Swedish
hard rock act 220 Volt returns
to the scene with a new album called “Walking In Starlight”. Anders Engberg (ex-Therion ex-Lions Share),
who joined this group on late 2012, is the new voice of the band. This is his
first full album with 220 Volt. Founding members Thomas Drevin and Mats Karlsson
handle the guitars, and drummer Peter Hermansson completes the line-up.
220
Volt (founded
1979) was among the top hard
rock acts in Scandinavia during the 80's and released their first, self titled
album on CBS in June 1983. The band then went on to release five albums between
1983-1988. The last one recorded in the 80's was the album Eye to Eye which is
their best selling album internationally, and it was also on heavy rotation on
MTV and many radio stations around the world. It was produced by legendary
producer Max Norman (Ozzy/Megadeth/Y&T etc..) and who also has mixed 5
tracks for “Walking In Starlight”.
The
band’s reputation
was built on frequent album releases and energetic live shows. Besides
performing their own headline shows, the Swedes have also toured as support for
AC/DC and Nazareth among others. In 1985, 220 Volt performed in front of 80.000
people in Warsaw, Poland. The show was broadcasted live on Polish TV, among the
first ever TV-shows in the eastern block to feature a hard rock
band.
220
Volt split
up in 1992, but released the studio album Lethal Illusion in 1997.
The
quartet was active for a while between 2002-2008 with members from an earlier
line-up and produced two albums, “Volume 1” and the live album “Made in
Jamtland”.
Songs like
“Firefall”, “Love Is All You Need”, “Beat Of
A Heart”, “The Harder They Come”, “Heavy
X-mas” and “Power Games” to name a few, still get airplay around the world...
Songs you'll be likely to hear live again soon!
Discography:
220
Volt (1983), Power Games (1984), Mind over muscle (1985), Young and wild (1987),
Eye To Eye (1988), Lethal Illusion (1997), Volume 1 (2002), Made in Jamtland
(2005), Heavy X-mas revisited (2009, EP), Walking In Starlight (2014)
Line-up: Anders Engberg – vocals,
Thomas Drevin – guitars, Mats Karlsson – guitars, Peter Hermansson –
drums
Sound clips in
advance:
220V - Burning Heart
(Edit)220V - Through The Wastelands (Edit)
220V - Walking In Starlight (Edit)
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