Drömriket - Drömriket |
Published May 20 2014
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Hemfärd |
| Genre | Hard Rock |
Ralf Gyllenhammar
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Vocals
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| Tracks | 11 |
Niclas Engelin
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Guitar
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| Running time | 40 Min. |
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Guitar
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| Label | GAIN/Sony Music |
Jonas Slättung
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Bass
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| Release | 21 May 2014 |
Adde Andréasson
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Drums
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| Country | Sweden |
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Keyboard
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| Producer | A. Andréasson, N. Engelin | ||
| Similar artists | --- | ||
After listening to Ralf Gyllenhammar's vocals in his band Mustasch since 2001, it's an immensely weird experience to me to now listen to him confronting the lyrics in his native language, Swedish. Once I got over the initial shock, I start to imbibe the music that's given and what I intercept is how a number of musicians from Mustasch, Hardcore Superstar and Engel/In Flames, with various influences, takes us on a vast journey back to the suburbs of Gothenburg, through a rough story penned by bassplayer Jonas Slättung.
In order to hand out a view of something definable, there is a small amount of similarities to Mustasch's efforts , but overall this is something fresh and I haven't heard anything like this coming out of these guys earlier. Unlike what many other bands or projects, similar to this formation, create, this music somewhat collides with what each bandmember generates through their main bands. This thing is pretty unique, but what would be the purpose of copying what has recently been done, just to stay safe in some kind of comfort zone?
It encounters the hazards whilst they balance on a line, sometimes close to what I originally was taught was the initial meaning of progressive rock, before the word progressive, in metal music, turned out to signify complexity. It's thoroughly performed with an emotional and bleeding empathy and these guys don't seem to be shifting shape, or transform to something they're not, to be able to get this music out of their minds. Ralf has stepped up a little with his vocal performance and I believe that he feels more comfortable when the English language isn't in focus.
It's a rather satisfying effort and it holds pretty much
the standards all throughout the record. It defies what's expected to
come out and it nullifies the thoughts of that some of these guys are
digging their own graves. I also believe that many people, who understand
the words, have something to profoundly relate to and that they will
be able to see this as a notion triggering nostalgia, but still without
losing the presence of something a little fresh.
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6 chalices of 10 - Tobbe |
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