For more than 25 years, SACRED STEEL have been offering metalheads worldwide a killer, trend-free alternative to bloated trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds that are hyped year after year as “the next big thing in metal”. SACRED STEEL have always remained true to themselves, constantly reinventing their traditional style and releasing some highly acclaimed classics, such as their legendary debut “Reborn In Steel” (1997 as the first German band ever signed to Metal Blade Records), the follow-up “Wargods Of Metal”, or their ground-breaking album: “Slaughter Prophecy”. 

Today, the iconic heavy metal force is celebrating the release of their brand new, 10th studio album, entitled “Ritual Supremacy”, at a much-awaited live appearance at Keep It True Festival! Get ready for a new chapter of SACRED STEEL, who are a trademark in our scene: All METAL with attitude, never everybody’s darling – and damn proud of it!

Aptly in style, a new music video for the heavy-as-hell rager and latest album single, “Leather, Spikes and Chains”, is now premiering here:

“This is our tribute to songs like “In Union We Stand” (Overkill) or Metal Church ́s s/t anthem from their debut album, with a fast guitar over a stubborn but easy-going beat”, says the band about “Leather, Spikes and Chains“. “The lyrics deal with a metal biker gang in the style of Mad Max (the movie) or Carnivore ́s post-world-war III (and IV) -scenario. If we would not be a metal band but a biker gang, this would be our club hymn. As so often and as usual, some critics have already slapped us in the face because of the song title – “too clichéd, created with the Manowar text generator” and so on. Anyone who has read and understood the lyrics knows that this is nonsense. And anyone who knows us is well aware that we don’t give a shit anyway. We only do this for ourselves and for the people who are into this stuff. And that’s why we’ve packed a lot of fan footage from all over the world into the video. This is basically our photo collage in video format and our thank you to all supporters to celebrate the release of the album. Have fun!“

SACRED STEEL‘s entirely anthemic, new album marks the first to feature new members Toni Ieva (bass) and Jörn Langenfeld (guitar), who joined the band in 2023. “Ritual Supremacy” is out today on ROAR, and available on CD, Vinyl as well as Digital formats at https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/ritualbumPR

“Ritual Supremacy” track listing:

01 – Ritual Supremacy
02 – Leather, Spikes & Chains
03 – The Watcher Infernal
04 – A Shadow In The Bell Tower
05 – Entombed Within The Iron Walls Of Dis
06 – Bedlam Eternal
07 – Demon Witch Possession
08 – Covenant Of Grace
09 – Omen Rider
10 – Let The Blackness Come To Me

Sacred Steel live:

30.04.2025 – Ludwigsburg (GER) – Scala – Album Releaseshow (+ ATTIC + KNIFE + UNDER RUINS)
02.05.2025 – Oldenburg – MTS Records – Album Releaseshow
03.05.2025 – Ochtendung (GER) – A Chance For Metal Festival

SACRED STEEL is:
Gerrit P. Mutz – Vocals
Jonas Khalil – Guitars
Jörn Langenfeld – Guitars
Toni Ieva – Bass
Mathias Straub – Drums

For More Info Visit:
http://www.sacredsteel.de
https://www.facebook.com/sacredsteelofficial
https://www.instagram.com/sacredsteelofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/@SacredSteelOfficial

April 25, 2025 will see iconic heavy metal titans SACRED STEEL release their 10th studio album, entitled “Ritual Supremacy”, via ROAR. Available on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats, you can pre-order your favorite format of choice at this location https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/ritualbumPR!

Following the previously-released album tracks, “The Watcher Infernal” and the heavy-as-hell title track “Ritual Supremacy”, today, SACRED STEEL unleash “Demon Witch Possesion“, their latest furious single accompanied by an official music video!

“This little ditty is quite catchy! Even though it ́s fast and furious. We wanted for once to start a track with the chorus directly and that ́s what we did here”, Vocalist Gerrit P. Mutz reveals. “I recently watched the full season of “Ash vs. The Evil Dead” again and remembered that I once took the inspiration for the lyrics to this track from that phenomenal series. All hail metal! All hail Ash!”

