Swedish progressive hard rockers NIGHTINGALE have announced the release of their first-ever live album, "Rock Hard Live", for December 8, 2017.
Following NIGHTINGALES' latest studio album, "Retribution", which was released in 2014 via InsideOutMusic, "Rock Hard Live", was recorded at Germany's Rock Hard Festival in 2016 and contains the following tracklisting:
NIGHTINGALE – "Rock Hard Live":
1. Nightfall Overture
2. A Raincheck On My Demise
3. Hideaway
4. Forevermore
5. Into The Light
6. Chasing The Storm Away
7. Revival
8. Steal The Moon
9. Black Tears
NIGHTINGALE's Dan Swanö checked in with the following comment about "Rock Hard Live":
"After eight NIGHTINGALE studio releases the time had come for a proper live album!
When we were invited to perform at the prestigious Rock Hard Festival in May 2016 we felt that this could be the right time and place to capture the energy of a NIGHTINGALE live performance.
Once we listened back to the recordings of the gig it became obvious that there was a special vibe both on stage and in the audience that day. In order to capture that we decided to mix the album with a very high percentage of the sound coming from the two audience microphones. This approach gives the listener the sensation of actually being there at the gig when you listen to it, but this also means that you have the occasional out-of-time and tune-notes here and there since there is no way to fix anything in the studio once you mix an album this way.
So, "Rock Hard Live" indeed is a genuine sonic snapshot of what NIGHTINGALE sounds like on stage, warts and all!"
A first single (and iTunes instant grat track) off "Rock Hard Live" is also being launched today, along with the album pre-order! Check out "Chasing The Storm Away" streaming below or here:
Pre-order "Rock Hard Live" now at http://smarturl.it/Nightingale-RHL.
NIGHTINGALE Line-Up:
Dan Swanö – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Dag Swanö – bass, guitars, keyboards
Erik Oskarsson – bass
Tom Björn – drums
NIGHTINGALE Discography:
The Breathing Shadow – 1995
The Closing Chronicles – 1996
I - 2000
Alive Again: The Breathing Shadow Part IV – 2003
Invisible – 2004
Nightfall Overture (Compilation) – 2005
White Darkness – 2007
Retribution – 2014
Rock Hard Live – 2017
NIGHTINGALE / Dan Swanö online:
INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:
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