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German melodic death metallers NIGHT IN GALES have inked a deal with Lifeforce Records. The band's fifth album, "Five Scars", will be released on November 7 in Europe and a day later in North America. According to a press release, the CD "successfully combines all of the band's past trademarks within the typically Swedish melodic death metal sound structure without rejecting new influences and thus making it both the most melodically accessible as well as also the most aggressive effort in the band's history so far, smoothly rounded off with a killer sound mix courtesy of scene icon Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH)."

Commented NIGHT IN GALES guitarist Jens Basten: "We're back, fuck yeah! 17 years after initially cooking our very own brew of German melodic death metal, there's a new NIGHT IN GALES album coming your way! 'Five Scars' will definitely be a feast for the melo-death gourmets who might be fed up with all the wannabes who led this great metal style into total insignificance! Lifeforce Records proved themselves as true epicureans, hence we are proud to be part of the Lifeforce family now! 'Five Scars' will be out on November 4th, and we're looking forward to fire up the kitchen with a strong new partner aside!"

NIGHT IN GALES' most recent full-length album, "Necrodynamic", was released in 2001 via Massacre Records. Prior to signing with Massacre, the band released three albums through Nuclear Blast Records (1997's "Toward the Twilight", 1998's "Thunderbeast" and 2000's "Nailwork").

Night In Gales is releasing the "Ashes & Ends" 20 track compilation via Divebomb Records - the band's first (and last) career spanning rarities collection, containing material written between 1995 - 2008 and remastered by Jamie King.

The collection features new artwork by Björn Gooßes/Killstrations and a 20 page full color booklet. Pre-orders are available at this location and the track listing is as follows:

1. Deathaddiction 03:37
2. The Woundwalker 03:41
3. Ashes & Ends 04:44
4. Get Killed Or Die Trying 03:50
5. To The Morgue & Back 03:05 (prev. unreleased promo track)
6. Bloodsong 04:29 (different promo-version!)
7. Holehearted 03:37 (prev. unreleased promo track)
8. Five Tongues & A Funeral 02:54 (prev. unreleased promo track)
9. Indians 05:20 (Anthrax Cover, Japan bonus track)
10. Broken Vows 04:32 Pentagram Cover, prev. unreleased)
11. Slavesun 04:42 (released on Death is just the beginning IV)
12. Perihelion 03:48 (different promo-version!)
13. The Shadowchamber 03:54 (different promo-version!)
14. Blackfleshed 04:32 (different promo-version!)
15. Bleed Afresh 04:36
16. Sylphlike 03:07
17. Avoid Secret Vanity 05:10
18. Mindspawn 02:39
19. When The Lightning Starts 01:39
20. Flowing Spring 02:47

After a couple of eventful years, Night In Gales finally return with a new album. Together with returning vocalist Christian Müller who appeared on their early works “Sylphlike” (1995) and “Razor” (1996), the melodic death metal five-piece returns to its roots and experiences a process of rejuvenation. “The Last Sunsets“ will be released on February 23rd via Apostasy Records. Stay tuned for more information.

The band is supported by three guest vocalists: Mark Grewe (ex-Morgoth, Insidious Disease), Christian Mertens (Dark Millennium), und Martin Matzak (ex-Torchure). The mix and the master was done by a true scene-icon. Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, ex-Bloodbath, a.o.) created the perfect sound for the twelve songs which shifts between old-school and timeless. Furthermore, Costin Chioreanu’s artwork (At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Carach Angren…) with its strong symbolic power fits perfect as a visual addition to the music.

The release of the new Night In Gales album, The Black Stream, is getting closer and closer and it's time to present you another new single in advance. "Tears Of Blood" is available for streaming with accompanying lyric video, made by Costin Chioreanu.

Since their “return” with The Last Sunsets in 2018, NIGHT IN GALES haven’t just continued, they’ve evolved, delivering melodic death metal both faithful to the genre’s core and worthy of its legends. Now, as we mark the 30th anniversary of their debut, the band returns to their roots, not out of nostalgia, but with fresh ferocity. Sylphlike (Re-Recording 2025) reimagines their first release from the ground up, a resurrection that proves how far they’ve come and why the original still matters.

The re-recording remains true to the raw spirit and unbridled power of the 1995 demo, yet is imbued with the precision and authority of musicians three decades sharper. Recorded in a deliberately short and intense session to capture the same spontaneity and live feeling that made the original so unique, the result is as immediate and visceral as ever. While the songs are now 30 years old, they still stand strong today, fitting seamlessly alongside the band’s recent work.
Mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström, the architect behind genre-defining classics like "Slaughter of the Soul" (AT THE GATES), "The Jester Race" and "Whoracle" (IN FLAMES) and "The Gallery" (DARK TRANQUILLITY), "Sylphlike (Re-Recording 2025)" delivers a sound that bridges past and present with unflinching intensity.

The new cover art echoes the album’s rebirth while remaining close to the original design, hand-painted once again by Paolo Girardi, who also brought the "Shadowreaper" artwork to life. Back in 1995, the original Sylphlike demo sold an unprecedented 7,000 copies - an absolute rarity in the scene and now, three decades later, it becomes the first ever re-recorded death metal demo by Night In Gales.