Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall - 'Holy Ground' (ft. Girish Pradhan)

Ancient order, prophecies
red blood spilled into the deep sea
Cherishing our history, once more

What was written, cast in stone
sacred ground, we claim our own
Faithfully we come, we return home

Through the raging sun, keep traveling
To preserve our holy order,
Battle through this unjust war

Through the wind and rain, keep traveling
To be free of their disorder, we battle on

Holy Ground, fall to your knees
Sooth your soul, sacredest earth, once more
Holy Ground, a mystery
‘Cause the Northern Star’s guidance
She steadies the course

Forging new reform, from the ruins of our land
we will stand strong side by side, and win
And when cold wind’s will blow,
Disbanding brothers, stand alone
We will let the world burn, to come home

Through the bitter rain, keep traveling
To preserve our holy order,
Turn your face into the wind

Elements rage on, keep traveling
To be free of their disorder,
We wage this war

Holy Ground, fall to your knees
Sooth your soul, sacredest earth, once more
Holy Ground, a mystery
‘Cause the Northern Star’s guidance
She steadies the course

Holy Ground, fall to your knees
Sooth your soul, sacredest earth, once more
Holy Ground, a mystery
‘Cause the Northern Star’s guidance
She steadies the course
Holy Ground, fall to your knees
Sooth your soul, sacredest earth, once more
Holy Ground, a mystery
‘Cause Northern Star’s guidance
She steadies the course

Ο τέταρτος δίσκος του προσωπικού σχήματος του Magnus Karlsson βρίσκεται προ των πυλών. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Hunt the Flame" και αναμένεται στα μέσα του δεύτερου ανοιξιάτικου μήνα. Ο Σουηδός μουσικός έχει αναλάβει όλα τα μουσικά όργανα (πλην τυμπάνων), ενώ ανέθεσε τα φωνητικά σε... ένδεκα τραγουδιστές.

Ο Magnus Karlsson είναι ένας ταλαντούχος συνθέτης, κιθαρίστας, τραγουδιστής, πληκτράς σχετικά γνωστός στους κύκλους του μελωδικού hard - heavy ήχου. Πρωτοεμφανίσθηκε με το συγκρότημα των Midnight Sun, αλλά ουσιαστικά τον μάθαμε από τους Last Tribe, με τους οποίους κυκλοφόρησε τρεις δίσκους. Έκτοτε έχει συνεργασθεί με μία πλειάδα καλλιτεχνών - συγκροτημάτων (Bob Catley, Allen - Lande, Primal Fear, Kiske / Somerville, Starbreaker κλπ).

Συνάμα έχει διατηρεί και το solo project, τους Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall, με τους οποίους έχει κυκλοφορήσει τρεις δίσκους ("Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall" 2013, "Kingdom of Rock" 2015, "We Are the Night" 2020)...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to present the fourth installment of Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall, "Hunt The Flame". Once again, the multi-talented Swedish guitarist / songwriter / producer has assembled a killer cast of incredible lead vocalists to lend their talents to his musical vision.

For “Hunt The Flame”, Magnus once again enlisted some of the strongest melodic singers in metal and hard rock.

Stunning performances are provided, in order of appearance, courtesy of Alexander Strandell (Art Nation, Crowne), Jakob Samuel (The Poodles), James Durbin (Durbin, Cleanbreak), Kristian Fyhr (Seventh Crystal, Ginevra), James Robledo (Sinner's Blood), Michael Eriksen (Circus Maximus), Girish Pradhan (Girish And The Chronicles), Raphael Mendes (Icon Of Sin), Terje Haroy (Pryamaze, Mantric Momentum), Jake E (Cyhra) and Antti Railion (Celesty, Diecell, The Wildfire).

Rounding out the line-up on the album is Anders Kollerfors on drums with Magnus Karlsson handling all other instrumentation on this stunning slab of melodic metal. Magnus Karlsson is well known as the mastermind behind several productions associated with Frontiers Music Srl, including the successful initial Allen / Lande (Russell Allen and Jorn Lande) trilogy and the recent spin-off, Allen / Olzon (Russell Allen and Anette Olzon), which has released two albums thus far.

Additionally, releases by Starbreaker (with Tony Harnell), Bob Catley, and Kiske / Somerville have been guided by his talented hand. In 2008, he joined German heavy metal icons Primal Fear and with them has toured the world and recorded several successful albums which charted in multiple countries around the globe.

In 2013, he launched his solo project “Free Fall” which was warmly received by the numerous fans of the Swedish mastermind and showcased Magnus’ songwriting and production skills with lead vocals provided by a varied cast of some of the finest singers of the genre on each release.»

Band: Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall
Country of origin: Sweden
Formed in: 2011
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Love, Life, Personal struggles
Years active: 2011-present

Video: "Holy Ground"
Music by: Magnus Karlsson
Lyrics by: Jane Gould

Album: "Hunt the Flame"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 14th, 2023
Label: Frontiers Records
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Hunt The Flame ft. Alexander Strandell
02. You Can't Hurt Me Anymore ft. Jakob Samuel
03. Thunder Calls ft. James Durbin
04. Break Of Dawn ft. Kristian Fyhr
05. Far From Home ft. James Robledo
06. Night Bird ft. Michael Eriksen
07. Holy Ground ft. Girish Pradhan
08. Following The Damned ft. Raphael Mendes
09. The Lucid Dreamer ft. Terje Haroy
10. Demons Of Our Time ft. Jake E
11. Summoning The Stars ft. Antti Railion

Band members:
Magnus Karlsson - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals (backing)

Guest/Session:
Anders Köllerfors - Drums
Alexander Strandell - Vocals (track 1)
Jakob Samuelsson - Vocals (track 2)
James Durbin - Vocals (track 3)
Kristian Fyhr - Vocals (track 4), Vocals (backing) (tracks 1, 10)
James Robledo - Vocals (track 5)
Michael Eriksen - Vocals (track 6)
Girish Pradhan - Vocals (track 7)
Raphael Mendes - Vocals (track 8)
Terje Harøy - Vocals (track 9)
Jake E - Vocals (track 10)
Antti Railio - Vocals (track 11)