The song is now available on all digital streaming services at https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/demonPR

For more than 25 years, SACRED STEEL have been offering metalheads a killer, trend-free alternative to bloated trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds that are hyped year after year as “the next big thing in metal”. SACRED STEEL have always remained true to themselves, constantly reinventing their traditional style and releasing some highly acclaimed classics, such as their legendary debut “Reborn In Steel” (1997 as the first German band ever signed to Metal Blade Records), the follow-up “Wargods Of Metal”, or their heaviest album to date: “Slaughter Prophecy”. 

The band’s fortchoming album release will be celebrated with a much-awaited performance at the 25th anniversary of the “Keep It True Festival” and many more shows this year (find all upcoming dates listed below, with many more to be announced soon!). “Ritual Supremacy” will also mark the first album to feature new members Toni Ieva (bass) and Jörn Langenfeld (guitar), who joined the band in 2023.

Get ready for the next chapter and let there be…SACRED STEEL, who are a trademark in the metal scene: All METAL with attitude, never everybody’s darling – and damn proud of it!

“Ritual Supremacy” track listing:

01 – Ritual Supremacy
02 – Leather, Spikes & Chains
03 – The Watcher Infernal
04 – A Shadow In The Bell Tower
05 – Entombed Within The Iron Walls Of Dis
06 – Bedlam Eternal
07 – Demon Witch Possession
08 – Covenant Of Grace
09 – Omen Rider
10 – Let The Blackness Come To Me

Sacred Steel live:

11.04.2025 – Villingen-Schwenningen (GER) – Little Black Forest Festival
17.04.2025 – Oberhausen (GER) – THRASH SPEED BURN FEST
25 – 26.04.2025 – Lauda-Königshofen (GER) – KEEP IT TRUE Festival
30.04.2025 – Ludwigsburg (GER) – Scala – Album Releaseshow (+ ATTIC + KNIFE + UNDER RUINS)
02.05.2025 – Oldenburg – MTS Records – Album Releaseshow
03.05.2025 – Ochtendung (GER) – A Chance For Metal Festival

SACRED STEEL is:
Gerrit P. Mutz – Vocals
Jonas Khalil – Guitars
Jörn Langenfeld – Guitars
Toni Ieva – Bass
Mathias Straub – Drums

For More Info Visit:
http://www.sacredsteel.de
https://www.facebook.com/sacredsteelofficial
https://www.instagram.com/sacredsteelofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/@SacredSteelOfficial

In support of their upcoming studio album, “Ritual Supremacy”, iconic heavy metal force SACRED STEEL has shared a lyric video for their new single “The Watcher Infernal”. The track is now available on all streaming services at: https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/watcherpr

“Ritual Supremacy” will be released on April 25, 2025 as CD, Vinyl and Digital formats by powerhouse label ROAR (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Crematory, Holy Moses and many more). To pre-order your album copy, visit: https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/ritualbumPR

About their latest video single, “The Watcher Infernal”, vocalist Gerrit P. Mutz states: “The beautiful lyric video should speak quite for itself, I guess. The lyrics are written from the perspective of Lucifer, the scapegoat for all things evil on this planet. He ́s fed up with being the one to blame and points the finger on humanity instead. I think he is right on that one! Musically it ́s a different beast to the title track that we have already showcased. More Sabbath-y and not as aggressive. Maybe just a little more pissed off, haha.”

For more than 25 years, SACRED STEEL have been offering metalheads a killer, trend-free alternative to bloated trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds that are hyped year after year as “the next big thing in metal”. SACRED STEEL have always remained true to themselves, constantly reinventing their traditional style and releasing some highly acclaimed classics, such as their legendary debut “Reborn In Steel” (1997 as the first German band ever signed to Metal Blade Records), the follow-up “Wargods Of Metal”, or their heaviest album to date: “Slaughter Prophecy”. 

