Sweden's FULLFORCE Sign With SPV/Steamhammer; New Album Details Revealed
April 13, 2011, 13 years ago
Swedish metal outfit FULLFORCE have signed with SPV/Steamhammer for their debut album, One, due out in June.
Fullforce was formed in 2009 and now consists of members Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE - vocals), Stefan Elmgren (ex-HAMMERFALL - guitars), Anders Johansson (Hammerfall, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN - drums), CJ Grimmark (ex-NARNIA - guitars) and Tommy Larsson (ex-HEED - bass).
The Swedish five-piece started to write songs in order to complete their debut album and they describe their music to be a genuine blend of traditional, catchy heavy metal to more updated melodic metal with some ethnic touches which will make them a standout to within the genre. The band truly believes in their music and in late 2010 they completed the recording of 12 songs to be included on One.
Please note: Fullforce is not intended to be a project. The band is aiming to do lots of live gigs and touring... it’s a real band with the ambition to record more albums over the coming years.
“After being in contact with a few interested labels during these last months, we are happy to announce the decision of becoming a part of the SPV family! SPV is a label with great metal tradition and it's an honor for Fullforce to join forces with them for the release of our debut album, One. In SPV we see a good vision and a great future for Fullforce… this is the best thing that could have happened to us!” - Mike Andersson, Fullforce vocalist
"There are always reservations regarding bands with ex-members of well known bands but with Fullforce it's different. I think that a lot of people will be very surprised when their hear the songs. It's great to have the band on our roster and I´m sure that there is a bright future for the band." - Olly Hahn, A&R; SPV/Steamhammer
One tracklisting:
'Mythomaniac'
'None Of Your Concern'
'Heart And Soul'
'Oblivion'
'Open Your Eyes'
'Rain'
'Suffering In Silence'
'Walls Of Secrets'
'Father Spirit'
'Bleed'
'Into The Cradle'
iTunes Bonus Track:
'Best Of Times'
One will be released through SPV / Steamhammer on June 20th in Germany, June 23rd in Europe and on June 28th in North America.