Galactic Empire announces new album ‘Cinemetal’

Galactic Empire, the galaxy’s favorite metal band, has announced their new album Cinemetal, out October 24th via Pure Noise Records. The upcoming release sees the band journeying to other universes as they put their signature metal twist on songs from popular film franchises including Harry Potter, Back To The Future, Lord Of The Rings, Batman, Avengers, and more. Fans can check out lead single and music video “Superman” here. Pre-orders for the album are available now here.

“Puny citizens of Earth, we have once again returned to sonically annihilate all in our presence with the fourth full-length studio album by the mighty Galactic Empire, CINEMETAL,” Lord Sihk shares. “After three albums of tribute to the mighty Sith Lord John Williams, we realized we had run out of Star Wars music and felt like a change was in order. There are many other iconic themes from Earth’s film history that we have yet to explore, and it felt prudent to pay homage to some of the most notable ones. Behold the ultimate power of the Dark Side with CINEMETAL and together we can RULE the galaxy!”

Grant McFarland and Carson Slovak, Sith Overlords at Galactic Empire and co-owners/producers at Atrium Audio, add: “For years, we have been wanting to explore more musical material outside of the Star Wars universe. There are so many great film scores out there that stand the test of time. We decided to dig into a small handful of some of what we think are the most memorable and iconic themes from major blockbuster motion pictures from the last 50 years. We worked tirelessly on this album and without a doubt it is the most densely layered, complex arrangement that we have ever tackled. There were a lot of challenges to overcome because of this, but the result is immensely satisfying and we couldn’t be more proud of it.”

Pre-order ‘Cinemetal’ here.

Cinemetal Tracklist:

1. Superman
2. Avengers
3. Back To The Future
4. Batman
5. ET
6. Indiana Jones
7. Godzilla
8. Harry Potter
9. Jurassic Park
10. Lord of the Rings
11. Terminator
12. Pirates of the Caribbean

Galactic Empire is the galaxy’s foremost instrumental Star Wars cosplay heavy metal John Williams tribute band. Their first music video was a viral hit, gaining over 10 million views with national press coverage including Huffington Post, Guitar World, Entertainment Weekly, and MSNBC, along with a live TV performance on E! Entertainment during their coverage of the 2016 Academy Awards.

The band released two full-length albums with Rise Records before signing to Pure Noise Records and releasing their latest album Special Edition. They’ve toured extensively, headlining multiple national and overseas tours, including Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia, along with appearances at major festivals, comic cons, sporting events, and supporting arena acts Ozzy Osbourne and BABYMETAL.