Gathering Of Kings - Enigmatic

[Stefan]

 

New album set for release in July. The new single 'Vagabond Rise' out January 2.

From facebook:

Gathering Of Kings To Release New Single "Vagabond Rise" In January

Gathering Of Kings will release a new song, "Vagabond Rise", on Sunday, January 2. The track is the first single from the band's upcoming yet untitled 3rd studio album, set for release in may 2022 via RN Records.

"Vagabond Rise" was produced by Thomas "Plec" Johansson at The Panic Room in Skövde with Ron Dahlgren, Nina Dahlgren & Victor Olsson as executive producers.

The track was written by Victor Olsson and the lyrics were written by Victor and Alexander Frisborg. Drums were recorded at Nordic Sound Lab by Mikko Viitala and Victor Olsson.

The cover artwork for the single was created by Markus Vesper Art.

Guitarist and songwriter Victor Olsson commented on the new single:

"The song itself is a story of empowerment, domestic abuse and taking matters into your own hands, despite leaving yourself vulnerable and homeless. A story that came to me after watching the NETFLIX show "Maid", I felt very strongly about the subject and wanted to put it in an empowering 80s rock costume! Hopefully you'll all sense the vibe and feel what we feel."

Gathering Of Kings was created and is supervised by Ron Dahlgren and Nina Dahlgren, bringing together top musicians from the current hard rock scene in Sweden.

The idea was to create an AOR/Melodic Hard Rock project/band like Tom Galley's Phenomena or even Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists.

Victor Olsson is the main songwriter, with Alexander Frisborg co-writing the lyrics.

 

Line-Up on "Vagabond Rise":

Jonny Lindkvist - Lead Vocals

Victor Olsson - Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals

Magnus Mild - Rhythm Guitar

Mikael Planefeldt - Bass

Joel Selsfors - Keyboards

Jonas Källsbäck - Drums

Rick Altzi - Backing Vocals

Alexander Frisborg - Backing Vocals

Special Appearance:

Theresia Svensson - Backing Vocals

 

Gathering Of Kings began work on the third album a couple of months ago and continues their creative relationship with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson, who has previously worked with Soilwork, Nocturnal Rites, Dynazty, Hank von Hell, The Night Flight Orchestra, Thundermother, Saffire and Eleine among many others.

Gathering Of Kings are now booking shows for 2022 and 2023 to support the band's third studio album. Interested parties should contact Ron Dahlgren & Nina Dahlgren via gatheringofkingssweden@gmail.com

 

Gathering Of Kings are:

Jonny Lindkvist (Nocturnal Rites) - Lead Vocals

Rick Altzi (Masterplan, Herman Frank) - Lead Vocals

Apollo Papathanasio (Spiritual Beggars, ex-Firewind) - Lead Vocals

Tobias Jansson (Saffire) - Lead Vocals

Alexander Frisborg (Karess, Helldog) - Lead Vocals

Victor Olsson (Saffire) - Guitar

Magnus Mild (Perpetual Etude, Air Raid) - Guitar

Mikael Planefeldt (NorthTale) - Bass

Joel Selsfors (Creye) - Keyboards

Jonas Källsbäck (The Night Flight Orchestra) - Drums

Efraim Larsson (Saffire) - Drums

Edited March 21, 2022 by Stefan

[lettard]

Nice,I've enjoyed both releases thus far.

[The Rocker]

First album is really good and the follow up isn't bad.

[martinsane]

Is it me or are the gatherings declining in numbers? Must be a COVID thing...

[Stefan]

New song 'Vagabond Rise'.

 

 

 

 

[Stefan]

 

From FB:

GATHERING OF KINGS new album "ENIGMATIC" will arrive July 29th via RN Records! Check out the stunning album cover, created by Markus Vesper Art.

 

[lettard]

Happy days..this and Cats In Space for the summer  

[Stefan]

Press release from the band:

Swedish melodic hard rockers Gathering Of Kings third studio album "Enigmatic" will be released on July 29th via RN Records.

The album was mixed and mastered by award-winning producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson in Skövde, Sweden with Ron Dahlgren, Nina Dahlgren and Victor Olsson as executive producers. The songs was written and produced by Victor Olsson. Drums were recorded at Nordic Sound Lab in Skara by Mikko Viitala and Victor Olsson. The cover artwork was created by Markus Vesper, who also handled the art on the previous two albums.

The album features a guest appearance from the Swedish pop group One More Time. Its members are the singers Nanne Grönvall, one of the most beloved and popular artists in Sweden, Maria Rådsten and Peter Grönvall, the son of ABBA's Benny Andersson, on keyboards.

Their first single Highland, 1992, hit the charts all around in Europe. In 1995 they composed a song for the Swedish Melodifestivalen, "Det Vackraste" that won a grammy for best song of the year, and in 1996 they won the Swedish Melodifestivalen and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Den Vilda", which ended in 3rd place.

Gathering Of Kings are the successful project built by Ron & Nina Dahlgren, bringing together top musicians from the current hard rock scene in Sweden. The idea was to create an AOR/Melodic Hard Rock project/band like Tom Galley's Phenomena or even Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists. Victor Olsson quickly became the main songwriter.

The superlatives have hailed over Gathering Of Kings, which takes you straight back to the golden age of 80's melodic hard rock and it is without a doubt one of the hottest acts in Sweden, now with two critically acclaimed records in the bag and the third album, "Enigmatic", will be released in July.

After the debut album "First Mission", Ron & Nina remodelled Gathering Of Kings from being a project to becoming a band with permanent members.

