(18 November in USA). The first single taken from the album (Hammer of the Gods) was released on 8 July 2016. A promotional video for the track Metal is for Everyone became available on 2 November 2016. Following a release party at Rockcafe Brown Sugar in Nürnberg on 10 November 2016, the four-city Master of Light Latin America tour ran from 25 November until 2 December 2016. The Master of Light tour which began in 2016 continued through 2017 and in to 2018. Countries visited (or to be visited) as part of the 2017–2018 legs of the tour include Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and the UK. A number of festival dates also took place, with others scheduled for 2018 that included 70,000 Tons of Metal from 1 to 5 February 2018, and include Metalfest Open Air 2018 and Leyendas Del Rock 2018. Chris Bay solo In November 2017 Chris Bay announced that he would be releasing his first solo album, Chasing The Sun, on Steamhammer/SPV records on 23 February 2018. The first single from the album (Radio Starlight) was released on 1 December 2017. Of the album and its content Bay commented: "I permanently write songs and am constantly working on ideas in the studio... ...that's why I've collected a whole lot of tracks over the years that on the one hand don't really suit Freedom Call and on the other are just too good to gather dust in my archive." The second single from the album (Hollywood Dancer) was released on 2 February 2018. Members Chris Bay – vocals, guitar, keyboards (1998–present) Lars Rettkowitz – guitar (2005–present) Francesco Ferraro – bass (2019–present) Live members Klaus Sperling – drums (2010–2013, 2020–present) Former members Sascha Gerstner – guitar (1998–2001) Cédric "Cede" Dupont – guitar (2001–2005) Ilker Ersin – bass (1998–2005, 2013–2018) Armin Donderer – bass (2005–2009) Samy Saemann – bass (2009–2013) Dan Zimmermann – drums (1998–2010) Ramy Ali – drums (2013–2018) Timmi Breideband – drums (2019) Nils Neumann – keyboards (2004–2005) Timeline Discography Studio albums Stairway to Fairyland (1999) Crystal Empire (2001) Eternity (2002) The Circle of Life (2005) Dimensions (2007) Legend of the Shadowking (2010) Land of the Crimson Dawn (2012) Beyond (2014) Master of Light (2016) M.E.T.A.L. (2019) Live albums Live Invasion (2004) Live in Hellvetia (2011) Special releases Ages of Light