Circling From Above - (new Styx album)

[ChicagoSTYX]

The new Styx album - “Circling From Above” will be released in May.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Circling From Above will be released in late May according to the article below.

Big 95 Morning Show with Dewayne Wells
Styx will release a new album this spring
By
Dewayne Wells
Feb 20, 2025

Just before Styx set sail for Miami to board the Rock Legends Cruise, they wrapped up the final song for their new album. In a Q&A session onboard the cruise with Premiere Radio's Sal Cirrincione, Tommy Shaw revealed that the album is titled "Circling From Above" and is set to be released in late May. This timing is perfect as it coincides with the start of their Brotherhood of Rock tour on May 28th in Greenville, South Carolina, where they'll be joined by the Kevin Cronin Band and special guest, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder.

Tommy Shaw shared his excitement about the new album, saying, "It's mixed. It goes down the line now to go through the process of becoming an album. That just takes a little while, but the hard part is done and we are thrilled. Can't wait!" This will be Styx's 18th studio album and their third since 2017, following their last release, "Crash of the Crown," in 2021. Shaw also mentioned that while the new album has a fresh sound, it still retains the classic Styx vibe that fans love.

https://kbgo.iheart.com/featured/big-95-morning-show/content/2025-02-20-styx-will-release-a-new-album-this-spring/

[ChicagoSTYX]

Release date should be May 30th based on information below and what I have heard.

STYX: Circling With a New Album

Last week, on the day before Styx set out for Miami to board the Rock Legends Cruise, they finished the final song for their new album. Tommy Shaw, in a Q&A onboard the cruise [with Premiere Radio's Sal Cirrincione], said it's titled Circling From Above, and it will be out in late May -- just as they start, on May 28th in Greenville, South Carolina, their Brotherhood of Rock tour with the Kevin Cronin Band and special guest, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder. Shaw said "It's mixed. It goes down the line now to go through the process of becoming an album. That just takes a little while, but the hard part is done and we are thrilled. Can't wait!"

This is their 18th studio album and third since 2017. Styx released their last album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. They'll resume their tour next Wednesday, February 26th, in Phoenix.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Tommy mentioned the album theme revolves around nature.

[Monker]

Tommy mentioned the album theme revolves around nature.

Didn't Tommy mention a while back that one of the song titles was "Raven Blue Eyes" or something like that?

[ChicagoSTYX]

Tommy mentioned the album theme revolves around nature.

Didn't Tommy mention a while back that one of the song titles was "Raven Blue Eyes" or something like that?

Yes, I think it’s Blue Eyed Raven. He mentioned it again last week and said it’s inspired by a story about an old friend of his who met a couple of gypsy women in passing, he also said it has a Boat On The River vibe and Terry plays a standup bass on the song and Will added strings to it. He said they are looking forward to playing it live.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Here is a link to an interview with Gowan from this past weekend where he talks a little bit about the new album but they are being very tight lipped about the album until we get the official announcement.
https://youtu.be/nXv0ivUeRZE?si=dlp3B9jHYHg8jaxH

[ChicagoSTYX]

Another article about the new album.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/styx-ne ... ase-plans/

[ChicagoSTYX]

And another article about the album.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/lawrence- ... ery-strong

[ChicagoSTYX]

A little more information on the album, it will be on the Universal Music label and it will be available on vinyl (no surprise). The album has already been mastered and the exact release date is pending.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Not much to report over the last 2 weeks most likely due to Universal Music releasing the new Elton John album on April 4th. I would expect to be getting a release date and first single very soon. Stay tuned!

[Monker]

It's getting a bit late for a single. My instinct is they have a single out by the end of the week, or the album is delayed.

But, I am just guessing.

[ChicagoSTYX]

It's getting a bit late for a single. My instinct is they have a single out by the end of the week, or the album is delayed.

But, I am just guessing.

