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Under The Grey Banner
''Under the Grey Banner'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish power metal band Dragonland. The album was released on 13 November 2011. This is the third part of the ''Dragonland Chronicles'' saga. Damian Bajowski (known from PC game ''The Witcher'') created the cover artwork for this chapter of the Dragonland saga. Track listing Personnel Dragonland *Olof Mörck – guitars, violin *Jonas Heidgert – vocals *Anders Hammer – bass *Elias Holmlid – keyboards *Jesse Lindskog – guitars *Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums Additional musicians *Fred Johanson *Anna Mariann Lundberg *Elize Ryd Hanna Elise Isabell Maj Höstblomma Ryd (born 15 October 1984), known professionally as Elize Ryd, is a Swedish singer, best known as one of the three vocalists and co-lyricist in the metal band Amaranthe. She also gained some popularity prior to ... *Jake E. Lundberg *Andy Solveström References External links Dragonland's Official Teaser WebsiteDragonland's Facebook profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonland
Dragonland is a power metal band from Sweden. The group is known for their self-produced ''The Dragonland Chronicles'' fantasy saga covering their first, second, and fifth albums, and for the original symphonic/electronic parts by Elias Holmlid. History The band was founded in 1999 by guitarist Nicklas Magnusson and Jonas Heidgert. Soon after Daniel Kvist, Magnus Olin and Christer Pederson joined in. Their first demo was recorded in January 2000. Only three months before the recording of their debut album started, ''The Battle of the Ivory Plains'', Kvist decided to leave the band and was soon replaced by Olof Mörck. The album was released on 30 April 2001, and the second album, ''Holy War'', was released on 8 February 2002. Both featured singer Jonas Heidgert on drums. Their third album, '' Starfall'', was released on 27 October 2004, featuring Jesse Lindskog on drums. Tom S. Englund and Henrik Danhage (of Evergrey) and Johanna Andersson provided guest performances on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars of metal with different elements of orchestral classical music, such as symphonic instruments, choirs and sometimes a full orchestra, or just keyboard orchestration. Symphonic metal bands can feature classically trained vocalists, in which case they can be attributed nicknames such as opera metal or operatic metal. Perhaps the most pioneering and prominent examples of symphonic metal bands are Swedish band Therion, Finnish band Nightwish, Italian band Rhapsody of Fire and Dutch bands Within Temptation, The Gathering and Epica. All six bands place a large focus on elements prevalent in film scores in addition to the more basic classical components utilized more widely in the genre. Musical characteristics The metal subgenres most ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent, for example, in extreme metal. Power metal bands usually have anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound. "Riffs became labyrinthine, vocals scorched higher altitudes—and they even managed to crank out some more volume." The term was first used in the mid-1980s and refers to two different but related styles: * the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal; * a later, more widespread and popular style based in Europe "American metal such as Queensrÿche, Attacker, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, Liege Lord, and Savatage; European bands such as H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFM Records
AFM Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Lordi, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records signed a cooperative deal with AFM to mutually release and market several titles. The exclusive distribution in Greece is being carried out by Infinity Entertainment IKE. Current and former artists A * Absolute * Almah * Annihilator * Arion * Armored Dawn * At Vance * Avantasia * Axxis B * Beautiful Sin * Betzefer (2010–present) * Black Messiah * Blackmore's Night * Bloodbound * Borealis * Brainstorm * Brothers of Metal C * Circle II Circle * Cruachan * Crystal Viper * Communic * Crystal Ball D * Dalriada * Danko Jones * Dark Age * Dark at Dawn * Dead City Ruins * DeadRisen * Debauchery * Destruction * Dezperadoz * Dionysus * Doro * Dragonland *Dynazty E * Eden's Curse * Edguy * Eisbrecher * Ektomorf * Elv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronomy (Dragonland Album)
