Limited Edition of strictly 1,000 copies – Double-CD in 8-page Digipak!
In February 2023 ROME embarked on its most important, as well as easily its most dangerous live mission in its entire history. Exactly a year before, in February 2022, with Putin’s henchmen already on Ukraine’s doorstep, ROME’s mastermind Jerome Reuter had ignored the travel warnings and played several solo appearances in Ukraine. He had also given his word to his ecstatic Kyiv fanbase that he would come back with the full band as soon as possible. This happened just mere days before Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine and a year after, with the war still raging, Reuter made good on his promise and played two shows in Ukraine, regardless of travel restrictions and regular missile attacks on the country’s capital, making ROME the first foreign act to perform a full-length show in Ukraine during the war.
What happened that night in Kyiv will forever live on in the memory of everyone who attended. The energy in the room was beyond words in its mix of hope and grief, especially during the many moments the crowd sang along to Reuter’s each and every word. Songs like ‘Who Only Europe Know’, ‘One Lion’s Roar’ and ‘Uropia o Morte’, immortalized on this recording, took on a whole other meaning and amplitude when sung by members of a war-torn nation fighting for their lives. As one supporter put it: For the duration of the show, it felt like we had already won. Trisol is proud to present this historical recording that captures a unique moment in the band’s history - in Europe’s history. ROME has since then released ‘Gates of Europe’, its quintessential album based on the events of the war, and the band have given several other performances on Ukrainian soil in support of the country’s troops and to help raise money for refugee shelters. It is anyone’s guess where this war is heading and when Ukraine will be victorious but the heroism of the Ukrainian people will never be forgotten.
Released Early October 2023 by Trisol Music Group.
Tracks Listing:
CD1:
01. Like Lovers
02. Celine In Jerusalem
03. Die Nelke
04. Sons of Aeeth
05. Solar Caesar
06. Neue Erinnerung
07. Kali Yuga über alles
08. No Second Troy
09. The Brightest Sun
10. Der Wolfsmantel
11. Hearts Mend
CD2:
01. Families of Eden
02. Ächtung, Baby!
03. Going Back To Kyiv
04. Who Only Europe Know
05. Uropia o Morte
06. One Lion's Roar
07. The Ballad of Mariupol
08. Yellow and Blue
09. One Fire
10. Swords to Rust - Hearts to Dust
11. Les Hirondelles
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