While the world just celebrated one of the most romantic days of the year, Swiss hard rock icons Gotthard suddenly rouse us from slumber – namely with the third single from their upcoming album “Stereo Crush”, to be released on March 21st, 2025 via RPM.
Compared to their previous hit, “Thunder & Lightning”, “Rusty Rose” is anything but a love song as the story tells of dark experiences and feelings. Introduced by a relaxed Hammond melody, the single becomes increasingly powerful and gradually unfolds its full appeal. With “Rusty Rose”, Gotthard once again demonstrates their love for heavy riffs and underline the fact that they’re still at the forefront of the genre.
“This song came together when we were jamming in the studio. Freddy had this great-sounding open-string acoustic riff and we built the music around it playing with dynamics. Lyrically, it’s a song about fighting cancer and never giving up”,
notes guitarist Leo Leoni.
Produced, recorded and mixed by long-time producer Charlie Bauerfeind, who’s known for his work with the likes of Helloween and Blind Guardian, alongside co-producer and founding member Leo Leoni at Yellowhouse Studio, and mastered by Sascha “Busy” Bühren (TrueBusyness), with artwork once again provided by Thomas Ewerhard (Avantasia etc.), “Stereo Crush” promises to set new standards.
Gotthard live:
Stereo Crush Tour 2025
20.05.2025 IT Milan – Alcatraz (w/ Eclipse) *NEW*
21.05.2025 DE Saarbücken – Garage (w/ Eclipse)
Special Guests: Y&T
Presented by Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, musix, Rock Antenne, powermetal.de, RPM & Bottom Row
23.05.2025 DE Bochum – RuhrCongress
24.05.2025 DE Geiselwind – Music Hall
25.05.2025 DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
27.05.2025 DE Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36
29.05.2025 DE Munich – Circus Krone
30.05.2025 DE Filderstadt – FILharmonie
31.05.2025 AT Telfs – Rathaussaal
11.06.2025 DE Wolfhagen – Stadtpark Teichwiesen (w/ Axxis) *NEW*
14.06.2025 ES Zamora – Z! Live Rock
27.06.2025 CH Basel – Summerstage (w/ Krokus)
28.06.2025 DE Ehingen – Martkplatz (w/ Krokus)
20.07.2025 CH Locarno – Moon&Stars (“Steve Lee – The Show”)
22.07.2025 DE Regensburg – Piazza im Gewerbepark
06.08.2025 CH Zofingen – Heitere (w/ Orchestra)
10.08.2025 DE Tettnang – Schlossgarten (w/ Krokus)
19.12.2025 CH Bern – Festhalle (w/ Krokus)
20.12.2025 CH Zurich – The Hall (w/ Krokus)
Following the album is a massive European tour, including seven dates alongside with special guests Y&T as well as Swiss dates with genre colleagues Krokus.
Photo credit: Manuel Schütz
