Art Nation (Alexander Strandell/Diamond Dawn) - Revolution

[Stefan]

 

New album out on AOR Heaven in the near future.

 

 

Art Nation:
Alexander Strandell (Diamond Dawn)
Christoffer Borg
Theodor Hedström

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TukqP2kfuGc

[Geoff]

Can't really make much of that sample. I'll try it out.

[Stefan]

Teaser:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLbzUkKmdBI

[KarpetRydOFunk]

I've been out of the loop. So this is why he left Diamond Dawn? And why they've now changed their name?

[Stefan]

New single 'Moving On' out soon.

 

 

 

From FB:

 

BAAM!
Here it is, the cover art for our brand new single, called "Moving On"
It will only be released 50 limited editions of the single but of course also in the digital stores Spotify / Itunes and more.
You can pre order the single by sending us a mail to our facebook page.
We will tell you then how it works.

The date of the release will soon be announced!
The first five who order gets signed copies!

Cheers
/Alex,Christoffer,Theo,Simon,Anton,Mathias

[Dead Planet]

The sample is decent....need to hear more though

[Stefan]

New single 'Moving On' out soon.

 

 

 

From FB:

 

BAAM!

Here it is, the cover art for our brand new single, called "Moving On"

It will only be released 50 limited editions of the single but of course also in the digital stores Spotify / Itunes and more.

You can pre order the single by sending us a mail to our facebook page.

We will tell you then how it works.

The date of the release will soon be announced!

The first five who order gets signed copies!

Cheers

/Alex,Christoffer,Theo,Simon,Anton,Mathias

 

Unplugged version:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EphG2mg2fY

[Stefan]

 

 

From FB:

 

Hey again!
Hope the weekend has been great so far!
Right now we are planning for all our autumn releases and we can tell you a secret, our goal was to release one single before the whole album but we in Art Nation will give you guys the best autumn/winter ever and will release one more single!
We will inform you all about the idéa behind the second single and release dates later!

We have also starting to planning with the guys who will filming our first epic music video(we will announce who they are later).

Right now it is much things are going on in the camp and this is just the beginning of all great news who will pop up on the site!

So stay tuned!
We promise that you will not be disappointed!

peace out!

/Art Nation

[Geoff]

Hard to form a reliable opinion based on the unplugged track. I'd like to hear the proper version.

[Stefan]

Sample of the new single: http://www.amazon.com/One-Is-Better-Than-No/dp/B00PI9HPWE

 

[melodicrockoz]

Diamond dawn released a gem in my books, just unsure why the vocalist needed to leave the band as I dont think the rest of the line up exists under the moniker.

[Stefan]

Sample of the new single: http://www.amazon.com/One-Is-Better-Than-No/dp/B00PI9HPWE

 

 

[Geoff]

Kinda tacky, but I do like it plenty. Dude's got some hair.

[Dead Planet]

Boring....

[Stefan]

 

From FB:

 

We are really proud to present these two fantastic musicians and friends.
Say welcome to Carl Tudén on drums and Johan Gustafsson on guitar.
You might wonder what will happen to Theo. Together we have decided to let him take a step back from his guitar and take the keyboard instead. But no worries, Theo will of course continue to play some guitar in the band.
Right now we have signed a great deal with a label that we believe in and who have faith in Art Nation and our upcoming album. More about that later
We have also some great tour dates to announce to you guys.
Thanks to all of you out there who believe in us and spread our music and name.
Hope to see you on the road, kick some ass together and enjoy world class rock ’n’ roll!
Art Nation is here to stay!

Art Nation 2015
Alexander Strandell- Vocals
Christoffer Borg- Guitars
Johan Gustafsson- Guitars
Simon Gudmundsson- Bas
Theodor Hedström- Keyboard/Guitars
Carl Tudén- Drums

[Stefan]

New single 'Leave It All Behind' out March 28th.

 

[Stefan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7X0_lkqSFk

[Glen]

He was shite in Diamond Dawn, but sounds better here. Im dreading a ballad though as he'll sound shit again.

 

Worth checking out tho.

[Geoff]

Wow, that song is excellent. I can't remember the other ones being anywhere near that type of quality. Excellent stuff.

[Stefan]

 

 

From FB:

 

It's finally done!!

After true hard work of writing songs, recording and planning
Christoffer has sent all the songs to Danmark.
The fantastic Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios will mix and master the whole album and put his magic on our songs.

We can't wait to show you guys all the great songs we have been working on the past year!
This will be an album for everyone who likes rockmusic i worldclass but with a modern touch and some suprises.

Art nation have just begun our journey to one common dream and we promise that after this tour and the release of the album we will take this thing to a whole new level!

Prepare yourself for Art Nation, because we are here to stay!
/Alex, Christoffer, Theo, Simon, Carl, Johan

[Nightrain]

All samples were taken off

[davecrash69]

Hopefully out in September with 12 new tracks - none of the above will be included on the disc

[Geoff]

Quietly hopeful this one could be pretty cool. I hope... I will be looking out for the name.

[Stefan]

'Revolution' out August 28th on AOR Heaven.

 

Pressrelease:

 

Swedish rock band Art Nation release their highly anticipated debut album "Revolution". Playing concerts throughout the year, while recording the album simultaneously, shows that the band is truly "going all in". Art Nation was formed 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden, after lead singer Alexander Strandell's departure from his former band Diamond Dawn. Strandell, already well known for his strong voice and energetic stage presence, decided to raise the bar, and gathered some of the best musicians available, bassist Simon Gudmundsson being the first, shortly followed by Theodor Hedström and Christoffer Borg. An acoustic single, "Moving On", was recorded, followed by power ballad "One Is Better Than No One", which also featured a music video and was released in collaboration with humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), who named the song Official Charity Song of 2014, and all money generated from it was, and still is, donated directly to the organization. "One Is Better Than No One" was also the starting point of the band's collaboration with producer and engineer Jakob Herrmann (Raised Fist, Hardcore Superstar, Engel, etc). Art Nation spent the rest of 2014 playing shows, as well as guesting national TV and radio shows, further building their fan base and reputation. The band got its final line-up when adding second guitarist Johan Gustavsson, together with drummer Carl Tudén, who was recruited just after winning the Swedish Drum Championships. In early 2015, Art Nation signed a deal with German label AOR Heaven for their full-length debut album, titled "Revolution". The record was produced and recorded by Jakob Herrmann at Top Floor Studios, together with Christoffer Borg. "Revolution" consists of 12 songs, one being a completely remade version of their first single "Moving On". It also features the stripped down piano ballad "Look To The Sky", performed in one single take by Strandell and keyboardist Theodor Hedström. The album is mixed and mastered at Hansen Studios in Denmark by renowned mixing engineer Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe, Engel, Volbeat, etc).

 

 

 

Tracks:

 

1. Need You To Understand
2. 3000 Beats
3. I want Out
4. Number One
5. Don't Wait For Salvation
6. All The Way
7. Start A Fire
8. Moving On
9. Here I Am
10. Look To The Sky
11. Wage War Against The World
12. All In

[Delbert]

Wow, that song is excellent. I can't remember the other ones being anywhere near that type of quality. Excellent stuff.

Yep.......this upbeat track was right on. I really liked the unplugged "Movin On" track as well. Something about his voice is not "mainstream" which adds to the sound.