Dragony announce new album ‘Viribus Unitis’

November 11, 2020 James Weaver

DRAGONY have announced a new album!

Titled Viribus Unitis, the upcoming album from the Austrian power metal band is the follow-up to 2018’s Masters of the Multiverse and is scheduled to be released in January next year, via Napalm Records.

For the upcoming album, singer Siegfried Samer is supported by well-known colleagues like Tommy Johansson [SABATON, MAJESTICA, SYMPHONY OF TRAGEDY], Tomas Svedin [SYMPHONY OF TRAGEDY], Michele Guaitoli [VISIONS OF ATLANTIS] and Georg Neuhauser [SERENITY]. Mixing and mastering for the album was handled by Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann of ORDEN OGAN in his Greenman Studios in Germany.

Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Siegfried Samer says, “Viribus Unitis marks both a return to our musical roots as well as a next step into the future for DRAGONY, as we are returning to a “rock opera concept” album similar to our debut Legends, but at the same time, we have evolved musically and are delivering what we consider our heaviest and most diverse album to date. And even though we are taking a bit of a creative approach with the source material, the concept story of the album is deeply intertwined with the history of Austria and in particular with the end of the Habsburg monarchy, which is often romanticized in Austria and ingrained in our collective consciousness. We are therefore thrilled to be able to release this very special album on an Austrian label, Napalm Records, and hope that both old and new fans of DRAGONY will enjoy the brand new songs!”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first single from the upcoming album; Gods of War. Speaking about the new song, the band says, “the first single Gods of War is also the opening track of the album, and sets the stage for the story that is to come: The year is 1867, and Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria is forced to accept the terms of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise after suffering losses in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, effectively establishing the dual monarchy that became known as the k. & k. Monarchy. In this situation, he is questioning whether his empire even has a future, or only its glorious past.

The music for the song was co-written by Tommy Johansson from SABATON & MAJESTICA with his partner in SYMPHONY OF TRAGEDY, Tomas Svedin, with the vocal lines and lyrics having been composed by our singer Siegfried. Musically, it’s therefore a very “Scandinavian-sounding” song that adds another texture to the catalogue of DRAGONY, and we are already very much looking forward to playing this one live at future shows!”

SABATON’s Tommy Johansson adds, “what DRAGONY did to Gods of War is far beyond what I could have expected it to turn out when this song was written. How they play and sing this song is just glorious! It’s so powerful and you can sing along to the chorus right away. I’m happy and honored I got to be a part of DRAGONY, and the song suits well to the rest of this epic album!”

Watch the official music video for Gods of War here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List:

1. On the Blue Danube
2. Gods of War
3. Love You to Death
4. Magic
5. Darkness Within
6. A.E.I.O.U.
7. Viribus Unitis
8. Golden Dawn
9. Made of Metal (Cyberpunk Joseph)
10. Battle Royale
11. Legends Never Die
12. Haben Sie Wien schon bei Nacht geseh’n