For those not in the know, while the German classic rock band PILEDRIVER gave an impressive statement of their decades-long live presence with the release of the opulent Live CD / Blu-ray / DVD box set Live In Europe from 2023, the band now celebrate their 30th anniversary with their new album FIRST NATIONS ROCK, seven years after the release of their last studio album ROCKWALL.

During the recording of their fifth album, band founders Michael Sommerhoff and Peter Wagner welcomed three new additions to the PILEDRIVER lineup: keyboardist Tom Frerich, bassist Jens Heisterhagen, and drummer Dirk Sengotta.

Musically, the 14 new songs are truly a force to be reckoned with. PILEDRIVER demonstrate an impressive joy of playing throughout the entire recording, sure to delight any classic hard rock fan.

In short, Stefan Kaufmann as producer, alongside Michael Sommerhoff, and Martin Mattes Pfeiffer, who was responsible for the mix and mastering, together ensure an excellently balanced, powerful, yet never overpowering, sound that such an album must have.

1. Light Years From Here
2. Ridin’
3. We Will Be Rockin’ On
4. First Nation Rock
5. Another Treason
6. Comin’ Home
7. To The Edge Of The World
8. All Through The Night
9. FIRE!
10. There Comes A Time
11. The World’s On Fire
12. I Still Can’t Say Good-Bye
13. Back To Back
14. Shout It Out

With each song featuring catchy hook lines complete with varying degrees of instant band recognition, Piledriver open their new collection on the gutsy Light Years From Here and the free flowing AOR of Ridin’ and then we get the singalong rocker We Will Be Rockin’ On, the fist-pumper First Nation Rock, the rhythmically melodic Another Treason, with the lighter fare of Comin’ Home and the prog-rock of To The Edge Of The World along next.

Then we get the horns to the sky of All Through The Night and the infectious foot-tapping rocker FIRE! which are in turn backed by the veritably acoustic balladry of There Comes A Time, the angst-fueled The World’s On Fire and the gently melodic ballad I Still Can’t Say Good-Bye, this anniversary edition release now rounding out on the fervently charged Back To Back and closing on the formidable Shout It Out.

The new PILEDRIVER album will be released on November 14th, 2025, as a CD in a lavish 6-page digipak with a 24-page booklet, as well as on a double gatefold 12 inch vinyl with a duplex-printed poster. On Saturday, December 13th, 2025, the band will play an exclusive album release show at the Börse in Wuppertal.

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