Johan Kihlberg's Impera - Scandinavium Alive - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Johan Kihlberg's Impera are back with their heaviest album yet. All previous albums were already unique in the way Kihlberg brought together his friends from the international rock and metal community to give the songs the necessary magic touch. On InchSpirit of AlchemyInch it is now none other than bassist John Levén (Europe) and renowned drummer Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Sabaton) who reinforce Kihlberg on the new album. Powerful vocals are contributed by Jonny Lindkvist of Nocturnal Rites, while Lars Chriss of Lion's Share once again recorded the guitar parts.Johan Kihlberg's Impera is the brainchild of Stockholm-born drummer Johan Kihlberg, who founded the band in 2011. Johan has spent over 30 years in the music business, working with members of legendary acts such as InchKissInch, InchThin LizzyInch, InchEuropeInch, InchRainbowInch and InchMötley CrüeInch. InchSpirit of AlchemyInch is an album full of determination that will please both older and younger fans and will take the career of Johan Kihlberg's Impera to the next level.

Robert Groslot's significant contribution to the concerto genre is explored here in works that emphasize enjoyment in performance, and precision in sonorities and structure. The Cello Concerto includes a musical joke, whereby the soloist 'quarrels' with the concert master, only for the argument to be quelled by one of the percussionists. Robert Groslot made his name as a concert pianist, winning both the Alessandro Casagrande and Queen Elizabeth competitions in the 1970s. He has since developed a career as conductor, multimedia artist and composer. This world premiere recording of three significant concertos follows on from a in August 2018 with his Violin Concerto and Concerto for Orchestra (8.573808), also performed with the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by the composer. This was highly acclaimed by the critics, summed up by Fanfare as 'highly rewarding music... Groslot possesses a musical voice well worth hearing and clearly aims to entertain his listeners.

Jonas Hellborg launches a new for integration of east and west, a project called ART METAL. Borrowing the aesthetic of contemporary metal expanded with Indian and jazz improvisation discipline, it is a proposal for what a new musical canvas could be.