The group “Iron Wolf” releases the album “Jauni” and announces a concert

Two of the compositions from the new album “Iron Wolf” are already well known to listeners: “It’s not the end” (2019) became the title song of the movie “Class Reunion” and was viewed more than half a million times on You Tube , and the song “Glazes” (2020) has become an integral part of the concerts of “Iron Wolf”. The new song “Tu negaiðiji rītu” is the third single from the album “Jauni”, which also contains a music video.

“I started collecting song ideas for the album as early as three years ago or even earlier, but especially intensely this year. During the changes, while writing songs, I observed a new world, new generations, and recorded impressions in the clash between the new and the old.The time without concerts proved to be grateful for the collection of ideas, but much remained behind the line: only those that passed the collective filter of the group made it to the album. In the new bed , everything was directed by Gata Zaķas’s devotion to live sound, which you can definitely feel in the recording.However, you won’t run away from yourself, the roughness of “Iron Wolf” hasn’t disappeared, perhaps this time a some of Kaukulis’ electronic sound,” says Juris Kaukulis, the voice of “Iron Wolf.”

The songs of the new album “Jauni” were created for the first time together with studio producer Gati Zaķi, as well as music producer Aldi Zaļuksni. The author of the music and lyrics of all the songs of “Jauni” is Juris Kaukulis, the musicians of “Iron Wolf” participated in the creation and recording of the musical fabric: Juris Kaukulis, Mārcis Judzis, Kaspars Tobis and Kārlis Alviķis. Sound post-processing Gatis Zaķis. The author of the album artwork is Rūta Kaukule, design – Viesturs Stanislavskis.

The album “Jauni” is the fifteenth studio album of the group “Dzelzs vilks” and was released under the auspices of the publishing house “Upe tuviem und tālims” after a long creative silence – the previous studio album “Iron Wolf” ” Perfekta rītdiena” was released in 2015, winning the “Golden Microphone” award in the category of “Best Rock or Metal Music Album”, but in 2016, “Iron Wolf” released the group’s 25th anniversary selection “Songs on a full moon night. A selection of ¼ century”.

‘Iron Wolf’ album ‘Jauni’ is available digitally on streaming sites, but will also be released in tangible form in February 2023 by ‘Upe tuviem und tālis’ publishing house.

The songs from the new album will be performed live on February 25, 2023 in Riga, in the concert hall “Palladium”. Tickets on sale Classroom.lv.