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Album info

Album-Release:
2018

HRA-Release:
19.10.2018

Label: Nuclear Blast

Genre: Rock

Subgenre: Metal

Artist: Northward

Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)

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  • 1While Love Died04:37
  • 2Get What You Give04:00
  • 3Storm in a Glass03:48
  • 4Drifting Islands03:46
  • 5Paragon05:19
  • 6Let Me Out04:18
  • 7Big Boy04:28
  • 8Timebomb04:37
  • 9Bridle Passion02:54
  • 10I Need04:43
  • 11Northwards07:27
  • Total Runtime49:57

Info for Northward

Es war während des "All Star Jams" beim Progpower USA Festival im Jahr 2007, als NIGHTWISH-Sängerin Floor Jansen und PAGAN'S MIND-Gitarrist Jorn Viggo Lofstad erstmals zusammen auf die Bühne traten um ein paar Coversongs zu performen und sofort spürten sie die kreative Magie untereinander. Obwohl sich die beiden Musiker noch nie zuvor begegnet waren, entdeckten sie bald ihre gemeinsame Liebe zu Back-to-Basic-Hardrock und beschlossen, gemeinsam Songs zu erschaffen. So entstand im Jahr 2008 in kürzester Zeit so viel Material, dass sie bereits ein Album füllen konnten. Doch auf Grund des engen Zeitplans ihrer beiden Hauptbands sah das gemeinsame Projekt namens NORTHWARD nie das Licht der Welt - bis heute!

Im Jahr 2017, als NIGHTWISH ihre Schaffenspause einlegten, nutzte Floor die Gelegenheit, um ihren alten Freund Jorn Viggo erneut zu kontaktieren und zu sehen, ob er noch daran interessiert war, NORTHWARD wiederzubeleben - und natürlich war er das!

NORTHWARDs Sound bietet etwas ganz anderes als man es von den Hauptbands der beiden Musiker gewöhnt ist, und präsentiert starken und direkten Hard Rock in der Tradition von SKUNK ANANSIE, FOO FIGHTERS und ALTER BRIDGE sowie älteren Bands wie DEEP PURPLE und LED ZEPPELIN. Die Songs kommen sofort auf den Punkt und machen keine Gefangenen.

Floor Jansen, Gesang
Jørn Viggo Lofstad, Gitarre
Gäste:
Morty Black, Bass
Jango Nilsen, Schlagzeug
Stian Kristoffersen, Schlagzeug
Irene Jansen, Gesang (on "Drifting Islands")
Ronny Tegner, Keyboards




Northward
During the ‘all star jam’ at Progpower USA in Atlanta in 2007 the first musical magic was found on stage when After Forever singer Floor Jansen and Pagan’s Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad joined forces doing some cover songs. 2008: the two ‘strangers’ managed to write an entire album in no time. The style of music is not to be compared to the bands we know this duo from. It can be described as melodic rock/hard rock music based on drums, bass, guitars and vocals. Without opera, orchestra’s or progressive elements; back to basic in a mixture inspired by such as Skunk Anansie/Led Zeppelin and Foo Fighters.

After 2008 the project was put on hold by Floor because of the end of After Forever. ‘Northward’ had to stay a side project and not her new band so her focus had to be placed into starting a new band. Much happened since and never was there time to record the music and to release it.

When Nightwish announced a break in 2017 Floor contacted Jørn Viggo with the question to start up the project again. The music is timeless and written so well they could pick up where they left off. Not often can a musician stay satisfied for almost 10 years without the need to change things. The confidence in the songs spiked up the enthusiasm directly and in this very year the songs are being recorded.



Booklet for Northward

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