| Rise of the Phoenix | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Before the Dawn |
| Cover: | Rise of the Phoenix (album).jpg |
| Released: | April 27, 2012 |
| Genre: | Melodic death metal[1] |
| Length: | 51:25 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Prev Title: | Deathstar Rising |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Stormbringers |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
Rise of the Phoenix, is the seventh album by Finnish metal band Before the Dawn, released on 27 April 2012,[2] [3] and their last album before their split from 2013 to 2021. It is their second album released via Nuclear Blast Records, and unlike previous albums, does not include clean vocals. After the departure of Lars Eikind (clean vocals and bass) and Atte Palokangas (drums) in mid-2011, Tuomas started rehearsals with a new line-up consisting of lead guitarist Juho Räihä and new companions Pyry Hanski (bass) and Joonas Kauppinen (drums) to support Insomnium for the "One For Sorrow European Tour 2011", or as they called it "Rebirth Tour 2011" in November.[4]
On 8 February 2012, Tuomas released a video teaser of the album, followed by a second teaser on 21 March. A week later, the first single "Phoenix Rising" was released along with an official video.[5] The second single "Pitch-Black Universe" was released with a video on 17 April.