GOTTHARD – new album and tour in 2025 – Markus' Heavy Music Blog

Swiss hard rockers Gotthard have announced a new album called “Stereo Crush” which will be released early next year via Reigning Phoenix Music. It’s Gotthard’s 14^th studio album and will follow “’13” from 2020.

The band from Lugano, Switzerland started out as Krak before becoming Gotthard in 1991. It was Steve Lee (R.I.P.) and Leo Leoni who followed their musical passion and formed a band that became one of the most important groups in hard rock made in Europe.

Photo: Manuel Schütz

To promote the new album, Gotthard will embark on a small tour in May 2025 with a few stops in Germany and Austria. With their upbeat hard rock their music is the perfect introduction of the summer season and these are the cities that are on the touring schedule:

23.05.25 GER-Bochum – Ruhrcongress
24.05.25 GER-Geiselwind – Music Hall
25.05.25 GER-Frankfurt – Batschkapp
27.05.25 GER-Hamburg – Große Freiheit
29.05.25 GER-München – Circus Krone
30.05.25 GER-Stuttgart – FILharmonie
31.05.25 A-Telfs – Rathaus Saal

Evenly exciting is the support band. No less than hard rock veterans Y&T with their mainman Dave Meniketti will join Gotthard on this road trip.