The band’s upcoming 10th album release will be celebrated with a much-awaited performance at the 25th anniversary of the “Keep It True Festival” and many more shows this year (find all upcoming dates below, with many more to be announced soon!). “Ritual Supremacy” is also the first album to feature new members Toni Ieva (bass) and Jörn Langenfeld (guitar), who joined the band in 2023.

Get ready for the next chapter and let there be…SACRED STEEL, who are a trademark in the metal scene: All METAL with attitude, never everybody’s darling – and damn proud of it!

“Ritual Supremacy” track listing:

01 – Ritual Supremacy
02 – Leather, Spikes & Chains
03 – The Watcher Infernal
04 – A Shadow In The Bell Tower
05 – Entombed Within The Iron Walls Of Dis
06 – Bedlam Eternal
07 – Demon Witch Possession
08 – Covenant Of Grace
09 – Omen Rider
10 – Let The Blackness Come To Me

Sacred Steel live:

• 11.04.2025 – Villingen-Schwenningen (GER) – Little Black Forest Festival
• 17.04.2025 – Oberhausen (GER) – THRASH SPEED BURN FEST
• 25.-26.04.2025 – Lauda-Königshofen (GER) – KEEP IT TRUE Festival
• 30.04.2025 – Ludwigsburg (GER) – Scala – Album Releaseshow (+ ATTIC + KNIFE + UNDER RUINS)
• 02.05.2025 – Oldenburg – MTS Records – Album Releaseshow
• 03.05.2025 – Ochtendung (GER) – A Chance For Metal Festival

SACRED STEEL is:
Gerrit P. Mutz – Vocals
Jonas Khalil – Guitars
Jörn Langenfeld – Guitars
Toni Ieva – Bass
Mathias Straub – Drums

For More Info Visit:
http://www.sacredsteel.de
https://www.facebook.com/sacredsteelofficial
https://www.instagram.com/sacredsteelofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/@SacredSteelOfficial

For more than 25 years, SACRED STEEL have been offering metalheads a killer, trend-free alternative to bloated trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds that are hyped year after year as “the next big thing in metal”. SACRED STEEL have always remained true to themselves, constantly reinventing their traditional style and releasing some highly acclaimed classics, such as their legendary debut “Reborn In Steel” (1997 as the first German band ever signed to Metal Blade Records), the follow-up “Wargods Of Metal”, or their heaviest album to date: “Slaughter Prophecy”. 

April 25, 2025 will see the iconic band release their 10th album, entitled “Ritual Supremacy”, which will be celebrated with a performance at the 25th anniversary of the “Keep It True Festival” and many more shows (find all upcoming dates, with many more to be announced soon, below!). The album is also the first to feature new members Toni Ieva (bass) and Jörn Langenfeld (guitar), who joined the band in 2023.

But give ear, as today, SACRED STEEL are presenting their album title track, the blistering opening track “Ritual Supremacy”! Crank it up, out now on all digital streaming services at: https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/ritualsinglePR

“We chose this to be the 1^st single because a) it´s the title track and b) it´s the heaviest track on the album,” comments vocalist Gerrit P. Mutz. “It´s always good to be back with a bang, right? Lyrically it’s about the fact that we all try to differentiate ourselves from others by looking for our own space, our refuge. As metalheads we have found this refuge in the community of other metalheads and within our music. Unfortunately, there are also negative cults in this world and we stand against them with all our might! That´s what the cover art refers to.”

“Ritual Supremacy” will be released on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats by their new label partner ROAR (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Crematory, Holy Moses and many more), whose managing director Jochen Richert, Markus Wosgien (label management) and Lambros Kokkinos (product management) are long-time scene veterans. The album pre-sale has just started at this location: https://sacredsteel.rpm.link/ritualbumPR

Better get ready for a next chapter and let there be…SACRED STEEL, who are a trademark in the metal scene: All METAL with attitude, never everybody’s darling – and damn proud of it!