For comparison…. The Mission was announced on April 21st 2017 and released on June 16th. Crash Of The Crown was announced on May 6th 2021 and released on June 18th. Based on those dates and assuming a late May release, Circling From Above should be announced sometime within the next 14 days.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Waiting to get a release date.

[yogi]

Ok ChiTownStyx, here's where I'm at with your scenario. Going old school like its 1978 & Pieces Of Eight was just released & substituting Circling From Above with Pieces Of Eight here would have been my plan in 78 when I was an 8th grader in Jr High.

* On a side note, now that I live in small town TX the Record store is non existent. It's Amazon or bust. In 1978 I would have tried to use a third fake name with our same home address to once again to get my 8 records for a single penny from Columbia House or 12 albums for a penny from RCA. Today I believe they are still trying to catch me since not once but twice I never purchased that full priced album I agreed to purchase from them.

Now,if this scam didn't work here's what I'd do on release day 1978 for Styx's Circling From Above:

Either my soon to be 17 year old brother would have driven me or I would have ridden my bike to Cheapo's Records on Grand Avenue where I would purchased the album. Upon arrival back in my bedroom I would have then hit the On button of my vintage 10 - 12 watt Sound Design stereo system and dropped that damn needle. After my first full listen while reading every Styx lyric I would have grabbed a brand new Memorex Cassette tape and on listen #2 recorded the entire album on my vintage Sound Design stereo. Then, hopefully later that night or in the next few days I would taken my newly minted Styx Circling From Above cassette tape grabbed the keys to my moms Dodge Dart Swinger and popped that bad boy into the Craig Cassette Deck with Jensen Speakers that my brother and I installed a year or so ago. That's the plan

[ChicagoSTYX]

Maybe invite DDY over for the first listen.

[yogi]

Nah…. DDY has been F over enough by the guys still in the band. I would never pile on.

You may have forgotten but I was @ the Cotton Bowl Texas Jam show. Cahils, Tommy & JY’s rendition of what happened was either the greatest exaggeration of a few events or a complete bold face lie.

Dennis getting the boot was about nothing but $$$$$$$. Tommy & JY needed it and Dennis couldn’t tour.

I love the current band. But still they totally fuc ked over a founding member and arguably the member most responsible for their success to steal control of it.

[ChicagoSTYX]

Still no new update on CFA, if we don’t hear anything by this Friday 4/18 it might be pushed back to June. Just my opinion.

[Monker]

Nah…. DDY has been F over enough by the guys still in the band. I would never pile on.

You may have forgotten but I was @ the Cotton Bowl Texas Jam show. Cahils, Tommy & JY’s rendition of what happened was either the greatest exaggeration of a few events or a complete bold face lie.

Dennis getting the boot was about nothing but $$$$$$$. Tommy & JY needed it and Dennis couldn’t tour.

I love the current band. But still they totally fuc ked over a founding member and arguably the member most responsible for their success to steal control of it.

Stop with the Cotton Bowl stuff. NOBODY involved except Dennis agrees with you. I even saw a Rik Emmett interview where he tells the exact same story about people leaving because of Kilroy. He adds that backstage Tommy BEGGED Dennis to not do the Kilroy show after the Hagar/Nugent/Emmett finale. So, you are not just saying Cahill, Tommy and JY LIE about it, but also: Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, Rik Emmett, and countless other people who were there. YOU may believe people left because it was hot and they stopped beer sales, or whatever...but countless others believe it was because of Kilroy...including ALL of the major players in the finale. They are NOT lying, they are telling their story as they believe it...not exaggerating or lying about it.

If you can't see that Dennis was the #1 cause of dysfunction in the band then you are ignoring everything that has happened since PT. If it were about money, they would have reunited a LONG time ago. The very fact that they REFUSE to even talk about a reunion is proof that it is NOT about money. Dennis is the one who signed the settlement and allowed the band to continue using the name without him. DENNIS gave all of this his approval...and then gets all dramatic and tearfull when the band cuts him out of their lives. The band stole NOTHING, Dennis willingly gave them the Styx name when he signed the settlement...A settlement to a lawsuit HE started.

