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Allen-Lande
Allen/___ is a set of collaborative metal supergroup projects by Symphony X vocalist Russell Allen. The first collaboration, Allen/Lande was formed in 2005 by Italian record company Frontiers, though none of the members are Italian. It takes its name from Allen and its other singer former Masterplan vocalist Jørn Lande. The project started with Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson ( Primal Fear, Starbreaker, Last Tribe) as producer, main instrumentalist and songwriter. Together with drummer Jaime Salazar, the quatuor released three albums: '' The Battle'' (2005), '' The Revenge'' (2007), and '' The Showdown'' (2010). In 2013, Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius) and Jami Huovinen replaced Karlsson and Salazar, leading to the album '' The Great Divide'' (2014). In 2019, Lande announced that there would be no more Allen/Lande albums, citing his own lack of enthusiasm: "Originally there was never going to be more than one Allen/Lande album from my side, but since it got popular me and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Divide (Allen/Lande Album)
''The Great Divide'' is the fourth and final studio album by hard rock supergroup Allen-Lande, a collaboration between vocalists Russell Allen and Jørn Lande, released on October 17, 2014. It features Timo Tolkki as composer, producer and performer of most instruments, and Jami Huovinen on drums, replacing Magnus Karlsson and Jaime Salazar from previous albums. Lande wrote most of the lyrics, marking his first involvement as a songwriter in Allen-Lande. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Russell Allen - lead and backing vocals *Jørn Lande - lead and backing vocals *Timo Tolkki - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards *Jami Huovinen - drums ;Personnel *Timo Tolkki - production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ... * Dennis Ward - mixing, mastering References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Showdown (album)
''The Showdown'' is the third studio album by hard rock supergroup Allen-Lande, a collaboration between vocalists Russell Allen and Jørn Lande released on November 5, 2010. It is the third album in a row, and the last, to feature Magnus Karlsson as songwriter, producer and performer of most instruments, and Jaime Salazar on drums. Unlike on previous albums, Karlsson only wrote lyrics for a few songs, with most songs featuring lyrics by Tomas Erlandsson instead. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Russell Allen - lead and backing vocals *Jørn Lande - lead and backing vocals * Magnus Karlsson - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards *Jaime Salazar - drums *Jesper Gustafsson - piano on tracks 6, 9 & 11 ;Production *Magnus Karlsson - production *Achim Koehler - mixing and mastering *Rodney Matthews Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction. Career Trained at the West of England College of Art, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revenge (album)
''The Revenge'' is the second album by Allen/Lande, hard rock supergroup Allen-Lande, a collaboration between vocalists Russell Allen and Jørn Lande, released on 2007. A follow-up to their first album '' The Battle'', it features a more progressive power metal-oriented sound. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Russell Allen - lead and backing vocals *Jørn Lande - lead and backing vocals * Magnus Karlsson - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards *Jaime Salazar - drums ;Production *Magnus Karlsson, Serafino Perugino - production * Dennis Ward - mixing *Rodney Matthews Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction. Career Trained at the West of England College of Art, Matthews worked in advertising for Plastic Dog Graphics before turning ... - cover art References {{DEFAULTSORT:Revenge, The 2007 albums Allen-Lande albums Frontiers Records albums Albums with cover art by Rodney Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Tolkki
Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer of the power metal band Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing member of the band before his departure in 2008. After leaving Stratovarius he formed two supergroups named Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia, both of which have since disbanded. In a 2011 article by ''Guitar World'' magazine, Tolkki was included in the all-time top 50 list of the world's fastest guitarists. Early years and Stratovarius Tolkki started playing guitar at the age of seven and practiced intensely, sometimes eight hours a day. When he was twelve years old, his father committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of his apartment.Tolkki, Timo (2010). Loneliness of a Thousand Years'. Finland. p. 4. Retrieved 31 July 2012. Before joining Stratovarius in 1984, Tolkki had played with the bands Antidote, Thunder and Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jørn Lande
Jørn Marumsrud Lande (born May 31, 1968) is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is known for his work with the bands Ark, Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, The Snakes, and most notably with power metal band Masterplan. He is also the most recurrent guest singer of the international supergroup Avantasia, and has worked as lead and guest singer in several projects. Currently, he is focusing his activities on his solo project Jorn. In 2014, Lande was hired by Riot Games to be the voice of the character Karthus, of the fictional heavy metal band Pentakill (''League of Legends''). Lande's voice has drawn favorable comparisons to David Coverdale and Ronnie James Dio. Biography Jørn Lande has performed with various bands before achieving a solid career. Vagabond, the Snakes and first projects (1993–1998) The first band with whom he achieved a minor success was Vagabond, which also featured Ronni Le Tekrø, Morty Black and other former member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalon (Finnish Band)
Timo Tolkki's Avalon (also known simply as Avalon) is a Finnish metal opera project created by Timo Tolkki (formerly of Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia) in 2013. According to Tolkki "I find the Metal Opera concept fascinating and logical to me at this point of my career. I love classical music and just like in Classical Opera, in the Metal Opera you can also create stories and have almost limitless possibilities musically". History Foundation and ''The Land of New Hope'' (2013) The project, including its name, was conceived by Frontiers Records's founder Serafino Perugino in 2010. He called Tolkki back then and asked if he wanted to do a metal opera like that. The project's debut album, '' The Land of New Hope'', was released on 17 May 2013 through Frontiers Records. The album features performances by vocalists Elize Ryd, Rob Rock, Michael Kiske, Russell Allen, Sharon den Adel and Tony Kakko, as well as the participation of guest musicians Alex Holzwarth on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Allen
