''Spirit'' is the third album by Finnish
glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ...
band
Reckless Love
Reckless Love is a Finnish rock band formed in Kuopio in 2001. They released their debut album in 2010, which reached number 13 in the Finnish charts. In 2011, they released their second album ''Animal Attraction'', which was in the top 10 of t ...
, released on 2 September 2013 through
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finnish independent record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
History
Spinefarm Records was originally founded in 1990 by Riku Pääkkönen as a mail-order distrib ...
/ Universal Music. The album peaked at No. 3 on Finland Albums Top 50 music chart.
Track listing
Reception
The album received mixed reception from critics, who praised it for trying to bring the glam metal genre back to popularity, but criticized it for its poppish approach.
Chart performance
Personnel
;Reckless Love
*
Olli Herman
Olli Herman Kosunen (born 19 May 1983), also known as H. Olliver Twisted, is a Finnish singer who has played in the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet. Twisted is currently a member of the Finnish glam metal band Reckless Love.
Career
Before ...
– lead vocals
*Pepe Reckless – lead guitar
*Hessu Maxx – drums
*Jalle Verne – bass guitar
;Production
*
Produced by
Ikka Wirtanen
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*Mastered by
Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox, Finland, 2013
References
2013 albums
Reckless Love albums
Spinefarm Records albums
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