New Power Metal project MOONLIT MASQUERADE will release their debut EP “Wreckage” on December 12th, 2025 via LIMB MUSIC!

Led by FireWölfe and Reign Of Glory guitarist and song-writer Nick Layton, the group features SAVATAGE and CIRCLE II CIRCLE vocalist Zak Stevens on vocals!

More information about this exciting project is found below!

Nick Layton, lead guitarist and songwriter of the US Melodic Metal bands FireWölfe and Reign of Glory, has launched a brilliant new project under the name MOONLIT MASQUERADE: their debut full-length album will be released in May 2026. As a teaser, the 3-track EP “Wreckage” will be released in December 2025, featuring the title track with vocals by Savatage and Circle II Circle singer Zak Stevens. This intense track, recorded with the help of Savatage/Metal Church drummer Jeff Plate and MSG/Dokken bassist Barry Sparks, evokes memories of Savatage classics like ‘Chance’, ‘The Wake of Magellan’ or ‘Edge of Thorns’. The title track, as well as the two songs ‘Deceiver’ and ‘Show Me The Way’ (featuring Narnia singer Christian Liljegren), are exclusive collector’s items and are only available on the limited edition cardboard-sleeve CD, which can only be purchased via mailorder. For fans and enthusiasts of Yngwie Malmsteen, Narnia, Dokken, McAuley Schenker (MSG), Savatage, Y&T, Melodic Metal, Neo Classical, etc.

TRACKS:
01 WRECKAGE 5:42
02 DECEIVER 4:14
03 SHOW ME THE WAY 4:45