 

"Enigmatic" Track listing:

01. Galacticus

02. Vagabond Rise

03. Here Be Dragons

04. Firefly

05. How The Mighty Have Fallen

06. A Rainbow And A Star

07. The Prophecy

08. Feed You My Love (feat. One More Time)

09. Clone Trooper

10. Long Kiss Goodnight

11. New Life

12. Lionheart

13. Fool's Cabaret (CD Bonus Track)

 

Gathering Of Kings:

Jonny Lindkvist - Vocals

Rick Altzi - Vocals

Apollo Papathanasio - Vocals

Tobias Jansson - Vocals

Alexander Frisborg - Vocals

Victor Olsson - Guitar

Magnus Mild - Guitar

Mikael Planefeldt - Bass

Jonas Källsbäck - Drums

Efraim Larsson - Drums

Joel Selsfors - Keyboards

Special Guests:

ONE MORE TIME

Nanne Grönvall – Vocals on Feed You My Love

Maria Rådsten – Vocals on Feed You My Love

Peter Grönvall – Keyboards on Feed You My Love

Additional backing vocals:

Theresia Svensson

 

DETAILED TRACK LISTING:

 

01. GALACTICUS (INTRO)

Music: Victor Olsson

All Instruments: Victor Olsson

 

02. VAGABOND RISE

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson, Alex Frisborg

Lead vocals: Jonny Lindkvist

Lead guitar: Victor Olsson

Rhtythm guitar: Magnus Mild

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Rick Altzi, Alexander Frisborg, Theresia Svensson

 

03. HERE BE DRAGONS

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson, Alex Frisborg

Lead vocals: Alexander Frisborg

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Apollo Papathanasio, Rick Altzi

 

04. FIREFLY

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Alexander Frisborg

Lead vocals: Apollo Papathanasio

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Magnus Mild

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Apollo Papathanasio, Tobias Jansson

 

05. HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Rick Altzi

Lead guitar: Victor Olsson

Rhythm guitar: Magnus Mild

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Rick Altzi

 

06. A RAINBOW AND A STAR

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Jonny Lindkvist

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Theresia Svensson

 

07. THE PROPHECY

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Tobias Jansson

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Rick Altzi, Apollo Papathanasio

 

08. FEED YOU MY LOVE (FEAT. ONE MORE TIME)

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson, Theresia Svensson

Lead vocals: Jonny Lindkvist, Nanne Grönvall, Maria Rådsten

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Peter Grönvall

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Maria Rådsten

 

09. CLONE TROOPER

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson, Theresia Svensson

Lead vocals: Apollo Papathanasio

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Apollo Papathanasio

 

10. LONG KISS GOODNIGHT

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Rick Altzi

Lead guitar: Victor Olsson

Rhythm guitar: Magnus Mild

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Rick Altzi, Tobias Jansson

 

11. NEW LIFE

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Tobias Jansson

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Efraim Larsson

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Theresia Svensson, Tobias Jansson

 

12. LIONHEART

Music: Victor Olsson - Lyrics: Victor Olsson

Lead vocals: Alexander Frisborg

Lead & Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson, Apollo Papathanasio, Rick Altzi

 

13. FOOL'S CABARET (CD BONUS TRACK)

Music: Victor Olsson, Magnus Mild - Lyrics: Victor Olsson, Alexander Frisborg, Apollo Papathanasio

Lead vocals: Tobias Jansson, Apollo Papathanasio

Lead guitar: Victor Olsson, Magnus Mild

Rhythm guitar: Victor Olsson

Bass: Mikael Planefeldt

Drums: Jonas Källsbäck

Keyboards: Joel Selsfors

Backing vocals: Victor Olsson

 

[Jez]

1st album was excellent, 2nd one even better. Can't wait for the 3rd

[lettard]

30 minutes ago, Jez said:

1st album was excellent, 2nd one even better. Can't wait for the 3rd

  

[KarpetRydOFunk]

This band was fast becoming a joke with the lead up to the first album with, what felt like, years of announcements pertaining to all the "Kings" they had gathered. I'm glad it not only became a proper outfit, but that their output has been so solid. 

[Stefan]

New song 'Firefly'.

 

 

[lettard]

Looking forward to this...another that is not far away.

[J.S.M]

Verses are cool, chorus is a bit too basic and predictable. This is the kind of song that is elevated by the production. A demo of that would reveal a pretty bland songwriting. And I don't like the singer's voice. Sounds a bit shaky. Still looking forward to the album cause they use to have some diamonds on every album.

[Stefan]

New song 'Here Be Dragons'.

 

 

[lettard]

Nice, those last two coming so close together.

[Kourosofsteel4]

Camped  outside spotify's HQ the whole day, cannot stop spinning this monster! Finally, they managed to release a real  successor to the  magnum opus "First Mission" ( can't see it toping it though).  

 

 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Nice. I've got a 4+ hour drive ahead of me today, so this will be in the queue. Along with the new Cats. 

[Stefan]

Great album.

Here is the rest of the album:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jez]

Been on this one most of the day...along with the new Cats album, this week musically has been mighty fine indeed

[lettard]

1 hour ago, Jez said:

Been on this one most of the day...along with the new Cats album, this week musically has been mighty fine indeed

Got me Cats cd...excellent...still awaiting this one   hopefully tomorrow...would be nice for the weekend  

[Mafisen]

Stunning album. Saw them live this weekend and they're as good on stage as on record. 

[Mafisen]

Short clip from the gig this weekend:

 

https://youtu.be/nXbVLFZEmtA

[lettard]

Mine literally just arrived 

[Glen]

not doing much for me