Artist: BEFORE THE DAWN
Album: RISE OF THE PHOENIX RED SMOKE VINYL (LP)

Release date: 21.08.2026
EAN/UPS: 4255698502251
Media type: LP

BEFORE THE DAWN. Written and recorded during a period of major internal change within the band, the album carries a unique sense of both closure and transformation. Looking back, Tuomas Saukkonen describes a time in which the future of the band was uncertain — with the feeling already present that this could become the last BEFORE THE DAWN record of that era.

Despite the challenges surrounding the band at the time, the actual creative process turned out to be remarkably smooth and inspired. That underlying tension between uncertainty and creative relief can be felt throughout the album, resulting in a striking balance of aggression, melancholy, and an unexpected sense of light at the end of the tunnel.

With its first-ever vinyl release arriving on 22.08.2026 via Reaper Entertainment, “Rise Of The Phoenix” finally receives the physical format many fans have been waiting for. For Tuomas Saukkonen, this release feels like a long-overdue recognition of an album whose story was cut short far too early — now finally given the space it deserves.

LP:

1          Exordium
2          Pitch-Black Universe
3          Phoenix Rising
4          Cross To Bear
5          Throne Of Ice
6          Perfect Storm
7          Fallen World
8          Eclipse
9          Closure
10        Unbreakable (2012 Version / Bonus)
11        Deliverance (Bonus)