FFO: King Diamond, Gamma Ray, Eternal Champion

German theatrical power x thrash metal band THEM are set to release their new concept album Psychedelic Enigma on October 24th via Steamhammer / SPV Recordings. Ahead of the release,, the band has shared a lyric video for the new track “Catatonia,” a furious number with catchy, hooky lines about a catatonic state which lasted 17 years and was abruptly broken (with over 118k views already!).

“Psychedelic Enigma not only includes some of the rawest and most fast-paced tracks of our career to date, but also a number of sound experiments and technical masterpieces,” guitarist Markus Ullrich says. He tips his hat to legendary sound engineer Randy Burns (Megadeth, Kreator, Possessed), saying, “Randy has given our new material that ultra-aggressive sound, and when an icon like him does that kind of thing, he of course has good reasons for it.”

• The album kicks off with extremely tough, brutal, and fast-paced heavy metal numbers, spinning an enigmatic storyline around its mysterious protagonist and only revealing his secret.

• There is a subtle arc of suspense on the album and it brings to mind legendary horror movie classics. This technique is similar to the blockbusters The Others or The Sixth Sense — where the grand finale is nothing short of epic.

• This album’s storyline picks up where its predecessors — Sweet Hollow (2016), Manor Of The Se7en Gables (2018), Return To Hemmersmoor (2020), and Fear City (2022) — have left off but with just as much musical power.

• Psychedelic Enigma sees Ullrich, vocalist KK Fossor, guitarist Markus Johansson (Sylencer, 4ARM), bassist Alexander Palma, and keyboardist Richie Seibel (Lanfear, Ivanhoe) raise their energy level even higher.

• The band has been seen crushing Euro festivals and sharing stages worldwide with bands like Helloween and Visigoth.

Psychedelic Enigma is the band’s boldest and most detailed offering to date. Are you ready to dive into THEM’s heavy metal theatrics? Let us know!

The subtle arc of suspense on the new Them concept album, ‘Psychedelic Enigma’, brings to mind legendary horror movie classics: The power metal recording kicks off with extremely tough, brutal and fast-paced numbers, spinning an enigmatic storyline around its mysterious protagonist and only revealing his secret – similar to the blockbusters ‘The Others’ (featuring Nicole Kidman) or ‘The Sixth Sense’ (featuring Bruce Willis) – at the very end, in an epic-progressive grand finale. The content of the disc takes up where its four predecessors ‘Sweet Hollow’ (2016), ‘Manor Of The Se7en Gables’ (2018), ‘Return To Hemmersmoor’ (2020), and ‘Fear City’ (2022) left off, but is even more powerful musically.

(release date: October 24th, 2025)

Track Listing:
01. Ad Rem
02. Catatonia
03. An Evil Deed
04. Reverie
05. Remember to Die
06. Silent Room
07. Psychonautic State
08. The Scarlett Remains
09. Electric Church
10. Echoes of the Forgotten Realm
11. Troubled Minds
12.. Delirium

PRE ORDER THE ALBUM/MERCH/BUNDLES HERE!!!!!

Band Members:

Vocals – Klaus König “KK” Fossor
Guitars – Markus Ullrich
Guitars – Markus Johansson
Keyboards – Richie Seibel
Bass – Alex Palma
Drums – Angel Cotte

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