[yogi]

I was there the year before too when Journey was the headlining act. Same exact type of day. Hot as hell, restroom issues galore etc.... Only difference's they didn't ANNOUNCE over the PA that beer sales would be cut off immediately (before Styx hit the stage) & fights on the infield late in the day @ Styx headlined Jam. Thousands upon thousands left after Santana played also. They saw who they came to see and after a long hot hot day they left. Again,thousands left Styx but 90% that left, left before Styx EVER HIT THE STAGE. Just like the previous year when Journey headlined.

[Monker]

I was there the year before too when Journey was the headlining act. Same exact type of day. Hot as hell, restroom issues galore etc.... Only difference's they didn't ANNOUNCE over the PA that beer sales would be cut off immediately (before Styx hit the stage) & fights on the infield late in the day @ Styx headlined Jam. Thousands upon thousands left after Santana played also. They saw who they came to see and after a long hot hot day they left. Again,thousands left Styx but 90% that left, left before Styx EVER HIT THE STAGE. Just like the previous year when Journey headlined.

I am not saying you are wrong about anything.

I am saying that: Cahill, JY, Tommy, Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Rik Emmett, and thousands of others who were there are NOT LYING when they say people left because Styx did the Kilroy show.

You are accusing people of LYING...and they did NOT LIE.

https://youtu.be/GPHDAjLnB5s?t=3

[yogi]

Again 90%+ % that left, left before Styx ever took the stage. That’s all I ever said. They could have been playing the Paradise Theater show and those people were leaving. Same as the Woodstock fans bolted the year before after Santana finished their set and before Journey ever hit the stage. A year apart over 100 degrees both days. It was damn near a carbon copy. Last band playing lost huge amounts of attendees based on like 12 hours of concerts. From 3pm - 9pm it was packed. Shit I think we got there at 9-10am both years and partied til the gates opened at noon or something. Great Great times

[Monker]

Again 90%+ % that left, left before Styx ever took the stage. That’s all I ever said.

No, that is NOT all you said. You also said that Cahill, Tommy and JY are either exaggerating or are flat out lying. That is the issue. They are stating what they believe to be true, just as you are. The problem you have is that you also have to say Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Rik Emmett, and thousands of others who agree with Cahill, Tommy and JY are also exaggerating or are flat out lying.

[yogi]

The Kilroy concert was a GREATEST HITS show just like most bands usually play. You got all the Styx hits plus an 15 minute video leading into one of the hit songs from their latest album. After that you got maybe a total of 5 minutes of acting, and 3 more songs from their current album.

I’m guessing that if true, back stage long before Styx ever took the stage Tommy saw the bands that preceded Styx and was scared of the Styx overall catalog and how Styx’s music wasn’t nearly as hard rock centered. Still the bottom line of what actually happened was thousands of fans did leave but again they left before Styx ever took the stage. The year prior thousands of fans left after Santana closed their show and before Journey took the stage. Same exact type of day & the same thing happened to Journey the year prior. Only real difference is they never announced to my knowledge that beer after Santana closed that the TX Blue Laws would be enacted ending beer sales immediately right after Santana concluded like they did after Sammy Hagars encore. We’ve discussed this for years I’ll never read what happened any other way. Cause I know for a fact 90% of the fans that left, left before Styx ever took the stage.

[Monker]

The Kilroy concert was a GREATEST HITS show just like most bands usually play. You got all the Styx hits plus an 15 minute video leading into one of the hit songs from their latest album. After that you got maybe a total of 5 minutes of acting, and 3 more songs from their current album.

