Tropics Joakim

Krzystof Komeda (1931-1969) was famous in Poland for writing over 40 film scores and for being one of the first modern jazz musicians, working as a pianist and composer. In his tribute to Komeda, trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and his sextet (which includes Bernt Rosengren and Joakim Milder on tenors; pianist Bobo Stenson; bassist Palle Danielsson; drummer Jon Christensen; and guest guitarist Terje Rypdal, who adds fire to two of the ten performances) interpret three of his film melodies (all from Roman Polanski films) and a few of his jazz compositions. The music is mostly episodic (particularly "Night-time, Daytime Requiem," which clocks in at 21:47), dark, and introspective. The emphasis is on the themes, and the variations stick mostly to the original mood. Nothing is really jammed, and the musicians' personalities are secondary to Komeda's compositions…

Carolus Rex is the charismatic Swedish Power Metal band Sabaton’s sixth full-length studio album. The Gold-Certified album was produced by Hypocrisy’s Peter Tägtgren (and indeed features some guest contributions from him) and released on Nuclear Blast Records in 2012, just before a radical line-up shift that saw all but two members (singer Joakim Brodén and bassist Pär Sundström) leave the band…

Endtime Signals channels all the anxiety, fear, and confusion of the world into 12 captivating, empowering tracks.
Endtime Signals is catharsis and darkness, determination, and approbation. The reinvigorated lineup - Joakim Strandberg Nilsson (drums), and Christian Jansson (bass) join Mikael Stanne (vocals), Martin Brändström (keyboards), Johan Reinholdz (guitars) - signifies a new era is upon Dark Tranquillity. Featuring an eye-catching cover by Sundin and a “lived-in” production by Brändström (Rogue Music) and engineering by Alexander Backlund (Fascination Street Studios), as well as a high-octane mix and master by Jens Bogren (Ihsahn, At The Gates), the album parlays all of Dark Tranquillity’s innovatory songcraft into an unparalleled wide-angled experience.

Primo Victoria - first release, the material of which is dedicated to wars and battles (significantly different from Metalizer and Fist for Fight). Once in 2004, the group got tired of waiting the release of their debut album, the participants terminated the contract with the label Underground Symphony and signed a new, now - with record label Black Lodge Records. The material was recorded in 2003-2005. All songs (except track №2) actively performed during all international concert tours. In 2010, as Attero Dominatus, Metalizer and The Art of War, the album was re-released. It includes one song, a cover version of 1, 2 songs performed at the concert and two instrumental compositions.