Year : 2025 (Peterified Music Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 106 mb
Bio:
Peterified is the creative vision of singer-songwriter Peter Johansson (ex Magasin 99 and Amber Lynxx). With Mikael Johansson (ex-Magasin 99, Free Alloy) and Mattias Ingvarson (ex-Poker), he has brought to life "Trial By Fire", a coming-of-age soundtrack driven by big guitars, huge choruses and epic emotions! The lineup is completed by bassist Johan Wallerstedt (Fornfela) and drummer Anton Roos (ex-Seventh Crystal). Produced and mixed by Victor Olsson (Saffire, Gathering Of Kings), mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson (Nestor, The Night Flight Orchestra, The Gems, Soilwork, Evergrey, and more).A very strong album, full of influences and cross-pollination, from prog and pomp rock to AOR and hard rock - and packed with fascinating ideas.Very catchy, polished and incredibly easy to listen to.In 2026 Peterified will continue performing and recording.
Album:
Imagine Meat Loaf, early Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Queen and Journey mixing a stadium rock cocktail and seasoning it with Swedish melancholy – that’s the recipe for PETERIFIED!” This is the press EPK this band from Swenden is presenting their debut album “Trial By Fire” – any reference to Journey’s album of the same title is … correct.“Trial By Fire” was originally released at the tail of past year, but now PETERIFIED is re-relasing the album 2026 also on vinyl.This 5-piece from Mölndal (near Gothenburg) is fronted by the charimatic Peter Johannsson, and joined by his brother Mikael (guitars), Mattias Ingvarson (keyboards), Johan Wallerstedt (bass guitar) and Anton Roos (drums).The album is nicely produced by Victor Olsson (Gathering Of Kings / Saffire) and mastered by multi-platinum and grammy winning producer Thomas “Plec” Johansson (Nestor, The Night Flight Orchestra, Gathering Of Kings, Perfect Plan).Veteran from the local scene, Swedish rocker Peter Johansson has lived through the flames — divorce, fatherhood, creative rebirth — and emerged with ”Trial By Fire”, the debut album from his new band PETERIFIED. With help from longtime friends and melodic rock heavyweights like Viktor Olsson (Sapphire, Gathering of Kings), Peterified is more than a band for Peter — it’s a reckoning, a homecoming, and a fresh start.From haunted castles to heartbreak anthems, this is the sound of a seasoned artist reclaiming his voice.The band is tight, well oiled for this type of classy Melodic Rock / AOR, and while inspired by the great acts mentioned above, the sound of PETERIFIED is unmistakably Scandinavian. Peter’s voice is smooth, not huge, but rightly fits the songs, and the whole album is very well produced by all the experts involved.‘Dangerous Curves’ rocks, ‘Stole My Heart Away’ is a late ’80s AOR midtempo, ‘Helpless’ and ‘Point Of No Return’ are both pumping Melodic Rock numbers, and for ballads ‘Weekend Lover’ and ‘Mill Valley (Coming Home)’ are quite mid-Eighties Meat Loaf-ish.“Trial By Fire” is classy Melodic Rock / AOR, with cool melodic songs, anthems and ballads in the traditional mold from the genre. Actually it’s more Melodic Rock as a whole displaying an ever present guitar, with a couple AOR tunes for equilibrium.A nice indie, self-managed product – after some gigs presenting “Trial By Fire”, Peter and the guys are working on a new album already.Album released October 24, 2025.
Line Up:
Peter Johannsson - lead vocals, keyboards, drums
Mikael Johannsson - guitars, vocals
Johan Wallerstedt - bass, vocals
Anton Roos, PeGe - drums
Mattias Ingvarson - keyboards
Tracklist:
01. The Calm Before The Storm (Praefatio)
02. Dangerous Curves
03. Stole My Heart Away
04. Never Mind
05. Weekend Lover
06. In God We Trust
07. Capital City Girl
08. Helpless
09. On My Own
10. Together Tomorrow
11. Point Of No Return
12. Mill Valley (Coming Home)
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