Deeply human

Action:	PARALLEL MINDS
Title:	Cairn
Base:	Chaville • France
Style:	Progressive Power Metal
Genre:	Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Power Metal, Ethno Metal
FFO:	Blind Guardian, Evergrey, Symphony X
Type:	Full-length
Format:	CD • Vinyl • Digital
Label:	Independent
Release:	March 10, 2026

BULLET POINTS
🔘 Fourth album by the profound French Metallers
🔘 Powerful, dynamic songs with incredible punch
🔘 Also lyrical with the most serious depth



French Progressive Power Metallers PARALLEL MINDS blending the rigor of Thrash, the harmonic richness of Prog and the majesty of Power Metal.

After three albums released on renowned labels (Brennus Music, Pitch Black Records, M&O Music / M&O Office), these top performers are now returning in overwhelming form.

With "Cairn", their fourth album with strong narrative depth and an international focus, the band is now establishing itself as one of the most important bands on the European Metal scene.

The outstanding group recently presented the first new single "Sufero" from "Cairn", on Jan. 11. The album release is scheduled for March - the release date will be March 10, 2026

The Band says about it:
"‘Sufero’ is a raw and incendiary track from PARALLEL MINDS’ upcoming album, ‘CAIRN’. Driven by massive riffs, a pounding rhythm, and relentless tension, the song encapsulates all the emotional intensity and determination that permeates the album. Like the cairn, a universal symbol of life and legacy across many civilizations, ‘Sufero’ evokes the relentless struggle to build oneself stone by stone, in pain and rage, not only to survive, but to leave a mark, a beacon for those who come after. By integrating ethnic and multicultural influences into a resolutely aggressive Metal approach, the album gives this struggle a timeless and collective dimension. Between unapologetic aggression and symbolic depth, ‘Sufero’ strikes like a manifesto: move forward, resist, guide, whatever the cost."

"Cairn" is not just an album - it is a conceptual work, a 61-minute journey through suffering, memory and resilience. Each track explores the mark left by humanity in its constant struggle against destruction and oblivion. The album transcends cultural borders to offer a deeply human and universal Metal fresco.

"Cairn" is a large-scale album, designed for full immersive listening while featuring powerful and striking tracks able to stand on their own as singles.

ONLINE

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LINE-UP
Steph Fradet • Vocals
Greg Giraudo • Guitars
Fabien Peugeot • Bass
Eric Mannella • Drums

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TRACKS
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DISCOGRAPHY
2015 • Headlong Disaster • Full-length
2015 • Unplugged Disaster • EP
2015 • Spanish Disaster • Single
2019 • Every Hour Wounds​.​.​. The Last One Kills • Full-length
2021 • No Fate • Single
2022 • Angel's Battle • Single
2022 • Echoes From Afar • Full-length
2026 • Cairn • Full-length

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VISUAL CREDITS
Band: Regis Demirci
Artwork & Logo: Stephane Fradet

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2026 CONCERT DATES
[ All dates ]

07/02 • w. Scardust + Hartlight • France
12/03 • w. Another Age + Cigue • France
14/03 • w. Scarlean • France
02/04 • w. Social Prophecy & Inferal • France
03/04 w. Draguignan + Scarlean • France
26/06 • Galem Fest (headline) • France
03/07 • Thusy French Alps HS Fest • France
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The band is looking forward to booking inquiries

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