Year : 2012
Style : Power Metal
Country : Norway
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
Per Fredrik Pellek Ĺsly (/Awe-slee/; born December 21, 1986), known as PelleK, is a Norwegian actor, composer and singer, best known in the rock and metal scene for his vocal range which spans between four octaves. On YouTube the artist is the number one most subscribed musician from Norway, and his songs and music videos are played frequently in metal programming on TV and radio (predominantly in Europe, Japan and South America). PelleK's unique covers are often met with praise from the songs composers which has been the biggest catalyst to the young singers' rise to fame. An example of this is his video "All Power Rangers Theme Songs" being such a hit with Haim Saban owner of the Power Rangers brand (Saban International), that they bought the rights to the video and re-released it worldwide as an official Power Rangers EP-album.The song can also be heard in several official Power Rangers promotional videos. Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and their label Nuclear Blast GmB have also embraced the artist's vocal performances by sharing his videos with millions of fans online, and many of the biggest names in power metal joined PelleK as guest singers on his first release in 2012. PelleK's music is melodic and upbeat, usually backed up by an orchestra, and with emphasis on the vocal performance.In september 2013 PelleK went on a tour through the U.S.A and Europe with a live band, playing a total of 16 concerts in 11 countries. After 4 years as a singer PelleK has played over 100 live shows, released 4 albums with original material, 16 albums with cover songs and is, as of november 2014 the most subscribed YouTube video-maker from Norway. As of september 2014 he is also in the top 500 fastest growing channels in the world, on YouTube Last updated june 2015 PelleK loves to act in front of the camera and on stage. He acted in several TV-shows for teens and kids on Norwegian channel NRK in the 90's, and in 2014 he announced his return to acting, taking on the lead protagonist role in the 2016 cinema movie "Creators - The Past" with actors like William Shatner (Star Trek) and Gérard Depardieu (Life of Pi). Per Fredrik spends a lot of time watching movies, tv-shows and cartoons/anime, which he claims to be inspired by when writing music or creating YouTube-events. Many have called his music "Disney Metal", and the singer admits he loves the old "atmospheric" sound that the production houses from media-companies such as Warner and Disney used in feature films in the 1980s and 1990s. The young Norwegian artist also spent many of his teen-years heavily dedicated to MMA-fighting (mixed martial arts, muay thai, bjj, free style boxing), and some of his other interests include cooking, lifting weights, traveling and playing old and new videogames.Some of the games he's known to play are the "Final Fantasy" series by Square Enix, the "Gran Turismo" series by Polyphony Digital and "World of Warcraft" by Blizzard Entertainment.April fourth 2015 PelleK announced that he will be singing theme songs for the video game company Square Enix (Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy). So far Square Enix hasused PelleK's vocals in the game "Lord of Vermillion Arena". The same year Riot Games commisioned PelleK to sing the song "Heartslayer" for the game "League of Legends"From August until November 2015, Per Fredrik was one of twelve celebrities dancing live on TV in front of judges and an audience on the Norwegian celebrity TV-show "Dancing with the Stars".On the show, which is one of the highest rated in Norwegian TV-programming, he was referred to as a chameleon for his versatility and ability to achieve high scores in both latin dances as well as the standard ones. He was eventually voted off the episode before the semi-finals, and danced in 10 out of 12 episodes, fifth place.
Album:
Per “PelleK” Asly may be a newcomer on the European power metal front, but he has gone and had himself quite a busy 2012, first excelling on the superb full-length debut of England’s Damnation Angels only a scant couple of months before the release of his first sort of-solo CD, ‘Bag of tricks’.I had no idea until well after hearing both the CDs that he was in fact a reality TV star of sorts in his native Norway, and while that’s not really anything to hold against such an immense vocal talent, it may go some way to explaining the rather impressive roster of guest vocalists that appear on the CD. Recorded in Sweden with Tommy Johansson of ReinXeed, the band may bear the singer’s own nickname, but ‘Bag of tricks’ is definitely more than just a vanity in project and Asly in fact shows a degree of modesty and self-assurance by having so many well-known voices surrounding him at almost all times.With Johansson producing, co-writing and playing nearly all the instruments, in some ways it feels more like his project than Asly’s and anyone familiar with ReinXeed’s self-described “OST metal” will find themselves in recognizable territory with what turns out to be a nippy, bombastic power metal CD embellished with plenty of symphonic and progressive touches. Johansson’s meticulous attention to detail when it comes to filling gaps with orchestral flourishes and his neo-classical lead playing are crucial in keeping the CD feeling vital and alive at all times, and there is rarely a dull moment throughout.The varied approaches are what keep things interesting, as while the music is all drawn from a familiar well, the songs for the most part have a character of their own. Even with 3 of the 11 tracks being ballads featuring female vocal accompaniment (Amanda Sommerville on the first, “Send my message home”), the songs ebb and flow nicely, and it never feels like the CD is merely a product compiled to check list.It might be the clutter caused by the many guest voices, but while Asly turns in an assured display behind the mic, there curiously seem to be somewhat less vocal acrobatics than he showed on his debut with Damantion Angels. It’s a minor quibble, as his performance is still an excellent one, but more use of his stunning 4-octave range in future would definitely be appreciated.Despite the presence of such genre heavyweights as Oliver Hartmann (his bluesy voice as striking as ever) and newly-crowned Kamelot frontman Tommy Karevik, special mention must go to the lesser-known Anders Ringdall Strom, whose ballsy performance on the atmospheric “Born in Babylon” is the most impressive guest slot of the bunch. His gravely voice is a perfect foil for Asly’s ultra-clean tones and he dominates the song on his limited appearance.This “Avantasia approach” is a bit of an odd one as far as solo CDs built around a lead singer go, but 'Bag of tricks' is a lively and colourful debut from a project that will offer “metal opera” fans somewhere to gather for a bit of multi-vocalist power metal.
Line Up:
PelleK / vocals, keyboards
Tommy ReinXeed / guitars, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, orchestration, drums, programming (Ex-Reinxeed)
Gisha / guitars
Oliver Hartmann / vocals on "Reason" and "Psychosis"
Marit Borresen / vocals
Amanda Sommerville / vocals on Send My "Message Home"
Anders Ringdal Strom / acoustic guitars, lead vocals on "Born In Babylon"
Tommy Karevik / vocals on "Stare Into My Eyes"
Tracklist:
01. Entrance
02. Fugue State 04:18
03. Reason and Psychosis
04. Send My Message Home
05. Thundernight
06. Win
07. Don’t Belong
08. Stare Into My Eyes
09. Born in Babylon
10. Bag of Tricks
11. Conflagrate My Heart
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