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Majestica - "Night Call Girl" (lyric video)

Το βίντεο των Majestica για το "Night Call Girl" από τον δίσκο "Above The Sky"
Το 2000 ο (νυν κιθαρίστας των Sabaton) Tommy Johansson δημιούργησε τους ReinXeed. Περισσότερο προσωπικό project (στο ντεμπούτο έπαιζε όλα τα όργανα μόνος του) στην αρχή, αλλά στην πορεία εξελίχθηκε σε "κανονικό" συγκρότημα.

Η μπάντα παρέμεινε ανενεργή δισκογραφικά την τελευταία εξαετία έχοντας κυκλοφορήσει έξι full length albums, δύο συλλογές, ένα ep κι ένα demo.

Φέτος τα τρία εναπομείναντα μέλη του συγκροτήματος αποφάσισαν να αλλάξουν όνομα κι οι Majestica ήλθαν στο προσκήνιο.

Προ ημερών μάλιστα κυκλοφόρησε και το ντεμπούτο τους υπό τον τίτλο "Above the sky". Στα τύμπανα βρίσκουμε τον Uli Kusch (ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Masterplan κλπ)...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Tommy Johansson is well-known as the guitar player of the Swedish metallers SABATON. But before he joined the Swedish “war machine”, he was already busy playing in his own band named REINXEED, currently completed by bassist Chris David and guitarist Alex Oriz. Of course, his touring activities with SABATON has since slowed down the creative process for REINXEED.

The group has now returned - seemingly out of nowhere - with a new 10-track album entitled »Above The Sky« and a brand new name, MAJESTICA. On the new record, Tommy presents not only his guitar skills but also his vocal abilities once again, which he also showcased as TWILIGHT FORCE’s stand-in singer throughout autumn 2017.

Tommy states, “It’s been many years since we last released an album, so we decided to ‘start over’ as a new band, MAJESTICA, instead. It’s not only a majestic and epic name for a power metal band from Sweden, it’s also a tribute to the album »Majestic« that we released with REINXEED in 2010. We came up with it and it sounded great, it felt perfect for this kind of music and just feels right.”

In regards to their musical direction he adds, “People can expect real power metal in the vein of HELLOWEEN, STRATOVARIUS and GAMMA RAY, but also great symphonic parts with catchy melodies and choruses with a lot of choral arrangements, guitar solos, beautiful inflections and of course - high pitched vocals like Michael Kiske, Timo Kotipelto and Sebastian Bach.”

Also perfect for this kind of music is SABATON guitarist Chris Rörland’s (FOLLOW THE CIPHER etc.) cover artwork. “The idea for the artwork mainly came from Chris himself as he listened to the album and got an idea of what it’s all about. Of course, it can’t hide his passion for bands such as STRATOVARIUS, IRON MAIDEN, and TWILIGHT FORCE. The result is nothing less than majestic and really shows how talented Chris is not only as a guitarist but also as an artist,” Tommy adds.

Not only their band name has changed, the quartet is also a trio at the moment. But fans don't have to worry: MAJESTICA bagged no less than Uli Kusch (ex-HELLOWEEN) for the drum recordings of their debut album.

“It was a huge honour and his drums make this album sound more alive than any album I've ever recorded with any other band before. Since many songs are inspired by HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY it just felt right to have his drumming and input on the songs,” closes Tommy.

The album was recorded with guitarist Alex Oriz (Soundgarden Studio/Studio Oriz) and Ronny Milianowicz (Studio Seven), who also mixed the record and took care of the production alongside Tommy Johansson (guitars, vocals). Mastering duties were handled by Tony Lindgren (KATATONIA, ANGRA, ENSLAVED etc.) at Fascination Street Studios.»

Band: Majestica
Country of origin: Sweden
Location: Boden / Jönköping
Formed in: 2000
Genre: Symphonic Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Fantasy, History
Years active: 2000-2019 (as ReinXeed), 2019-present

Lyric video: "Night Call Girl"
Album: "Above the sky"
Type: Full length
Release date: June 7th, 2019
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Format: CD, 2LP, Digital

Track listing:
01. Above The Sky
02. Rising Tide
03. The Rat Pack
04. Mötley True
05. The Way To Redemption
06. Night Call Girl
07. Future Land
08. The Legend
09. Father Time (Where Are You Now)
10. Alliance Forever
11. Future Land (2002) (bonus track)
12. Spaceballs (bonus track)

Band members:
Tommy ReinXeed - Vocals, Guitars
Alex Oriz - Guitars
Chris David - Bass

Guest/Session: Uli Kusch - Drums

Majestica: «"Night Call Girl" is a huge tribute to the 80's metal we grew up with. It's a mix between Gary Moore, Rick Springfield, Europe and Journey. The lyrics are all about the classical catch phrases they used in those days and it has one of the best "sing along" choruses on the album. Power metal doesn't go far away from 80's metal so that's why we felt that this tribute to our 80's hair metal heroes fits great on "Above The Sky".»


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