Damned Nation (SWE)

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Damned Nation - Just What The Doctor Ordered (Japan Edition) (1995)











Year : 1995 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 162 mb

Bio:

Under their former name of EASY STREET Stockholm's DAMNED NATION, guitar player Robert Warnqvist, bassist Magnus JOnsson and drummer Leif Erixon, released two singles, 'With You' in 1989 and 'Everybody Wants Some' in 1992, before adding erstwhile POWERHOUSE vocalist Thomas Thorsen the following year and changing the name of the group just upfront of the debut June 1995 album for UFO Records 'Just What The Doctor Ordered'. The album featured songwriting credits with James Christian of the highly regarded HOUSE OF LORDS. DAMNED NATION would, from a promising start, be forced to back peddle as a series of delays prevented the band from getting into the studio for a follow up. A short tour of Thailand kept the band active in early 1997 but Erixon would be usurped by former DEAD END STREET drummer Roger Jern. DAMNED NATION severed their ties with their former label and signed to British label Z Records in 1998 bringing in new member Anders Andersson on keyboards to swell the ranks. James Christian added guest vocals to the 1999 album 'Road Of Desire'. Guests on the 2001 'Grand Design' record included keyboard player Anders Linden and vocalists Sofia Svensson and Ola Johansson. During November DAMNED NATION announced their new lead vocalist to be Matti Alfonzetti, a seasoned campaigner of WASA EXPRESS, JAGGED EDGE, SKINTFtADE, ALFONZETTI and ROOSTER. DAMNED NATION returned in November of 2004 with a new album 'Sign Of Madness' for the Italian label Scarlet Records.Ex-singer Thomas Thorsen united with former STEEL ATTACK members guitarist Dennis Westman and bass player Patrick Spath to forge SOULSKINNER, being joined in this new venture by the CARNAL FORGE and ASPERITY credited Petri Kuusisto on second guitar and SCAAR and VANESSA drummer Rickard Holmgren. Meantime, former drummer Leif Erixon joined Progressive Metal band ACT OF METAL.During early 2006 duo Robert Warnqvist and Roger Jern announced the formation of an 80s orientated covers band billed LOUD INC. in collaboration with vocalist Petter Holmqvist and the SEVEN WISHES bassist Tony WestgA-Xrd. Alfonzetti gained national acclaim in February 2006 with spoof Rock band THE POODLES. This band won one of the four qualifying rounds in Sweden's competition to find an entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest with their '80s styled track 'Night Of Passion', a track co-written by Alfonzetti. THE POODLES in fact comprised a cast of seasoned veterans and involved vocalist Jakob Samuel, of THE RING, TALISMAN and JEKYLL & HYDE, guitarist PONTUS NORGREN, from GREAT KING RAT, DAMAGE DONE, THE RING and TALISMAN, the STEAMROLLER and LION'S SHARE credited bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Christian Lundqvist.

Album:

Very good debut for one of the finest bands out from Scandi in the last 10 years.It’s not at the level of”Road of desire”and”Grand design”but it’s a good slab of hard rock even if it’s evidently different in genre than the next 2.I don t consider”Sign of madness”a Damned Nation’s release,too horrible to be a their work.I think this is their best cd followed by Sign Of Madness they are both a lot heavier,which I prefer.Grand Design and Road Of Desire are good but not as melodic they are more AORish.This cd rocks,I love Thorsen voice but I also love Matti Alfonzettis voice too.

Line Up:

Thomas Thorsen - lead and backing vocals
Robert Warnqvist - guitar, backing vocals
Magnus Jonsson - bass, backing vocals
Leif Erixon - drums, backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. Are You Willing to Forgive
02. Gimme Your Love
03. Back (Someday)
04. Dance with the Fire
05. Good Girl
06. Take Me Higher
07. Tell the Truth
08. Just What the Doctor Ordered
09. Big Dreams
10. I Wanna Make You Mine
11. After All




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Damned Nation - Road Of Desire (Japan Edition) (1999)











Year : 1999 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 162 mb

Bio:

