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Evil Masquerade was founded 2003 in Copenhagen by Swedish guitarist Henrik Flyman (Lacrimosa, ex-Wuthering Heights, ex-Moahni Moahna, ex-ZooL). Together with drummer Dennis Buhl (ex-Hatesphere), bass player Kasper Gram and vocalist Henrik Brockmann (ex-Royal Hunt) they set off to record the band's debut album that was released early 2004 under the name Welcome to the Show. It almost immediately received worldwide recognition and made the charts in Japan at # 8. One year later it was followed up with their second album Theatrical Madness…

Those who've been exposed to Ulf Wakenius' more aggressive side will be pleasantly surprised by Enchanted Moments, a generally rewarding collection of ballads and standards that finds the Swedish fusion/hard bop/post-bop improvisor playing acoustic guitar exclusively. Wakenius' range of influences has included Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin as well as earlier guitarists like Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall – and in this very lyrical and reflective setting, Metheny's influence is especially apparent. Well-respected in Swedish jazz circles but little known in the U.S., Wakenius is, for the most part, well-served by Scandinavian jazzmen Lars Jansson (acoustic piano, synthesizers) Lars Danielsson (acoustic bass, synthesizers)…

Swedish melodic hard rockers Degreed are back with a new album, their third to date, titled Dead But Not Forgotten. Degreed of course features the vocal (and bass) talents of Swedish Idol finalist Robin Ericsson alongside guitarist Daniel Johansson, keyboardist Mikael Jansson and drummer Mats Ericsson. Degreed’s sound is tough to pin down. If pop is on one end of the spectrum and heavy metal is on the other, then Degreed moves freely between those two extremes, often within the same song. This is melodic rock with a hard rocking backbone and a strong pop sensibility. Degreed is one of the only bands that will make you stop and say “wait, is this a Pretty Maids song?,” which is high praise…

Hailing from Soderhamn, Sweden, Wolverine was formed in 1995 by Stefan Zell (bass, vocals) and Marcus Losbjer (drums, backing vocals). They were soon joined by Stefan's younger brother Mikael (guitar), followed by Andreas Baglien (keyboards, organ) and Carl-Henrik Landegren (guitar) as their sound evolved into melodic progressive metal.
During summer 2001, the band travelled to Germany to record their debut studio album, "The Window Purpose" (2001) by which time, guitarist Landegren had left the band, to be replaced by Per Per Broddesson, while second bassist Thomas Jansson was later added to free Stefan Zell up for some of the vocal passages…

Tomas Bodin is best known for being the keyboardist for Swedish progressive rock favourites The Flower Kings. In addition to that role, he is also an extremely competent composer and skilful instrumentalist as he ably displays with the release of his fourth solo album "I AM". Having released solely instrumental albums in the past, he surprises fans this time out with a brilliant prog rock opera. Together with fellow band mates Jonas Reingold on bass, and new Flower Kings drummer Marcus Liliequist, Bodin enlisted the help of guitarist Jocke JJ Marsh of the Glenn Hughes Band and vocalists Anders Jansson, Pernilla Bodin, and Helene Schönning.