Following the recent release of their stirring acoustic version of “Horizon” (listen/watch here), Australian symphonic folk metal torchbearers VALHALORE have unleashed an epic new live video for “The Storm,” a track taken from the band’s latest studio album, Beyond The Stars. Capturing the power and energy of VALHALORE on stage, “The Storm (Live)” brings one of the record’s most intense songs to life in a striking live setting.
Composer Anthony Willis writes, “We are stoked to finally share this powerful live version of ‘The Storm’, captured on our Australian headline tour last year! This is the first live recording we’ve released as a digital single, and we think the atmosphere, rawness and intensity of this live performance takes the song beyond the original. Turn it up loud and enjoy!”
Originally released in April 2025 via ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music, Beyond The Stars marked the long-awaited second full-length chapter in VALHALORE’s journey. Blending melodic death, power and symphonic metal with the band’s distinctive folk influences, the album combines crushing heaviness and sweeping melodies with atmospheric passages, further enriched by instruments including flute, cello and mandolin.
Upon its release, Beyond The Stars was met with an enthusiastic response from the international metal press. METAL ON TAP awarded the album a perfect 10/10, calling it “metal at its absolute finest, and a serious contender for Album of the Year.” Australia’s METAL ROOS praised it as “a perfect fusion of the modern metal with the traditional” and concluded with an emphatic “Highly recommended!” Germany’s METAL HAMMER, meanwhile, highlighted the interplay between growls and clean vocals on songs such as “The Storm” and “Horizon,” noting that it gives the tracks “a certain grandeur”.
With Beyond The Stars, VALHALORE opened a new chapter while staying true to the epic, emotional and cinematic qualities at the heart of their sound. “The Storm” stands as one of the album’s powerful centerpieces, bringing together heavy guitars, commanding rhythms, harsh and clean vocals, and the folk and symphonic textures that define the band’s musical identity.
Find Beyond The Stars at this location:
https://valhalore.rpm.link/beyondPR
Beyond The Stars Line-Up:
Anthony Willis – Lead Guitars, Vocals
Lachlan Neate – Lead Vocals, Cello, Mandolin
Sophie Willis – Tin Whistles & Wind Instruments
Lucas Fisher – Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Morgan Cox – Drums
Joseph Dipisa-Fiorenza – Bass, Vocals
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