Under their former name of EASY STREET Stockholm's DAMNED NATION, guitar player Robert Warnqvist, bassist Magnus JOnsson and drummer Leif Erixon, released two singles, 'With You' in 1989 and 'Everybody Wants Some' in 1992, before adding erstwhile POWERHOUSE vocalist Thomas Thorsen the following year and changing the name of the group just upfront of the debut June 1995 album for UFO Records 'Just What The Doctor Ordered'. The album featured songwriting credits with James Christian of the highly regarded HOUSE OF LORDS. DAMNED NATION would, from a promising start, be forced to back peddle as a series of delays prevented the band from getting into the studio for a follow up. A short tour of Thailand kept the band active in early 1997 but Erixon would be usurped by former DEAD END STREET drummer Roger Jern. DAMNED NATION severed their ties with their former label and signed to British label Z Records in 1998 bringing in new member Anders Andersson on keyboards to swell the ranks. James Christian added guest vocals to the 1999 album 'Road Of Desire'. Guests on the 2001 'Grand Design' record included keyboard player Anders Linden and vocalists Sofia Svensson and Ola Johansson. During November DAMNED NATION announced their new lead vocalist to be Matti Alfonzetti, a seasoned campaigner of WASA EXPRESS, JAGGED EDGE, SKINTFtADE, ALFONZETTI and ROOSTER. DAMNED NATION returned in November of 2004 with a new album 'Sign Of Madness' for the Italian label Scarlet Records.Ex-singer Thomas Thorsen united with former STEEL ATTACK members guitarist Dennis Westman and bass player Patrick Spath to forge SOULSKINNER, being joined in this new venture by the CARNAL FORGE and ASPERITY credited Petri Kuusisto on second guitar and SCAAR and VANESSA drummer Rickard Holmgren. Meantime, former drummer Leif Erixon joined Progressive Metal band ACT OF METAL.During early 2006 duo Robert Warnqvist and Roger Jern announced the formation of an 80s orientated covers band billed LOUD INC. in collaboration with vocalist Petter Holmqvist and the SEVEN WISHES bassist Tony WestgA-Xrd. Alfonzetti gained national acclaim in February 2006 with spoof Rock band THE POODLES. This band won one of the four qualifying rounds in Sweden's competition to find an entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest with their '80s styled track 'Night Of Passion', a track co-written by Alfonzetti. THE POODLES in fact comprised a cast of seasoned veterans and involved vocalist Jakob Samuel, of THE RING, TALISMAN and JEKYLL & HYDE, guitarist PONTUS NORGREN, from GREAT KING RAT, DAMAGE DONE, THE RING and TALISMAN, the STEAMROLLER and LION'S SHARE credited bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Christian Lundqvist.

Album:

Second full-length album.Fans of that European melodic metal sound would be foolish not to pick this album up. Anyone who enjoys Wicked Sensation, Speed, Talisman, and bands of that nature will appreciate the cool vocals, excellent guitars, tasty hooks, and sharp choruses DAMNED NATION displays here. The band offers no real surprises, content to play straight-forward melodic hard rock and to play it well, which should satisfy most fans of the genre. Of course, that's just my opinion.The songs are well written ,the guitar playing is very good,and at times the sinnger sounds just like Coverdale from Whitesnake.There is not a bad song on it and Road To Desire is my favorite ,i think i will try another cd from them ,and iam sure it will be good.

Line Up:

Thomas Thorsén - Vocals
Magnus Jönsson - Bass
Roger Jern - Drums
Robert Warnqvist - Guitars
Anders Andersson - Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Come Hell or High Water
02. When the Truth Becomes a Lie
03. Road of Desire
04. Hold On
05. Calling Your Loveline
06. Soulstealer
07. I Got What It Takes
08. Life Is a Mission
09. The Reason I Live
10. Love & Devotion
11. Coming Home
12. Endless Dream
13. The Damage Is Done (Japan Bonus Track)




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Damned Nation - Grand Design (2000) (Z Records Edition 2014)











Year : 2000 (Z Records Edition 2014)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 167 mb

Bio:

Under their former name of EASY STREET Stockholm's DAMNED NATION, guitar player Robert Warnqvist, bassist Magnus JOnsson and drummer Leif Erixon, released two singles, 'With You' in 1989 and 'Everybody Wants Some' in 1992, before adding erstwhile POWERHOUSE vocalist Thomas Thorsen the following year and changing the name of the group just upfront of the debut June 1995 album for UFO Records 'Just What The Doctor Ordered'. The album featured songwriting credits with James Christian of the highly regarded HOUSE OF LORDS. DAMNED NATION would, from a promising start, be forced to back peddle as a series of delays prevented the band from getting into the studio for a follow up. A short tour of Thailand kept the band active in early 1997 but Erixon would be usurped by former DEAD END STREET drummer Roger Jern. DAMNED NATION severed their ties with their former label and signed to British label Z Records in 1998 bringing in new member Anders Andersson on keyboards to swell the ranks. James Christian added guest vocals to the 1999 album 'Road Of Desire'. Guests on the 2001 'Grand Design' record included keyboard player Anders Linden and vocalists Sofia Svensson and Ola Johansson. During November DAMNED NATION announced their new lead vocalist to be Matti Alfonzetti, a seasoned campaigner of WASA EXPRESS, JAGGED EDGE, SKINTFtADE, ALFONZETTI and ROOSTER. DAMNED NATION returned in November of 2004 with a new album 'Sign Of Madness' for the Italian label Scarlet Records.Ex-singer Thomas Thorsen united with former STEEL ATTACK members guitarist Dennis Westman and bass player Patrick Spath to forge SOULSKINNER, being joined in this new venture by the CARNAL FORGE and ASPERITY credited Petri Kuusisto on second guitar and SCAAR and VANESSA drummer Rickard Holmgren. Meantime, former drummer Leif Erixon joined Progressive Metal band ACT OF METAL.During early 2006 duo Robert Warnqvist and Roger Jern announced the formation of an 80s orientated covers band billed LOUD INC. in collaboration with vocalist Petter Holmqvist and the SEVEN WISHES bassist Tony WestgA-Xrd. Alfonzetti gained national acclaim in February 2006 with spoof Rock band THE POODLES. This band won one of the four qualifying rounds in Sweden's competition to find an entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest with their '80s styled track 'Night Of Passion', a track co-written by Alfonzetti. THE POODLES in fact comprised a cast of seasoned veterans and involved vocalist Jakob Samuel, of THE RING, TALISMAN and JEKYLL & HYDE, guitarist PONTUS NORGREN, from GREAT KING RAT, DAMAGE DONE, THE RING and TALISMAN, the STEAMROLLER and LION'S SHARE credited bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Christian Lundqvist.

