Higher Ground Bonfire

• 1 Nostradamus 01:29
• 2 I Will Rise 04:37
• 3 Higher Ground 04:13
• 4 I Died Tonight 04:41
• 5 Lost All Control 04:10
• 6 When Love Comes Down 05:03
• 7 Fallin` 05:21
• 8 Come Hell Or High Water 04:55
• 9 Jealousy 04:10
• 10 Spinnin` In The Black 04:02
• 11 Rock`n`Roll Survivor (2024 Version) 04:10
• Total Runtime 46:51

Info for Higher Ground

Legendary German hard rockers Bonfire strikes back with the brand new album "Higher Ground".

Bonfire are one of the most seminal German hard rock bands of the past fifty years. Originally founded as Cacumen in 1972 by guitarist Hans Ziller in Ingolstadt, Germany, the group initially played local venues, steadily building a fan base before releasing their first album under the name Cacumen.

In 1986, the band rebranded as Bonfire, and their debut album as Bonfire, "Don't Touch the Light", marked their international breakthrough. They followed it up with "Fireworks" in 1987, which further cemented their status in the rock and metal scene. Despite their success, Bonfire experienced several lineup changes, including the departure of key members. However, Ziller, the band's driving force, kept Bonfire alive, continuously adapting to the challenges faced by the group.

In the 1990s, Bonfire briefly disbanded but returned in 1996, with Ziller reclaiming the rights to the band's name. Since then, Bonfire has released numerous albums and maintained a strong presence on the international rock scene. Bonfire has remained a resilient force in hard rock, continuing to tour and release new material well into the 21st century.

During their most successful phase with album classics such as "Don't Touch The Light" (1986), "Fireworks" (1987) and "Point Blank" (1989), the group - alongside the Scorpions and Accept - counted among the three most popular German acts on a global basis, including triumphal accomplishments throughout Europe and overseas, celebrated tours alongside side Priest and ZZ Top, gold records, high chart positions, TV appearances and more than 35 million YouTube views of their hit "You Make Me Feel" alone.

The band's trademarks continue to be and always have been deeply melodic hard rock songs, driven by captivating guitar parts, grooving rhythms and haunting vocal melodies. To this day, band founder/guitarist Hans Ziller and his exceptional group regularly awe their fans with new releases and impressive shows.

"Higher Ground" is a new life chapter for Bonfire and the very first release under the wings of Frontiers Records.

Hans Ziller, guitar, backing vocals
Dyan Mair, vocals
Frank Pané, guitar, backing vocals
Ronnie Parkes, bass, backing vocals
Fabio Alessandrini, drums, backing vocals

Bonfire
are without doubt one of the most important German hard rock bands of the past 50 years. In their most successful phase with the album classics 'Fireworks' (1987), 'Point Blank' (1989) and 'Don't touch the Light' (1991), the group was one of the three most internationally respected bands in the country alongside the Scorpions and Accept, including triumphs across Europe and overseas, celebrated tours with Judas Priest and ZZ Top, gold records, high chart positions, TV appearances and more than 35 million clicks on YouTube for their hit 'You Make Me Feel' alone. The band's trademarks are and always have been deeply melodic hard rock songs, driven by captivating guitar work, grooving rhythms and catchy vocal melodies.

To this day, band founder/guitarist Hans Ziller and his first-class band regularly delight their fans with new releases and thrilling shows. Their current album 'Higher Ground' will be released on January 24, 2025, a powerful prime example of the brilliant songwriting and unbridled joy of playing of the musicians involved. To shorten the wait until the album release, the first pre-release single, 'I Died Tonight', will be released on October 22, 2024, including a video, followed by the second single 'I Will Rise' on November 19, 2024 and the ballad 'When Love Comes Down' on January 6, 2025, also with a video worth watching.

Almost parallel to the release date of the new album, Bonfire will be going on a major tour of Germany, Holland and Switzerland from January 21, 2025. In addition, a number of festival shows are planned for next summer, and the second part of the 'Higher Ground' tour will start in autumn 2025. Hans Ziller is already counting down the days until his band is finally back on stage. He says: "I'm really looking forward to the 'Higher Ground' tour. Bonfire in 2025 are a close-knit group with outstanding musicians who give everything for this band. We were already able to triple the number of visitors on the 2023 'Origins' tour, so I expect completely sold-out concerts for 2025 with the great new album. The fire is back, and massively so!" If you want to see this for yourself, you should definitely secure a concert ticket now!

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