Year : 2024
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock , Female vocals
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 161 mb
Bio:
Metalite was formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 2015 when Edwin Premberg [guitar] met Emma Bensing [vocals]. He presented his musical ideas and vision to her, and she agreed to join the band. The goal was to write and record melodic and memorable metal songs with a modern and fresh sound.Edwin and Emma started to co-operate with the Danish producer Jacob Hansen [Volbeat, Evergrey, Amaranthe] and songs started to take shape. During 2016 Metalite found three experienced musicians that agreed to join the band: Lea Larsson [drums], Robert Örnesved [guitar] and Robert Majd [bass].A deal was signed with the Swedish label Inner Wound Recordings, and the Metalite debut album "Heroes In Time" is scheduled to be released in October 2017."Afterlife", the first single from the album showcase the Metalite sound in a perfect way, but other songs from the album like "Nightmare", "Heroes In Time" or "Purpose of Life" are just as likely to become fan favorites."Heroes In Time" is an impressive debut album filled with melodic and memorable songs, crowned with the strong and emotional vocals by vocalist Emma Bensing as well as a powerful production by Jacob Hansen. The album should be perfect for fans of bands like Beyond The Black, Dynazty and Amaranthe!The artwork was created by Jan Yrlund [Apocalyptica, Leah, Korpiklaani] and guest appearances on the album includes Fraser Edwards [Ascension] and Jakob Svensson [Wigelius].In 2019 the line-up and Emma was replaced by the fantastic and talented singer Erica Ohlsson and a new label contract was signed with AFM Records.
Album:
Swedish modern power & melodic metal band Metalite is dropping its fourth album, "Expedition One", combining powerful female voices with melodic synths and bright catchiness of lead guitars. Mix & mastering were handled by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Epica, Evergrey). Metalite collected over 25M streams so far. For fans of Within Tempation, Amaranthe and Follow The Cipher. In order to translate the vision of a thoroughly impressive concept album into reality, a band requires not only an exciting theme and a number of haunting songs, but also plenty of musical experience and skill. All these criteria apply to "Expedition One", that inspires with a wide range of diverse compositions and an intelligent sci-fi story that couldn't be more topical. In addition, the fourth release manifests the musicians' amazing artistic development. "In the past four or five years, our sound has evolved considerably", explains Edwin Premberg, mastermind and producer of the band, which was founded in 2015. "The quality of our production in particular has progressed considerably since our debut."The theme of "Expedition One" is a fictitious story about life on our planet in the year 2055. The 'transparent citizen' has become a bitter reality, with physical and mental health conditions increasingly determining our lives. Headed by five 'commanders', a renegade team consisting of former intelligence service and military personnel plus breakaway tech company executives is planning a survival expedition to distant planets. Their mission: to transport mankind from our ruined planet to a new world, in the hope that new life will develop. A fantastic adventure begins, with lots of unexpected experiences and a completely new understanding of the mysteries of life. Premberg: "It's about human evolution and the fact that we permanently go for the easy way out, even when it's evidently not our best option."This visionary sci-fi story is told over sixteen multi-faceted songs that combine the quintet's many strengths: powerful and at the same time delicate guitar riffs and solos, anthemic melodies courtesy of vocalist Erica Ohlsson, driving rhythms and cleverly positioned keyboard parts. The range of songs includes typical Metalite tracks such as "Blazing Skies", "Aurora" and "Free" with their tight arrangements, as well as unexpected tracks such as "Sanctum Of Light", "Outer Worlds" and "Paradise", which are likely to surprise the band's fans. And of course, there's "Utopia", the very first instrumental in Metalite's history. Premberg: "Fans have frequently told us that our songs have a cinematic quality, so we wanted to write a story that would forge an arch between "Expedition One" and our previous albums "Heroes In Time" (2017), "Biomechanicals" (2019) and "A Virtual World" (2021) to tie them all together. At first this was a little tricky, but since we've agreed on the gist of the story, we've been really happy with the result."In addition to band members Erica Ohlsson, Edwin Premberg, Robert Örnesved (guitar), Robert Majd (bass) and Lea Larsson (drums), sound engineer Jacob Hansen, who mixed and mastered the material at his Hansen Studios, has been instrumental in the final result. And so all gear wheels mesh on "Expedition One", taking its listeners on a captivating journey from the first to the very last note.
Line Up:
Erica Ohlsson - Vocals (2019-present)
Edwin Premberg - Guitars (2015-present)
Robert Majd - Bass (2016-present) - See also: Eddy Malm Band
Robert Örnesved - Guitars (2016-present) - See also: Castillion
Lea Larsson - Drums (2016-present) - See also: Imber
Tracklist:
01. Expedition One
02. Aurora
03. CtrIAltDel
04. Cyberdome
05. Blazing Skies
06. Outer Worlds
07. New Generation
08. In My Dreams
09. Disciples Of The Stars
10. Free
11. Legendary
12. Paradise
13. Sanctum Of Light
14. Utopia
15. Take My Hand (Bonus Track)
16. Hurricane (Bonus Track)
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