Album:

Z-Records is reissuing this killer record in a remastered version 2014.Both Mark Alger and Roger Jern had already warned me that the new Damned Nation would be a lot heavier than Road Of Desire. The demos Roger sent me were very promising indeed, but when I got the promo CD-R I couldn't believe how huge the sound was! On Road Of Desire the guitars had been mixed very high into the production but on Grand Design every instrument gets its proper share. Grand Design is a very big step forward in comparison to Road Of Desire and the latter made it to #10 on my list last year... Right from the start the album goes BOOM! Just like on its predecessor the influences of the big bands from the 80's are clearly audible, but this time it's the more heavy bands that have made their mark, it seems. Stonecold Woman starts off with a blast. Already heavier than anything on Road Of Desire it sets the tone for the rest of the album. Thomas Thorsén's voice seems to have grown over the last year. He sounds more mature than on the previous album but that also could have to do with the production. The song is followed by Hiding Away From The World, which is comparible to When The Truth Becomes A Lie. Heart On The Run starts off with Robert Warnqvist's characteristic guitarmelodies, but he takes his foot of the gas during the verses. The chorus is catchy as anything and is less heavy than the previous two songs, which is good for variation. The solo is short but gorgeous. And then... The best song of the album comes by. Fortune Teller is completely in the vein of Sabbath's Heaven And Hell. The riff is almost identical but there's too much originality in the song to speak of plagiarism. Very nice is the part where Sofia Svensson, a female vocalist and friend of Robert Warnqvist's, sings a few lines. How diverse the album is becomes clear with Desperate Call. Def Leppardish guitars open a very Def Leppardish song. Even the layers and layers of backing vocals during the choruses haven't been forgotten. The next song - Eyes Of A Stranger - is almost Metal. During the verses screaming guitars, a screaming vocalist and thunderous drums are the ingredients that make this definitely the loudest song Damned Nation has ever recorded. The choruses are melodic again, which gives this song a very special feel. In the middle of the song there's a short keyboard intermezzo to form a bridge to the marvellous guitarsolo. Great track! After this brute force a ballad would have been welcome but the Swedes show no mercy. Hands Of Time is slower yes, but still very heavy. A real slowbanger (I believe I feel that old whiplash coming up again :-) ). Going Crazy finally gives me some time to catch my breath again. Just like Desperate Call it's more in the good old Def Leppard style but the charm of Damned Nation is that they give these songs their own twist. Scream Of Anger is very refined. Heavy in some parts, but mostly a brilliant melody in which - compared to the rest of the songs - the keyboards play an important roll. Compositionwise probably the best track on Grand Design. Love Reaction is the most commercial song on the album. The chorus sounds very melodic, almost AOR-like. The guitarsolo is brilliant. Dance In Darkness ends the album much too soon, but in style. Unlike the previous two songs this midtempo rocker has got very heavy guitars again. A great track to end the album with. Coming to conclusions I can say that Grand Design compared to Road Of Desire sounds even more like a band effort. Everything falls right into place on this album. The songs... the production... everything seems just right. Road Of Desire got 4 1/2 M's, this one's going for 5!!!

Line-Up:

Matti Alfonzetti - Vocals - See also: Road to Ruin, Impera, Matti Alfonzetti, ex-Bad Society, ex-Bam Bam Boys, ex-Jagged Edge, ex-Red, White and Blues, ex-Skintrade
Magnus Jonsson - Bass - See also: ex-Shadowland
Roger Jern - Drums
Robert Warnqvist - Guitars

Past members:

Leif Erixon Drums - See also: Act of Metal
Anders Lindén Keyboards
Anders Andersson Keyboards
Thomas Thorsén Vocals - See also: Soulskinner
Mikael Rosengren Keyboards - See also: Constancia, ex-Scudiero
Thomas Lassar Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Stonecold Woman
02. Hiding From The World
03. Heart On The Run
04. Fortune-teller
05. Desperate Call
06. Eyes Of A Stranger
07. Hands Of Time
08. Going Crazy
09. Scream Of Anger
10. Love Reaction
11. Dance In Darkness




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