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CD, 2000 [Digital Dimension #DD7004]
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SWEDEN ROCKS THE WORLDHard Rock/Metal has today, as a genre and phenomenon, been around for 30 years, something most people are aware of. What perhaps not many know is that the Swedish Hard Rock/Metal scene has existed for almost just as long. Sure, for the common listener it was during the 80's, mainly due to Europe's success, that it really started to get attention and reach out to a wider audience. If you talk about Swedish Hard Rock and Metal you can't ignore their importance. Europe had many predecessors (for instance bands like November, Neon Rose and Heavy Load), but it was without doubt they who opened the door to the international market. Europe was to be followed by acts like Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Bathory, Candlemass, Electric Boys, Entombed, Clawfinger, Hammerfall etc. Today, Swedish Hard Rock/Metal is respected all around the world and the quality of the Swedish bands is high, very high.
It's my love for and devotion to Swedish Hard Rock/Metal that made me want to put together a compilation to promote it. This, as well as my desire to make more people aware of all the great bands we have now and have had in the past. The idea was to let today's Swedish bands present their forerunners by covering one of their songs. This, as I wanted to do something different, something that would make it feel fresher, more interesting and more up-to-date than a traditional compilation. Today's bands will get a lot of attention, at the same time as some of the bands that have meant something during 30 years will be presented, hopefully to a more or less new audience.
On this album you will find everything that you could possibly ask for from an album and the Hard Rock/Metal genre in general. It features great bands, great songs, great musicianship, speed and power as well as melodies and nuances. I sincerely hope you are open-minded enough to appreciate the mix, and realize... Sweden Rocks The World!
Lennart Larsson - PHANTOM MUSIC
I would like to dedicate this album to my daughter Elin. I love you!
Thanklist: Extra special thanks to all the members of The Crown, Entombed, Glory, Gooseflesh, Hammerfall, The Haunted, In Flames, Lion's Share, Locomotive Breath, Lost Souls, Meshuggah, The Quill, Southpaw, Transport League, Treasure Land and last but definitely not least their labels. Good luck in the future!
Big thanks go out to Jonas Andersson, Peter In De Betou, Joacim Nywall, Janne Stark, Michael Johansson, Per-Owe Solvelius and Andreas Johansson. The result wouldn't have been the same without you!
Also thanks to the following for...
Inspiration: Agony, Bathory, Candlemass, Electric Boys, Europe, Glorious Bankrobbers, Heavy Load, John Norum, November, Stillborn, Trash, Treat, Whimzy and Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
Sound: Andy La Rocque at Los Angered, Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight, Rolf Alex at Alex Prod., Ragne and Styrbjörn Wahlquist at Thunderload Studios, Roberto Laghi at Oral Majority Recordings, Pelle Saether at Studio Underground, Henrik Larsson at Berno Studios, Göran Ernlund at Little Big Room Studios, Stefan Ohlsson at Studio Subsonic and Alex Losbäck, Micke Yllinen and Micke "Ali" Johansson at Studio ALU.
Friendship: Maria Backman (Jacobsson), Patrik Björk, Kjell Blomstrand, Johan Falk, Edward Janson, Marie Lemberg, Sarah Martinsson, Joacim Oscarsson and Janne Stark. Thanks for all those years! Stellan Ström for all the support through the years. Family and friends.
Last but not least a big cheers to those for whom this isn't the first Swedish Hard Rock/Metal record ever bought.
"In Flames - World Of Promises" originally recorded by Treat and released on 'Dreamhunter' (Mercury/PolyGram 1987). Published by Too Wild Music.
Recorded in Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg in July 1999. Produced by Andy La Rocque and In Flames.
"Lost Souls - Deadly Legacy" originally recorded by Agony and releaed on 'The First Defiance' (Under One Flag 1988). Published by Red Herring Music / Misty Music.
Recorded in Studio Underground, Västerås in May '99. Produced by Lost Souls.
"Locomotive Breath - Scream of Anger" originally recorded by Europe and released on 'Wings of Tomorrow' (Hot International 1984). Published by Seven Door Music / EMI Music (Sweden AB).
Recorded and Mixed July 18-19 '99 at Underground Studios, Västerås by Pelle Saether. Produced by Locomotive Breath and Pelle Saether.
