Year : 2014 (Empire 21 Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 99 mb
Bio:
EMPIRE 21 is a brand new Hardrock/Metal act from Sweden, determined to bring you a debut album as strong as it gets. Neither the band nor the album to come was brought together by coincidence, but rather by a urgent need to fill a gap in todays music scene.Having worked hard on the debut album behind locked doors over the past few years. Now all songs were produced, the dates for the final mix and mastering have been set for late spring 2013 and the day of the release comes visibly closer.The album mix will be handled by none less than Tobias Lindell, the man behind the sound on albums by Europe, Mustasch, Hardcore Superstar, Crashdiet and many more.Heavy, melodic Rock/Metal with tons of energy, passion and great musicianship await for you. And as soon as the album is released, EMPIRE 21 will be ready to hit the roads and travel anywhere to meet their audience.Ladies and gentlemen, keep your eyes and ears open in the next weeks, we're looking forward to present you something really BIG!
Album:
Swedish hard rock/metal act Empire 21 just released a lyric video for the track ‘I Can’t’ from their up-coming self-titled debut album.Empire 21 that feat. members from Narnia, Darkwater, Harmony, Rob Rock and more. Their self-titled debut album was mixed by Tobias Lindell [Europe, Mustasch, Hardcore Superstar] and mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson [Scar Symmetry, Watain, Divinefire].Album will be released on November 28th in Europe and December 2nd in North America through the bands own label Empire 21 Records.Finally, the long awaited, self-titled debut album from new Swedish hard rock/metal act Empire 21 is about to be released. For fans of melodic heavy rock and for those of you who can’t wait to consume a heavy dose of massive riffing by world-class musicians – this album IS a must.The members are all experienced from international bands including Narnia, Darkwater, Rob Rock, Harmony and many more. The band was originally founded by drummer Tobias Enbert and singer Germán Pascual who were both part of the 2009 touring lineup of CJ Grimmark’s band Narnia. When CJ decided to put Narnia to rest, the idea of Empire 21 was born. They eventually talked CJ into the project and recruited Andreas Ålöv and John Svensson for the bass/keyboards positions. During the recording of the debut album, Empire 21 parted ways with Germán Pascual who was then replaced by singer Ricard Hulteke.Ricard, being one of the best kept secrets in rock and the last piece finalizing the Empire 21 puzzle, is likely to put a big smile on the faces of metal/rock fans around the world. His soulful and intense vocal performance on this album is certainly one of the best in the history of metal.The tracks on the Empire 21 album were all carefully written without any time pressure, resulting in no “fillers” whatsoever. It was of high importance to develop an organic yet powerful sound, which led Empire 21 to hire mixing engineer Tobias Lindell (Europe, Mustasch, etc.) and mastering engineer Thomas ”Plec” Johansson (Scar Symmetry, Ammotrack, etc.) to put their final touches on this production. The album was produced by the bands’ guitarist and main songwriter CJ Grimmark. This album has great potential to reach a very wide audience thanks to its strong material and high musical energy. Even those who are not specifically into metal may still enjoy this album as it’s easy to get into, even at the first bite. Keep your eyes and ears open…and dig into Empire 21.
Line Up:
Ricard Hulteke - Vocals
Carl-Johan Grimmark - Guitars (Grimmark, Narnia, Rob Rock, Planet Alliance, ex-Fires of Babylon, ex-Beautiful Sin, Flagship, Modest Attraction, ex-Fullforce, ex-System Breakdown, ex-Saviour Machine)
Andreas Ålöv - Bass
Tobias Enbert - Drums - See also: Darkwater, Harmony
John Svensson - Keyboards - See also: Harmony, Streetlight
Production:
Mastered At – The Panic Room
Design [Logo Design By] – Joao Duarte
Layout, Artwork – Markus Sigfridsson
Mastered By – Plec
Mixed By – Tobias Lindell
Photography By [Photos By] – André Karjel, Calle Jonzon
Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Engineer [Engineered By] – CJ Grimmark
Songwriter [Songs By] – CJ Grimmark* (tracks: 1 to 9, 11), Tobias Enbert (tracks: 10)
Tracklist:
01. When Your Falling
02. I Can’t
03. All Is Lost
04. Traveler
05. Empire 21
06. 100 Nights
07. Heard It All
08. This Is My Story
09. Calling
10. Would You
11. No Matter the Winds of Change
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