Russell Allen (born July 19, 1971) is an American singer best known as the vocalist of the progressive metal band Symphony X. He has also worked with the supergroups Star One, Allen-Lande, Level 10, and as one of fourteen vocalists in the progressive symphonic metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Since 2011, he has also served as the frontman of the heavy metal band Adrenaline Mob. Biography Before his music career began, Allen was a jouster at a Medieval Times Dinner Theater. He was introduced to the band Symphony X by former singer Rod Tyler. Allen has been the lead singer of Symphony X since 1995, releasing eight studio albums and one live album with the band. His first solo album, Atomic Soul, was released April 25, 2005. As well as singing he also plays the bass when performing songs from ''Atomic Soul'' live. He is referred to in various circles as "Sir Russell Allen", and he is credited as such on Arjen Lucassen's Star One albums, because of a joke that Arjen ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Karlsson (musician)
Magnus Karlsson (born 26 November 1973) is a Swedish heavy metal songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is currently a session musician and songwriter of the band Primal Fear, as well as for other projects like his own ''Free Fall''. Biography Magnus attended school to study classical guitar when he was 10 years old. Later on he was very much into "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal" of bands such as Iron Maiden, Dio, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath. His influences as a guitarist were Steve Morse, Steve Vai and Allan Holdsworth. He has played in various metal and fusion bands early on and developed a style which mixes metal and folk music. His first critically acclaimed musical project was with the band Last Tribe, which has released three full-length albums. In 2004, Magnus started to work as a session musician in a project put together by Frontiers Records, which had the intention to have two acclaimed heavy metal vocalists singing together as a due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worlds Apart (Allen/Olzon Album)
''Worlds Apart'' is a collaborative album by American singer Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Allen-Lande) and Swedish singer Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) under the moniker Allen/Olzon. It was released through Frontiers Records on 6 March 2020. In 2019, Norwegian singer Jørn Lande announced that there would be no more Allen/Lande albums, citing his own lack of enthusiasm. Russell Allen then went forward with this new collaboration with Olzon, which was announced on 19 December 2019. The first song to be released was the title track, on 17 January 2020. Later, on 18 February, "Never Die" was streamed. On the same day as the album's release, Frontiers streamed the song "What If I Live". Finally, on 27 March, a lyric video for "I'll Never Leave You" was released. Track listing Personnel *Russell Allen - lead and backing vocals *Anette Olzon - lead and backing vocals * Magnus Karlsson - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards *Anders Köllerfors - drums A drum kit (also cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle (Allen/Lande Album)
Generally, a battle is a combat in warfare between two or more parties. Battle or battles may also refer to: Military * Battle (formation), a military formation or subdivision of troops * Battle-class destroyer, a class of 26 destroyers of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy * Fairey Battle, a light bomber of the Royal Air Force built by Fairey Aviation in the late 1930s * List of battles, a partial list of battles that have entries in Wikipedia Places * Battle, East Sussex, England * Battle, Powys, Wales * Battle, Reading, England * Battle, Wyoming, United States * Battle Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada Music * Battles (band), an experimental rock band featuring Ian Williams and John Stanier * Battle (South Korean band), a Korean boy band * Battle (UK band), an indie rock band from Surrey, England * ''The Battle'' (George Jones album), a 1976 country music album by George Jones * ''The Battle'' (Allen-Lande album), a power metal album by Symphony X vocalist Russell All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starbreaker (band)
Starbreaker is a heavy metal/hard rock band signed on Frontiers Records. The band has released three full-length studio albums. Band history Starbreaker started as vocalist Tony Harnell's side project while he was still in TNT, after recording the TNT album ''All the Way to the Sun'' in 2005. Initially, Harnell was working on a solo record, but with guitarist Magnus Karlsson, former TNT drummer John Macaluso, and bassist Fabrizio Grossi, they formed the new band Starbreaker, rather than a Harnell solo project. The band recorded its first self-titled studio album in 2005, and it was released on July 13, 2005. After the release of the album, Harnell went back to being the lead vocalist of TNT, but left the band in April 2006 to spend some more time with his family while still writing songs. In late 2007, with Starbreaker as his main musical project, he flew to Sweden to write the bulk of the songs for the new album with Karlsson, and started recording the new songs at the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. A plectrum or individual finger picks may also be used to strike the strings. The sound of the guitar is projected either acoustically, by means of a resonant chamber on the instrument, or amplified by an electronic pickup and an amplifier. The guitar is classified as a chordophone – meaning the sound is produced by a vibrating string stretched between two fixed points. Historically, a guitar was constructed from wood with its strings made of catgut. Steel guitar strings were introduced near the end of the nineteenth century in the United States; nylon strings came in the 1940s. The guitar's ancestors include the gittern, the vihuela, the four- course Renaissance guitar, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
