The folks at Escape Music have put out a reissue of “When Empires Burn”! It’s one of the solo studio albums from Bob Catley, the singer of British rock legends Magnum, who’s still going strong today with power metal sensation Avantasia!
»When Empires Burn«, which originally came out on 17 Jan 2026, is now available for the first time on both CD and double vinyl, and it sports brand-new cover art!
You can already order the reissue of “When Empires Burn” in both formats.
Below you can check out the remastered version of the album single I’ll Be Your Fool”, complete with a lyric video.
Production and mixing were handled by Paul Hodson (with Bob Catley assisting on the mix). Mastering was done by Graham Woodcock.
Track list for “When Empires Burn” (CD version):
1 The Torment (intro) (1:53)
2 Children of the circle (5:40)
3 Gonna Live forever (3:40)
4 The prophecy (6:36)
5 I’ll be your fool (4:34)
6 Every beat of my heart (5:36)
7 When empires burn (5:33)
8 Meaning of love (4:50)
9 This is the day (6:21)
10 Someday Utopia (5:42)
11 My America (7:09)
12 Heaven can wait – bonus track
13 When the earth lies still (demo) – bonus track
Lineup on the album:
Bob Catley – vocals
Paul Hodson – keyboards, backing vocals
Al Barrow – bass guitar, backing vocals
Vince O’Regan – guitar
Jamie Little – drums
In the photo: Vocalist Bob Catley during a Magnum show on 22 May 2014 at Cirkus Krone (Munich, Germany) – RockLine photo archive 2006-2026, all rights reserved. You can read the full RockLine review of that gig HERE.
