{"id":80957,"date":"2020-02-21T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=80957"},"modified":"2020-02-21T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T11:59:06","slug":"news-gotthard-release-13th-studio-album-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-gotthard-release-13th-studio-album-13\/","title":{"rendered":"GOTTHARD Release Official Lyric Video For New Song \u2018Bad News\u2019 (February 21st, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOTTHARD Release Official Lyric Video For New Song \u2018Bad News\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 21st, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Swiss hard rock group Gotthard have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Bad News\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the song, singer Nic Maeder said: \u201cWe wrote this one with Eric Bazilian, a song about how people love to be around you when you\u2019re successful and love to kick you when you\u2019re down! It has a great classic rock riff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gotthard issue 13th full-length studio album #13<\/em> on March 13th, 2020 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

#13<\/em> was produced by Paul Lani, with co-production from guitarist Leo Leoni. Recordings took place at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano, Switzerland, while mixing was overseen in Los Angeles. Final touches were added by Darcy Proper at Valhalla Studios in New York.<\/p>\n

Included is a cover rendition of \u2018SOS\u2019; written by Bj\u00f6rn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson, its original version appeared on ABBA\u2019s April 1975 self-titled effort.<\/p>\n

The track \u2018Missteria\u2019 was co-written with Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi, meanwhile. \u201cIt\u2019s been great fun writing a track with Francis again, and with \u2018Missteria\u2019,\u201d guitarist Leo Leoni commented. \u201cI believe we delivered a real killer!\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Bad News\u2019
\n02. \u2018Every Time I Die\u2019
\n03. \u2018Missteria\u2019
\n04. \u201810,000 Faces\u2019
\n05. \u2018S.O.S.\u2019
\n06. \u2018Another Last Time\u2019
\n07. \u2018Better Than Love\u2019
\n08. \u2018Save The Date\u2019
\n09. \u2018Marry You\u2019
\n10. \u2018Man On A Mission\u2019
\n11. \u2018No Time To Cry\u2019
\n12. \u2018I Can Say I’m Sorry\u2019
\n13. \u2018Rescue Me\u2019
\n14. \u2018No Time To Cry (Demo Version)\u2019 *
\n15. \u2018I Can Say I\u2019m Sorry (Piano Version)\u2019 *<\/p>\n

* digipak CD bonus track<\/p>\n

Gotthard\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Nic Maeder (vocals)
\nLeo Leoni (guitar)
\nFreddy Scherer (guitar)
\nMarc Lynn (bass)
\nHena Habegger (drums)<\/p>\n

Recorded at the Madi-Zelt in Berlin, a music video was filmed for the track \u2018Missteria\u2019. The clip can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Twelfth studio record Silver<\/em> was released<\/a> in January 2017 via Musikvertrieb.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Franz Schepers.<\/em><\/p>\n