NORTHTALE Release Debut Studio Album ‘Welcome To Paradise’
August 2nd, 2019
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Swedish-American power metal group NorthTale issued debut full-length studio album Welcome To Paradise on August 2nd, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Welcome To Paradise was produced by the band themselves, while Jonas Kjellgren handled mixing and mastering.
Cover artwork duties fell to Felipe Machado Franco.
Guitarist Bill Hudson said: “The artwork for Welcome To Paradise represents an entrance to whatever ‘paradise’ represents to each of us. With this album, we intend to introduce the band to the world as well as to spread our message, that you can be or do whatever you want – it’s all inside your own mind. Felipe Machado did a great job capturing our ideas and bringing them into reality. The album, the music and the lyrics all seek to empower the listener and remind them that they are masters of their destiny and what happens in their lives.”
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Welcome To Paradise’
02. ‘Higher’
03. ‘Follow Me’
04. ‘The Rhythm of Life’
05. ‘Time To Rise’
06. ‘Way Of The Light’ (CD bonus track)
07. ‘Shape Your Reality’
08. ‘Everyone’s A Star’
09. ‘Siren’s Fall’
10. ‘Bring Down The Mountain’
11. ‘Playing With Fire’
12. ‘If Angels Are Real’
13. ‘Even When’
NorthTale’s line-up was as follows:
Christian Eriksson (vocals, ex-Twilight Force)
Bill Hudson (guitars, Trans-Siberian Orchestra / I Am Morbid / ex-U.D.O./ ex-Dirkschneider)
Mikael Planefeldt (bass)
Jimmy Pitts (keyboards)
Patrick Johansson (drums, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen / ex-Wasp)
Directed by Jason McNamara, a music video was filmed for the track ‘Everyone’s A Star’, while a live performance video was released for the song ‘Time To Rise’. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the tracks ‘Higher’, ‘Shape Your Reality’ and ‘Siren’s Fall’. All five clips can be viewed below.
Promotional photograph by Christin Kersten.
