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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-31-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nordic Union Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Nordic Union (Jap. Ed.) Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Frontiers Music president Serafino Perugino has ║ │
│║ a gift for pairing talented musicians who create ║ │
│║ amazing new projects. Nordic Union is no ║ │
│║ exception, and may in fact be his most genius ║ │
│║ moment yet. The union of Pretty Maids Danish ║ │
│║ frontman, Ronnie Atkins, and noted Swedish ║ │
│║ producer, singer and songwriter, Erik Mσrtensson ║ │
│║ (Eclipse, W.E.T.), has born one of the first ║ │
│║ true melodic hard rock gems of 2016. ║ │
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│║ Mσrtensson had a huge 2015 with Eclipseæs ║ │
│║ Armageddonize, and Pretty Maids fans are ║ │
│║ salivating for their own anticipated 2016 ║ │
│║ release, but perfectly sandwiched between the ║ │
│║ two is the eponymous Nordic Union debut, which ║ │
│║ is 11 tracks of melodic metal bliss. Mσrtensson ║ │
│║ hands over lead vocal duties to the instantly ║ │
│║ recognizable voice of Atkins, placing his focus ║ │
│║ on handling the guitars, bass and keyboards. He ║ │
│║ reached out to his former Eclipse bandmate, ║ │
│║ Magnus Ulfstedt, to man the drums. ║ │
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│║ The album opens in glorious form with the ║ │
│║ dramatic sonicscape, ôThe War Has Begunö. This ║ │
│║ mid-tempo number rises and falls with driving ║ │
│║ riffs and huge vocals. The bass, normally so ║ │
│║ buried on such albums, really stands out here. ║ │
│║ Eclipse guitarist Magnus Henriksson lends his ║ │
│║ fret skills on a tasty solo. The atmospheric ║ │
│║ vibe flows into the chugging rocker, ║ │
│║ ôHypocrisyö, with its instantly addictive ║ │
│║ chorus. Noted death metal guitarist Fredrik ║ │
│║ Folkare (Firespawn, Unleashed) delivers a ║ │
│║ decidedly arioso solo to the track. ║ │
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│║ The moody, ôWide Awakeö is a song one might ║ │
│║ expect from Within Temptation, with its rolling ║ │
│║ feel and grand scope. Another catchy chorus, and ║ │
│║ a guest guitar solo delivered by Swedish ║ │
│║ guitarist Thomas Larsson. ║ │
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│║ Mσrtensson is no stranger to penning ║ │
│║ melodramatic hard rock ballads, and he serves ║ │
│║ one up here in the form of ôEvery Heartbeatö. ║ │
│║ Larsson handles the solo on this track as well. ║ │
│║ Whether you use your cellphone or go old school ║ │
│║ with a lighter, this song will cause fans to ║ │
│║ light up the arena. ║ │
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│║ In an album full of fantastic tracks, the ║ │
│║ albumÆs first single, ôWhen Death is Callingö is ║ │
│║ a signature piece on this record. It resonates ║ │
│║ with a definite Pretty Maids feel, even without ║ │
│║ Atkins vocal delivery. MσrtenssonÆs bass and ║ │
│║ fretwork truly elevate this song. ║ │
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│║ Next up is the anthemic rocker, ô21 Gunsö with ║ │
│║ its galloping guitar riff and military-esque ║ │
│║ drum work. The songÆs hook stands as one of the ║ │
│║ recordÆs most infectious. Mσrtensson lays down ║ │
│║ some of his catchiest guitar work here. ô21 guns ║ │
│║ makes the world go round, but do we care about ║ │
│║ the body count?ö ║ │
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│║ The second half of the record is as strong as ║ │
│║ the first with the harmony-laden ôFallingö, and ║ │
│║ racing rhythms of ôThe Other Sideö. ôThe Point ║ │
│║ of No Returnö and ôGoö are powerful examples of ║ │
│║ well-crafted melodic hard rock, while ôTrue Love ║ │
│║ Awaits Youö is a dark and winding beauty of ║ │
│║ emotive eloquence. AtkinsÆ voice blends ║ │
│║ perfectly with MσrtenssonÆs. ║ │
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│║ Nordic Union is a project that could easily have ║ │
│║ sounded mediocre and forced, but it is perhaps ║ │
│║ the best pairing of talent one might have ║ │
│║ imagined. MσrtenssonÆs flair for addictive ║ │
│║ melodies and tight production are deftly ║ │
│║ balanced by AtkinsÆ brilliant vocal ║ │
│║ performances. With Nordic Union, Erik Mσrtensson ║ │
│║ and Ronnie Atkins have created what will easily ║ │
│║ be one of the best modern melodic hard rock ║ │
│║ albums of 2016. Not a weak or skip-over sung in ║ │
│║ the bunch. This Scandinavian duo have made an ║ │
│║ album to be enormously proud of. ║ │
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│║ Ronnie Atkins û Vocals ║ │
│║ Erik Martensson û Guitars, Bass, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Magnus Ulfstedt û Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The War Has Begun [03:52] │
│ 02 - Hypocrisy [03:43] │
│ 03 - Wide Awake [03:27] │
│ 04 - Every Heart Beat [04:00] │
│ 05 - When Death Is Calling [03:38] │
│ 06 - 21 Guns [03:27] │
│ 07 - Falling [03:57] │
│ 08 - The Other Side [03:46] │
│ 09 - Point Of No Return [03:39] │
│ 10 - True Love Awaits You [04:15] │
│ 11 - Go [03:16] │
│ 12 - When death Is Calling (Acoustic Version) ( [03:00] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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