Looking Back (Special Edition)

In autumn 2021 the dark / gothic rock project WINTER released the critically acclaimed album “Pale Horse” on CD as well as on double vinyl. As the musical history of the project goes back even further and earlier releases are not available anymore, demands were made for previous songs. Therefore, it was decided to revise the best songs of the back catalog and release them in form of a re-release called “Looking Back”. All songs were re-recorded and re-mastered at the renowned Finnvox Studio. In spring 2022 a 12” vinyl featuring 12 tracks was released. However, the demand for a CD release and the fact that some songs did not make it on the vinyl due to the total running time caused the pressing of a special edition of “Looking Back” – a digipak CD limited to 300 copies, hand numbered and featuring four additional bonus tracks. Compared to the rather dark gothic rock atmosphere on “Pale Horse”, the sound of “Looking Back” is more located in the genres of AOR / hard rock or singer / songwriter. The opener “We Believe In Rock” is a powerful, straightforward rock song with a bow to the great icons of rock music (from Elvis Presley to the Ramones, from Nirvana to Korn or Hammerfall). The best songs from WINTER's past now shine with the sound of the present. Tracks like “Heartbreak Road” with their country rock vibes, pounding rock songs like “On The Run” and the wonderful ballad “Take It Slow” demonstrate impressively the range of the project. At the same time, the gothic rock roots are still very much present in songs like “I Stand Alone” or “A Love Worth Dying For” (which is also available as a video clip). All in all, “Looking Back” is an extremely varied journey into the evolutionary history of WINTER which will be continued this autumn with the release of the next album “Fire Rider”.