Year : 2020 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Rock , Male & Female vocals
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 115 mb
Bio:
With members from bands like Constancia, The Poodles, Token, Narnia & Essence Of Sorrow and with guest stars Nina Söderquist (Bjorn Skifs, Badrock, Champions Of Rock a.o.), Janne Stark (Grand Design, Mountain Of Power a.o.), and Tåve Wanning (The Voice, Adrenaline Rush, Peaches), new melodic hard rockers Heartwind may come across as one of those one off band projects, but nothing could be more far from the truth. Heartwind is the story of two old friends with a common love for classical melodic hard rock and AOR, that after fifteen years of friendship started to write the album they always had wanted to listen to themselves. Over a meal in downtown Stockholm, guitar player and songwriter Göran Engvall (former with Hitworks) and progressive / melodic keyboard player and fellow songwriter Mikael Rosengren (Constancia, Token, Scudiero), laid down the vision for what was yet to come. 15 original songs and 12 months later, Mikael started to pull some strings from his many fellow musicians in the Swedish hard rock scene since 20 years back. The two songwriters were amazed with the positive response they got on their first demos, from hard rock industry people and fans. It became evident that they were going to be able to attract some great talent to the album and the band. Believing the importance of fellowship and a strong people fit when starting a band, Mikael and Göran started to dig in closest ground: drummer Peter TrumPeter Svensson (Constancia, Faith) and singer Germán Pascual (Narnia, Dj Mendez, Essence Of Sorrow), happily joined the band and two key pieces of the puzzle came into place. With Peter and Germán onboard, the band knew they had both a powerful backbone and a phenomenal frontman in place!Germán invited his old friends and former bandmates, guitar virtuoso Martin Hall (Germán Pascual band) and bass wizard Germain Leth (The Poodles, Watchmen) to join the band and magic was about to happen. When also the very well-respected Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, Firespawn, Eclipse, Scudiero a.o.) accepted to team up to produce and mix, the band knew they had something special going. Fredrik's contribution also as a musician on the album (guitar & bass) cannot be underestimated.With classical albums like "Hysteria" (Def Leppard), "1987" (Whitesnake) and "Escape" (Journey) serving as inspiration, the intention from the band has been to get every single track to stand on its own two feet! Timeless melodic hard rock with a modern but still genuine sound!After publishing a short teaser on YouTube, just before Xmas 2017, Heartwind stood ready as a band and was offered record deals by no less than three (!) different labels. Heartwind was happy to sign with AOR Heaven in early January and making an old dream come true.The album is mixed and produced by Fredrik Folkare (Chrome Studios) and mastered by Erik Mårtensson (Blowout Productions, known from Eclipse, Ammunition, W.E.T. a.o).
Album:
Escape Music is pleased to announce the release date for Heartwind's second album, titled "Strangers". This album is truly magnificent! Heartwind is the lovechild of progressive keyboard player Mikael Rosengren and guitar player Goran Engvall. The two friends came together in 2017 to write a true melodic rock album, inspired by all their heroes from the 70s and 80s, but with a fresh and updated sound. Fast guitars, heavy drums and great songs were their target, aiming for the likes of Whitesnake, Def Leppard and Van Halen. Their 2018 debut, "Higher And Higher", was such a breath of fresh air, it gave the band strong recognition in a very competitive genre. The songs they had written were so powerful and full of melody that it left fans wanting more. So here we have the follow-up recording, "Strangers", which sees the band escalate to new heights and features 10 tracks of superb melodic rock with outstanding vocal performances from Nina Soderquist and Stefan Nykvist. Songs filled with hooks, interesting arrangements and melodies to die for. The songwriting of Mikael and Goran is a match made in heaven and with a line-up filled with high quality band members and superb guest performances from the likes of Mike Lavér (Dynazty), Eirikur Hauksson (Artch), Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse/W.E.T.) and Mats Levén (Malmsteen), "Strangers" can't go wrong! The album is produced, mixed and mastered by Fredrik Folkare (Eclipse/Unleashed), a guarantee itself for high quality and no compromises attitude, when it comes to groove, feel and power. "Strangers" is one of those releases that have you hooked after just one play. Swedish melodic rock as it should be!
Line-Up:
Nina Söderquist - vocals
Stefan Nykvist - vocals
Göran Engvall - guitars
Mikael Rosengren - keyboards
TrumPeter Svensson - drums
Tracklist:
01. Strangers In The Night 3:41
02. Line Of Fire 3:32
03. Amanda 3:47
04. Angels Cry Again 4:11
05. One Love 3:54
06. I'm Alive 3:39
07. Trial 4:24
08. One Of Us Is Crying 3:42
09. Catcher In The Rye 3:16
10. Searching Is Over Now 4:45
11. One Of Us Is Cryin' (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Track)
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