Surtur Rising

Release dates:
Sweden - March 23rd
Germany/Austria/Switzerland - March 25th
Rest of Europe - March 28th
USA - March 29th

Recorded at Fascination Street Studios Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogre.

Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim ("flame land") and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology.

Available editions for Europe:
-Standard CD
-CD+DVD Digibook edition with 28-page booklet
-Gatefold 2-LP with bonus track "Balls to the Wall" (Accept cover); also available as red/black splatter (EMP) and red/yellow splatter vinyl (Nuclear Blast).
-Special boxset with Surtur Rising figure; contains the CD/DVD Edition as above, the Accept cover song and additionally the Kiss cover track "War Machine". EMP exclusively offers a poster flag together with this box edition.
-2-LP (Ruby Red) ltd to 300 by Cyclone Empire.
-Exclusive Amazon Edition featuring LP-sized cover & booklet and A1-sized poster.

Available editions for USA:
-Multi-panel digipak edition CD+DVD with 28-page booklet
-Picture Disc vinyl with die-cut gatefold sleeve
-Box set as the European version

The Bonus DVD contains all 4 exclusive Bochum shows in which the band played their first 4 albums in their entirety.

The last track "Doom Over Dead Man", is reported on the back of the album as being 7:32, but actually skipping to the track or ripping it produces a song that's 5:55 (as reported here). There's a 1:37 instrumental part hidden in the pregap between 9 and 10 that can only be heard by rewinding / playing straight through.

The pre-order for "Sutur Rising" has the following bonus tracks:
11. Balls to the Wall (Accept Cover) (05:22)
12. War Machine (Kiss Cover) (03:35)

Bonus track for Japan:
11. War Machine (Kiss Cover) (03:35)

iTunes bonus track:
11. Aerials (System of a Down Cover) (03:39)