“Ritual Supremacy” track listing:

01 – Ritual Supremacy
02 – Leather, Spikes & Chains
03 – The Watcher Infernal
04 – A Shadow In The Bell Tower
05 – Entombed Within The Iron Walls Of Dis
06 – Bedlam Eternal
07 – Demon Witch Possession
08 – Covenant Of Grace
09 – Omen Rider
10 – Let The Blackness Come To Me

Sacred Steel live:
11.04.2025 – Villingen-Schwenningen (GER) – Little Black Forest Festival
17.04.2025 – Oberhausen (GER) – THRASH SPEED BURN FEST
25 – 26.04.2025 – Lauda-Königshofen (GER) – KEEP IT TRUE Festival
30.04.2025 – Ludwigsburg (GER) – Scala – Album Releaseshow (+ ATTIC + KNIFE + UNDER RUINS)
03.05.2025 – Ochtendung (GER) – A Chance For Metal Festival

SACRED STEEL is:
Gerrit P. Mutz – Vocals
Jonas Khalil – Guitars
Jörn Langenfeld – Guitars
Toni Ieva – Bass
Mathias Straub – Drums

For More Info Visit:
http://www.sacredsteel.de
https://www.facebook.com/sacredsteelofficial
https://www.instagram.com/sacredsteelofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/@SacredSteelOfficial

For more than 25 years, SACRED STEEL have been offering metalheads a killer, trend-free alternative to bloated trigger drums, cheesy keyboards and boring cliché sounds that are hyped year after year as “the next big thing in metal”. SACRED STEEL have always remained true to themselves, constantly reinventing their traditional style and releasing some highly acclaimed classics, such as their legendary debut “Reborn In Steel”, the follow-up “Wargods Of Metal”, or their heaviest album “Slaughter Prophecy”.

In April 2025, the band will release their 10th album “Ritual Supremacy”, which will be celebrated with a performance at the 25th anniversary of the “Keep It True Festival” and many more shows. The album is also the first to feature new members Toni Ieva (bass) and Jörn Langenfeld (guitar), who joined the band in 2023.

“Ritual Supremacy” will be released by their new label partner ROAR (Grave Digger, Mystic Prophecy, Holy Moses and others), whose managing director Jochen Richert, Markus Wosgien (label management) and Lambros Kokkinos (product management) are long-time scene veterans. “These are people we’ve known for ages and who have been supplying you and us with the stuff we all can’t and don’t want to live without for at least as long: high-quality heavy metal releases,” the band is pleased to say, adding: ”When the label A&R first had his entire Sacred Steel record collection signed at the meeting with the band, we just knew: this is the right place for us! With ROAR behind us, we are now ideally positioned to finally release our new album “Ritual Supremacy” worldwide and on a broad basis after more than 8 years since the last release.”

“As a native Swabian and friend of pure heavy metal, you are inevitably connected to Sacred Steel. You can sing along to their classics in your sleep and with a raised metal fist, and of course share unforgettable memories with the band, which has always remained true to themselves, yet continues to develop and, above all, still has something to say. “Ritual Supremacy” is a statement and will blow the mind of every true metalhead. The first single will be released in mid-January and the album will go on sale. Dress warmly,” states Markus Wosgien from ROAR.

SACRED STEEL is a trademark in the metal scene: METAL with attitude, never everyone’s favorite and damn proud of it!

Sacred Steel – live:

• 11.04.2025 – Villingen-Schwenningen (GER) – Little Black Forest Festival
• 17.04.2025 – Oberhausen (GER) – Thrash Speed Burn Festival
• 25.- 26.04.2025 – Lauda-Königshofen (GER) – Keep It True Festival
• 02.- 03.04.2025 – Ochtendung (GER) – A CHANCE FOR METAL Festival

Sacred Steel online:
Homepage: http://www.sacredsteel.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sacredsteelofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsteelofficial/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SacredSteelOfficial