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Winterlong is the brainchild of Thorbjörn
Englund. Proving to be purveyors of some
of the finest neo-classical Nordic power
metal to have come out of Scandinavia in
the 21st century. The band went through
a series of line-up changes yet retained
their own identifiable sound for their first
3 albums before changing track to a heavier
style of metal for their fourth (and to
date last) album ‘Metal/Technology’.
“Longing For Winter” sees tracks
compiled from the bands career and along
with 4 previously unreleased tracks from
the bands archives makes this an ideal starting
point for anyone that has yet to sample
the Winterlong sound.





John
Jeff Touch is one of the most promising singers of Europe. Expressiveness, wide
vocal range and a big variety of sound colours characterise his singing. “First
Touch”
is the beginning of John Jeff Touch's solo career. The album is a
collection of melodic / experimental rock numbers with impressive vocals and
solos; combined with a unique atmosphere where the arrangements transcend the
listener into another place. Each song has its own colour and mood and is a
different part of John Jeff Touch and his life. The last few years have
seen John composing and arranging his own material which is now released as
“First Touch”. A collection of memories from John’s life was the inspiration and
is now released for the first time and distributed by Lion Music.





“Above,
Below & Beyond” was Jennifer’s
debut solo album and saw her garner major
press attention in the worlds leading guitar
and rock press. Home to devastating technique,
a unique touch and individuality the album
is rightly regarded as one of the premier
guitar instrumental offerings ever recorded.





“Jennifer Batten’s Tribal Rage - Momentum” CD was a labour of love which was
developed over a period of several years. “Momentum” is a hybrid of rock and
very exotic sounds, including African percussion, Australian didgeridoo,
Caribbean steel drums and Scottish bag pipes all wrapped up in a inviting album
of diverse influences and sounds.





Hot
on the heels of last years “Retoxed”
comes the long awaited reissue
of Swedish melodic rockers House
Of Shakira long out of print yet
highly sought after third album “III”. “III”
saw the early House Of Shakira sound as
displayed on the bands classic debut “Lint”
and follow up “On The Verge”
pumped up a little more with even more infectious
songs delivered with world class precision,
passion and energy that have since gone
on to be the bands trademark. Many of these
tracks heard on “III” have gone
on to be HOS live favourites and now thanks
to demand from fans worldwide the album
is available once again with the added bonus
of a “limited edition” 11 track
multi camera live DVD “Live At Sweden
Rock Festival 2006” featuring a “best
of” song selection from the bands
catalogue of work on July 18th 2008 via
Lion Music.


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