I’m guessing that if true, back stage long before Styx ever took the stage Tommy saw the bands that preceded Styx and was scared of the Styx overall catalog and how Styx’s music wasn’t nearly as hard rock centered. Still the bottom line of what actually happened was thousands of fans did leave but again they left before Styx ever took the stage. The year prior thousands of fans left after Santana closed their show and before Journey took the stage. Same exact type of day & the same thing happened to Journey the year prior. Only real difference is they never announced to my knowledge that beer after Santana closed that the TX Blue Laws would be enacted ending beer sales immediately right after Santana concluded like they did after Sammy Hagars encore. We’ve discussed this for years I’ll never read what happened any other way. Cause I know for a fact 90% of the fans that left, left before Styx ever took the stage.

You are not understanding. It is NOT just Tommy, JY and Cahill who are saying this. It is NOT a "lie" being said to hurt Dennis on the BTM. The facts simply do not support this. Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, Rik Emmett have all shared this same story as told on the BTM. There are fans, one even posted here a while back who you argued with, who say the exact same thing. If you read through the comments in the link I posted, some fans backed up the claims in what Rik Emmitt said. Journey has NOTHING to do with you calling Cahill, Tommy, and JY liars. They are NOT lying. They BELIEVE what they are saying, and so do thousands of other people.

I am not arguing or saying you are wrong. I am saying Styx was not lying on the BTM...just telling it as they saw it. Just because somebody says something you don't believe does not make them a liar.

[Monker]

Well, it sounds like they are not touring in support of a new album this summer. So, I would not expect this album to be released until this Fall now...maybe September/October....imo. Maybe perform a preview of a song during the tour to promote the album....maybe.

From the Styx facebook page:

This summer, we're bringing The Grand Illusion to life, performed in its entirety + the hits for the first time in the amphitheaters and arenas. Join us for a night of classics and the full album experience as we hit the road across North America with Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon and Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles.
The journey begins May 28 in Greenville, SC. Discover all tour dates and secure your tickets now at styxworld.com. Summer memories in the making. See you soon!

https://www.facebook.com/styxtheband

[ChicagoSTYX]

Well, it sounds like they are not touring in support of a new album this summer. So, I would not expect this album to be released until this Fall now...maybe September/October....imo. Maybe perform a preview of a song during the tour to promote the album....maybe.

From the Styx facebook page:

This summer, we're bringing The Grand Illusion to life, performed in its entirety + the hits for the first time in the amphitheaters and arenas. Join us for a night of classics and the full album experience as we hit the road across North America with Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon and Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles.
The journey begins May 28 in Greenville, SC. Discover all tour dates and secure your tickets now at styxworld.com. Summer memories in the making. See you soon!

https://www.facebook.com/styxtheband

The Grand Illusion and hits tour was announced on February 14th. They discussed releasing the new album in May the week after that. It’s coming…..soon.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YhDbuVQBQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[Monker]

To me, that does not make sense. I would want a tour dedicated to the new album so they can play as many new songs as they want. If they are playing the full GI album, they are not going to play more than a couple songs, probably only 1. I would want a short break after the GI tour. During the break, release the single(s) and album, and an indoor tour during the Fall/Winter/Spring. If they do not do something like this, then I can't see the new album selling very well at all...not even close to the last two which had good touring support.

[ChicagoSTYX]

To me, that does not make sense. I would want a tour dedicated to the new album so they can play as many new songs as they want. If they are playing the full GI album, they are not going to play more than a couple songs, probably only 1. I would want a short break after the GI tour. During the break, release the single(s) and album, and an indoor tour during the Fall/Winter/Spring. If they do not do something like this, then I can't see the new album selling very well at all...not even close to the last two which had good touring support.

I agree but the venues they play in the fall and winter are much smaller. The Grand Illusion album will take up about half of their set and 4 of the songs they normally would play are on that album. I think that gives them time for 2, maybe 3 new songs (they will eliminate COTC) I think they feel playing The Grand Illusion in its entirety will put more butts in the seats than calling it the Circling From Above tour giving more fans a chance to hear the new songs and be aware of the new album.

[ChicagoSTYX]

The backdrop from last nights concert and a picture of a Starling….could they be going back to The Grand Illusion Styx logo for the new album? According to Tommy, the new album is about birds (starling)…