''Astronomy'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band Dragonland, released in Europe on 13 November 2006 and in North America on 28 November 2006. While their third album '' Starfall'' focused heavily on keyboards and had a more upbeat lyrical tone, according to guitarist Olof Mörck, ''Astronomy'' is ''"gloomier, more stygian and packed with crunching guitars; both furiously fast and bone-grindingly heavy."'' Track listing Japanese bonus tracks Lyrical references In a February 2007 interview witMetal Reviews guitarist Olof Mörck went into details about some of musical and lyrical influences in ''Astronomy'': * Olof and Elias Holmlid were inspired to write ''"The Old House on the Hill"'' trilogy by listening to film scores, and they attributed this trilogy to Danny Elfman, probably most famously known for his Tim Burton's ''Batman'' theme and the theme to ''The Simpsons''. Unlike ''"The Book of Shadows"'' trilogy from the '' Starfall'' album which had the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witcher (video Game)
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin (Warlock)) is a 2007 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red for Microsoft Windows and CD Projekt on OS X. It was based on the fantasy novel series ''The Witcher'' by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The game's story takes place after the events of the main saga. It was released in 2007 to positive reviews from critics and received an aggregate score of 81/100 on Metacritic. In 2009, a console version, ''The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf'', was scheduled for release using an entirely new engine and combat system. This was suspended as a result of payment problems with console developers Widescreen Games. The first game has, to date, two sequels, namely '' The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' in 2011 and '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' in 2015. A remake of ''The Witcher'' was announced in October 2022, which was formerly first teased under the codename "Canis Majoris". Entitled ''The Witcher Remake'', it will be developed using Unreal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olof Mörck
Olof Mörck (born 12 December 1981) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist and one of the songwriters of the metal band Amaranthe, as well as guitarist of the power metal band Dragonland. He was also a member of Nightrage between 2006 and 2011 as a guitarist. Notably, he has provided two guitar solos for the 2009 album '' The Isolation Game'' by the Italian melodic death metal band Disarmonia Mundi. In 2010, My Darling Dismay released a video of a song with the same title. The song is more of a rock style than his previous metal projects. Mörck appears on the 2010 album ''The History of Saints'' by the North Carolina band Vanisher, performing the solo for the song "Oceans." Mörck provided a guest solo for Australian melodic death metal band Universum on the track, "Sum of the Universe," from their 2011 release '' Mortuus Machina''. Mörck also provides a guest solo for Australian power metal band Lord on an instrumental song from their 2009 release '' Set in Stone''. Mö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elize Ryd
Hanna Elise Isabell Maj Höstblomma Ryd (born 15 October 1984), known professionally as Elize Ryd, is a Swedish singer, best known as one of the three vocalists and co-lyricist in the metal band Amaranthe. She also gained some popularity prior to the band's inception by performing guest vocals for the symphonic power metal band Kamelot, both on tour and in the studio. She sings in the soprano range. Early life Hanna Elise Isabell Maj Höstblomma Ryd was born in Värnamo on 15 October 1984, the daughter of a Swedish father and a Finnish mother, both of whom were musicians. She performed in public for the first time when she was four years old. During her childhood, she was influenced by everything from Walt Disney to heavy metal. At the age of 13, she attended and won a 1998 talent show in Gothenburg as the youngest participant. The first prize was a record deal, but since she did not meet the minimum of age of 15, she was ineligible to receive the prize. She received a scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Hammer
Anders Hammer (born 3 April 1980) is best known as the former bass player for the melodic death metal band Nightrage. Anders also plays bass for the Swedish power metal band Dragonland. Gear/Endorsements ESP Viper Standard series, Warwick Corvette std, Providence cables B-202, Elixir Strings. Discography with Nightrage * '' Wearing a Martyr's Crown'' (2009) * ''Insidious'' (2011) Discography with Dragonland * ''Under the Grey Banner ''Under the Grey Banner'' is the fifth studio album by Swedish power metal band Dragonland. The album was released on 13 November 2011. This is the third part of the ''Dragonland Chronicles'' saga. Damian Bajowski (known from PC game ''The Witc ...'' (2011) References External links Official Nightrage pageLifeforce Records 1980 births Living people Swedish heavy metal bass guitarists Death metal musicians Nightrage members 21st-century bass guitarists {{Sweden-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
