND shirts will be given away too...

The contest runs up to April 15th, 2011, so find more details and get ready for some quality shredding right HERE.

FIREWIND live shows 2011:
03.03.2011 Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan
04.03.2011 Club Quattro - Nagoya, Japan
05.03.2011 Club Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
19.06.2011 Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France / www.hellfest.fr
25.06.2011 Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium / www.graspop.be

More dates will be announced soon…

Check out the furious opening track “The Ark Of Lies” from FIREWIND’s current masterpiece album “Days Of Defiance” completely free after you tweet or Facebook about the song. Go HERE for more details.

FIREWIND online:
www.firewind.gr
www.myspace.com/firewind