ROYAL HUNT RELEASES “DYSTOPIA, PT. 2” TODAY

TODAY ON OCTOBER 28TH ROYAL HUNT RELEASE THEIR NEW STUDIO ALBUM – “DYSTOPIA. PART 2” VIA NORTHPOINT PRODUCTIONS (EU/N & S AMERICA).

Message from André Andersen: “Hello friends. After almost 3 years of nothing else but “Dystopia” I´m happy to let you all hear the second (and final) part of it. I´d also like to use this opportunity to thank our crowdfunders for their tremendous support which made this project possible – you rock!”

Find the CD in music stores or at royalhunt.com

 

Stream/Download:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3U6QgTU
iTunes: https://apple.co/3Df4Y4A
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3DCj2Xl
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3SDHhIU
YouTube: bit.ly/Dystopia_Pt2_Youtube

ROYAL HUNT released their new studio album – “Dystopia. Part 2” – on October 26th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on October 28th via NorthPoint Productions (EU/N & S America). The second and final part of the concept will again feature guest performers: Mats Leven (TSO, Skyblood, Vandenberg), Mark Boals (Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire, Royal Hunt), Henrik Brockman (Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe), Kenny Lubcke (Narita, Zoser Mez) and Alexandra Andersen (Royal Hunt, JSP). “Dystopia – Part 2” will be released in following formats: regular CD, various Deluxe editions/bundles and a gatefold, heavy vinyl double LP (availability date pending).

ROYAL HUNT keep expanding their trademark sound and, as the story which inspired the project – Ray Bradbury´s classic novel “Fahrenheit 451” – gets more intense towards the end, the music turns into more dynamic, heavier direction. Once again the guest singers add even more dramatic contrasts to an already cinematic yet solidly rocking soundscape.

Simply a “must have” for any symfo/prog/power fan out there!

Tracklist:
1. MIDWAY (RESUMPTION)
2. THORN IN MY HEART
3. THE KEY OF INSANITY
4. LIVE ANOTHER DAY
5. THE PURGE
6. ONE MORE SHOT
7. SCREAM OF ANGER
a) Hit and Run b) The Thrill of the Chase
8. LEFT IN THE WIND
9. RESURRECTION F451

The entire opus is just one minute shy of an hour: 58:57:17

MESSAGE FROM THE BAND: “Thinking back to the release date of the “Part 1” back in 2020 makes you realize what a crazy time we all went through just during the last two years: who could have imagined that our “Dystopia” – project would reflect the harsh reality in such detail? And the madness is still ongoing. In any case, “Dystopia – Part 2” is even more relevant today than ever: we followed the general concept yet filled it up with images of current events in order to make it resonate with every person, everybody living through 2020 to 2022 and watching insanity to unfold in real time”.

Bio
Royal Hunt is a power / progressive metal band from Denmark. The name Royal Hunt appeared for the first time in 1989; a brainchild of André Andersen (main songwriter in the band) this outfit was created in order to combine basic values of Classic Rock with progressive, current musical elements. Today, after selling around 1.8 million albums and touring the world numerous times, the band is still going strong.

Band
André Andersen – keyboards DC Cooper – vocals Andreas Passmark – bass Jonas Larsen – guitars Andreas HABO Johansson – drums

Connect with ROYAL HUNT:

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CzAMm46coQpauDZj4a4ic

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/royalhuntband

iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/album/dystopia/1543161212
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/royalhunt_official

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/royalhunt

Twitter https://twitter.com/royalhuntband

J.S.P.: HAVE RELEASED A VIDEO FOR “ONE IN A MILLION”

Danish modern rock outfit J.S.P. have released a new single “One In A Million” – https://youtu.be/rUARDeyTw3g

The duo met through their involvement with Danish prog/symfo veterans ROYAL HUNT: Jacob Kjaer (guitar) has been a member of the band from 1993 to 2003 and Alexandra Andersen (vocals) is still providing backing vocals for the band in the studio and on the road.

Kjaer´s masterfully arranged contemporary rock tunes filled with pop sensibilities go hand-in-hand with Alexandra´s melodic yet powerful vocal delivery. Their first single/video “One in a Million” demonstrates the duo´s potential to gain a large following with their unique blend of dynamic rock performance combined with a strong commercial appeal.