Special thanks to: Pelle Saether, friends, fans and families. Peter is endorsed by LERIM Drumsticks.
"Entombed - Albino Flogged In Black" originally recorded by Stillborn and released on 'Necrospirituals' (Radium 226.05 Records 1989). Published by Echo Bay Sonorics / Misty Music.
Recorded in Studio Sunlight, Summer '99. Produced by Tomas Skogsberg and Entombed. Entombed appears courtesy of Threeman Recordings.
"Lion's Share - Ready To Believe" originally recorded by Electric Boys and released in 'Freewheelin' (Polar/PolyGram 1994).
Recorded at Little Big Room Studios, Stockholm, on August 16, 1999. Produced by Lars Chriss. Mixed by Göran Ernlund. Recorded by Göran Ernlund and Pontus Egberg. Lion's Share appears courtesy of LCM Productions.
"Transport League - Crazy Sioux" originally recorded by
Glorious Bankrobbers and released on '
Dynamite Sex Doze' (Planet 1989). Published by Planet Music.
Recorded during one day in May '99 at Oral Majority Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden. Produced by Transport League and Robert Laghi. Transport League appears courtesy of Pavement Music.
"Glory - You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" originally recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen and released on 'Trilogy' (PolyGram Records / Polydor 1986). Published by De Novo Music Group Inc. / Malmsteen Music.
Recorded, produced and arranged by Jan Granwick and Göran Edman. Mixed by Rolf Alex, Jan Granwick and Göran Edman at Alex Prod. Glory appears courtesy of JVC/Victor (Japan).
"The Crown - Burnin' Leather" originally recorded by Bathory in October 1987. Released on 'Jubileum Volume II' (Black Mark 1993). Published by Black Mark Prod. / MBM.
Recorded in Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg in June '99. Produced by Andy La Rocque. The Crown appears courtesy of Metal Blade Records.
"Hammerfall - Run With The Devil" originally recorded by
Heavy Load and released on '
Stronger Than Evil' (Thunderload 1983). Published by Bandana Music.
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Ragne and Styrbjörn Wahlquist at Thunderload Studios, Stockholm, May '99. Produced by Wahlquist Bros and Hammerfall. Hammerfall appears courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records.
Hammerfall uses: Shure Microphones and wireless systems, ESP guitars and basses, Paiste cymbals, Premiere drums.
"Gooseflesh - Boogie Woogie Man" originally recorded by
Trash and released on '
Burnin' Rock' (Atlantic Recording 1985).
Recorded in Los Angered Studios, Gothenburg in April '99. Produced and arranged by Gooseflesh. Engineered by Andy La Rocque.
"Treasure Land - Love Is Meant To Last Forever" originally recorded by John Norum and released on 'Total Control' (CBS 1987). Published by Warner Bros Music AB.
Recorded in Studio ALU in June '99. Mixed and engineered by Alex Losbäck, Micke Yllinen and Micke "Ali" Johansson. Produced by Jonas and Magnus Hörnqvist.
Special thanks to Andreas Postilla for making the song sound better.
"The Haunted - The Well of Souls" originally recorded by Candlemass and released on 'Nightfall' (Axis 1987). Published by Jobete Music.
Recorded in Oral Majority Recordings, Gothenburg in June '99. Produced by Roberto Laghi and The Haunted. The Haunted appears courtesy of Earache Records.
"The Quill - Mount Everest" originally recorded by November and released with Swedish lyrics on 'En Ny Tid Är Här' (Sonet Music 1970). In 1971 it was released as a single with English lyrics, both in Sweden and France (but with different B-sides). Published by Sonet Music.,
Recorded in Berno Studio in July '99. Produced by Henrik Larsson. The Quill appears courtesy of Roxon Records.
"Southpaw - Disciples of Hell" originally recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force and releaed on 'Marching Out' (Polydor 1985). Published by De Novo Music (BMI).
Recorded in August 1999 at Subsonic in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm by Stefan Ohlsson. Produced by Fredrik Åkesson.
"Meshuggah - Attacked By A Shark" written by
Whimzy.
Meshuggah appears courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records.
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