{"id":36984,"date":"2016-01-29T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=36984"},"modified":"2018-08-31T00:22:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T00:22:23","slug":"news-nordic-union-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-nordic-union-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"NORDIC UNION Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album (January 29th, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORDIC UNION Release Self-Titled Debut Studio Album<\/strong><\/span>
\nJanuary 29th, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Melodic hard rock project Nordic Union issued their self-titled debut full-length studio album on January 29th, 2016 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

Nordic Union is the brainchild of Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, pairing vocalist Ronnie Atkins of Horsens, Denmark-based hard rock \/ metal ensemble Pretty Maids and Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson of Eclipse and W.E.T. notoriety.<\/p>\n

An Electronic Press Kit (EPK) was released to promote the album and can be accessed below.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018The War Has Begun\u2019
\n02. \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019
\n03. \u2018Wide Awake\u2019
\n04. \u2018Every Heartbeart\u2019
\n05. \u2018When Death Is Calling\u2019
\n06. \u201821 Guns\u2019
\n07. \u2018Falling\u2019
\n08. \u2018The Other Side\u2019
\n09. \u2018Point Of No Return\u2019
\n10. \u2018True Love Awaits You\u2019
\n11. \u2018Go\u2019<\/p>\n

Nordic Union<\/em>\u2019s recording line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Ronnie Atkins (lead and background vocals, Pretty Maids)
\nErik Martensson (lead guitar, bass, keyboards and background vocals, Eclipse and W.E.T.)
\nMagnus Ulfstedt (drums, Eclipse)<\/p>\n

Nordic Union<\/em> features the following guest guitar solos, meanwhile;<\/p>\n

Thomas Larsson (ex-Glenn Hughes), guitar solo on \u2018Every Heartbest\u2019 and \u2018Wide Awake\u2019
\nFredrik Folkare (Unleashed), guitar solo on \u2018Point Of No Return\u2019 and \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019
\nMagnus Henriksson (Eclipse), guitar solo on \u2018The War Has Begun\u2019<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the song ‘Hypocrisy’, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n