New MOB RULES Compilation Album ‘Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules’ to be Released May 3, 2024 via Steamhammer/SPV

Northern German melodic power metallers MOB RULES are celebrating

their 30th anniversary and it’s time to let it rip!

With ‘Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules‘, the band around singer Klaus Dirks announces an extensive compilation of MOB RULES classics with over 150 minutes of playing time spread over two CDs. Consisting of thirty hand-picked songs, including classics such as “Black Rain“, “Hollowed Be Thy Name” and “Rain Song“, but also songs that have previously seen less of a spotlight.

“I immediately have to think of ‘Way Of The World‘, which was the last song on our ‘Hollowed Be Thy Name‘ album from 2002,” explains Klaus. “We were able to get ex-Helloween/Masterplan guitarist Roland Grapow for a guest appearance and in the end the eight-and-a-half-minute track became one of the best in our repertoire.”

In addition to this amazing cross-section of the band’s career, they have included some tracks which were previously only available digitally (as examples, the latest single “Hymn Of The Damned” and the Amon Amarth cover “Raven’s Flight“). These tracks were carefully remastered by Markus Teske especially for this compilation.

With three brand new cover songs, ‘Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules‘ also contains previously unreleased material. With great attention to detail, the band took on diverse songs such as “Run To The Hills” (Iron Maiden), “Fame” (Irene Cara), and “Square Hammer” (Ghost) and made them their own.

French artist Stan-W Decker (Primal Fear, Blue Öyster Cult, Rage) was enlisted for the visual design of the anniversary release, creating the perfect setting with a breathtaking cover illustration containing numerous cross-references to the MOB RULES band history.

All in all, every detail of ‘Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules’ displays the high-quality standards of a band that has never done things by halves.

Here’s to the next 30 years!

‘Celebration Day – 30 Years of Mob Rules’ Track List:

CD1
1. Way Of The World
2. Run To The Hills (Iron Maiden Cover)
new unreleased track
3. Fame (Irene Cara Cover)
new unreleased track
4. Square Hammer (Ghost Cover)
new unreleased track
5. Ghost Town (re-recorded)
previously digital only
6. Sacred Heart (Dio Cover)
7. Ghost Of A Chance
8. Hollowed Be Thy Name
9. Sinister Light
10. Black Rain
11. Ice & Fire
12. Somerled
13. Flag Of Life
14. Unholy War
15. Fuel To The Fire

CD2
1. Raven’s Flight (Amon Amarth Cover)
previously digital only
2. Hymn Of The Damned
previously digital only
3. Lord Of Madness (re-recorded)
4. Evolution’s Falling
5. Shores Ahead
6. Hydrophobia
7. Hold Back The Light
8. Tele Box Fool
9. Desperate Son
10. The Sirens
11. Better Morning
12. Trial By Fire
13. On The Edge
14. Rain Song
15. Dykemaster’s Tale
‘Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules’ will be released on May 3, 2024
worldwide through Steamhammer/SPV as 2CD digipak, download and stream HERE