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ALDARIA - Land of Light
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PRIDE & JOY MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of Frode Hovd’s ALDARIA for the release of their Metal Opera concept album “Land Of Light”! The release of this record is scheduled for March 24th, 2017!
“Land Of Light” is the highly anticipated debut release by the new all-star metal opera ALDARIA! The album contains 11 epic tracks in the vein of old Helloween & Avantasia, with fast-paced hymns to beautiful ballads.
The band is masterminded by guitarist Frode Hovd from the Norwegian metal group MEMORIZED DREAMS who was joined by a host of world known guests from the metal community including Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, voc), Todd Michael Hall (Riot V, voc), Rick Altzi (Masterplan, voc), Mathias Blad (Falconer, voc), Jonas Heidgert (Dragonland, voc), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer, guit.), Roland Grapow (Masterplan, guit.), Mike LePond, (Symphony X, bass), Uli Kusch (ex Helloween, dr.), Peter Danielsen (Darkest Sins, synths) and Mistheria (Vivaldi Metal Project, keys). The album has been in production for over two years.
Produced and fully written by Hovd himself, this conceptional album was mixed by Roland Grapow (Masterplan) at Grapow Studios and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Primal Fear, Volbeat, Doro etc) at Hansen Studios. Artwork by Stan W. Decker (Jorn, Serious Black…).
Confirmed musicians
Here are the musicians confirmed so far:
Frode Hovd ( Memorized Dreams) - Guitars & Synths
Christer Harøy (Divided Multitude) Guitars
Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) Lead Guitars
Roland Grapow (Masterplan) Guitars
Eskild Kløften (Divided Multitude) Guitars
Filip Koluš (Signum Regis) Guitars
Rayner Harøy (Divided Multitude) Bass
Mike LePond (Symphony X) Bass
Ronnie König (Signum Regis) Bass
Filip Andel (Within Silence) Bass
Giacomo Manfredi (S91) Bass
Kenneth Skarsvaag (Memorized Dreams) Bass
Andreas Nergård (Nergard) Drums/Synths
Uli Kusch (ex Helloween) Drums
Robert Myrhaug (Memorized Dreams) Drums
Mistheria (Mistheria) Synths
Peter Danielsen (Darkest Sins) Synths
Gabriels (Gabriels) Synths
Peter Crowley's Fantasy Dream Synths
Here are the confirmed vocalists
Singers::
Fabio Lione - Rhapsody of Fire
Todd Michael Hall - Riot V
RIck Altzi - Masterplan
Mathias Blad - Falconer
Jonas Heidgert - Dragonland
Tommy ReinXeed- ReinXeed
Yannis Papadopoulos - Wardrum
Rob Lundgren - Rob Lundgren
David Åkesson - Qantice
Marit Minniva Børresen - Marit Børresen
PelleK - PelleK
Bernt Fjellestad - Guardians Of Time
Vasilis Georgiou - Sunburst
Sigfried Samer - Dragony
Kristoffer Göbel - ex Destiny / ex Falconer
Mina Giannopoulou
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