Crossfade is a Swedish rock-pop band; its core members are Lars Hallbäck, Richard Stenström and

Göran Edman Göran Edman (born 28 April 1956) is a Swedish vocalist. Biography Edman is notable for his session work with many artists through the years but mainly for his early work with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. He has also recorded with bands and arti ...

. The music, according to

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is being described as a blend of

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and pop. As stated by The Midland Rocks, "Crossfade don’t succumb to the saminess or pale imitation syndromes that afflicts so many bands in this genre." Adding to the Crossfade sound are well known musicians like singer

, (known from

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

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), drummer Per Lindvall (

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), bass player Sven Lindvall (

, Kullrusk) and saxophone player Wojtek Goral (

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, Peter Getz) among others. The first album "White on Blue" was being released in 2004 on the German label MTM and in Japan by

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. Seven years later, the sequel "Secret Love" was released in 2011 on the Songwork label. The album, recorded at Fenix recording studios contains a classic Red Book CD and a disc with the far higher audio quality

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, in surround mix format. According to the band's official website as of April 2012, Crossfade is currently working on new material.

References

External links

Official website

Göran Edman Homepage

Fenix Recording Studios
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