Connect with J.S.P.:
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/3G63LvQbEc83cHgSd9ZEJm

iTunes – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1535356111

J.S.P.: PRE-SAVE NEW SINGLE “ONE IN A MILLION” ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE

Danish modern rock outfit J.S.P. to release a new single on streaming services and a YouTube video on the 29th of April 2022.

The duo met through their involvement with Danish prog/symfo veterans ROYAL HUNT: Jacob Kjaer (guitar) has been a member of the band from 1993 to 2003 and Alexandra Andersen (vocals) is still providing backing vocals for the band in the studio and on the road.

Kjaer´s masterfully arranged contemporary rock tunes filled with pop sensibilities go hand-in-hand with Alexandra´s melodic yet powerful vocal delivery. Their first single/video “One in a Million” demonstrates the duo´s potential to gain a large following with their unique blend of dynamic rock performance combined with a strong commercial appeal.

 

Pre-save Spotify and YouTube release here:  https://show.co/jVopRcd

Connect with J.S.P.:
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/3G63LvQbEc83cHgSd9ZEJm

iTunes – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1535356111

NorthPoint Productions:  https://northpoint-productions.com

ROYAL HUNT BEGINS PRE-ORDERING CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF “DYSTOPIA – PART 2”

Press Release

ROYAL HUNT announced the beginning of pre-ordering campaign for their new studio album.  A second part of their monumental opus – Dystopia – Part 2. The band invites fans to support the release by pre-ordering the DELUXE EDITION of “Dystopia – Part 2”.  This will give ACCESS to exclusive materials:

  • Full video updates.
  • First-hand information and media.
  • Listening parties – you will be the first to hear the new material.
  • VIP shopping for individual items.
  • Album download on the release date.

The campaign will be run by the bands home label NorthPoint Productions (Denmark) – as usual – thus we are free to decide when to release, what to release, in which format and with how many extras” – says the Band on their Facebook page The “regular” CDs  will  be distributed by Sound Pollution (Sweden) .

From the  band

Message from the band: “Thinking back to the release date of the “Part 1” back in 2020 makes you realize what a crazy time we all went through just during the last two years: who could have imagined that our “Dystopia” – project would reflect the harsh reality in such detail? And the madness is still ongoing.
In any case, “Dystopia – Part 2” is even more relevant today than ever: we followed the general concept yet filled it up with images of current events in order to make it resonate with every person, everybody living through 2020 to 2022 and watching insanity to unfold in real time”.

André Andersen: “Believe me, the band and it`s respected guests put everything on the line on this record, the amount of hours we all invested in planning and executing this piece is simply mind blowing. Actually, as I´m writing this note, the process is still ongoing: there´re still plenty of tracks to sort out, plenty of new ones to record and hundreds of decisions to make but – already at this stage – it´s hard to ignore the sheer energy/power impact encapsulated in this piece of work”.

Take your seats. Everybody is welcome. Let’s have fun! 

Latest album

DYSTOPIA – PART 1” was released on December 16th, 2020 via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on January 15th via NorthPoint Productions (Europe/N & S America).  A concept album offering a considerable expansion of the band´s trademark sound. It features performances by guest vocalists: Mats Leven (Candlemass, TSO, Skyblood), Mark Boals (Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire), Henrik Brockmann (Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe), Kenny Lubcke (Narita, Zoser Mez) and Alexandra Andersen (Royal Hunt, JSP).

Dystopia – Part 1” is available on ALL digital platforms (as MP3, FLAC).  A regular CD (jewel case), various deluxe editions / bundles and a double heavy vinyl LP can be found at royalhunt.com/store.

Spotify: http://bit.ly/dystopia-spotify
iTunes: http://bit.ly/dystopia-itunes
YouTube: http://bit.ly/dystopia-youtube
Amazon: http://bit.ly/dystopia-amazon

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Royal Hunt – Paper Blood Reissue 2021

ROYAL HUNT ANNOUNCE THE RE-ISSUE OF THEIR 2005 STUDIO ALBUM “PAPER BLOOD” AS A DOUBLE LP AND AN EXTENDED CD.

ROYAL HUNT announced a re-issued version of their 2005 studio album “Paper Blood” as a double LP and a newly designed digipak. Both are collector’s and limited editions which include bonus tracks as well as extended booklets.

Message from the band on their Facebook page:

Hey all! It´s finally summer: the sun is shining, ice cubes becoming a necessity, drinks are getting larger and even (some of) the musical entertainment is slowly but surely coming back… so let us add a little bit to all that goodness: Paper Blood ” is getting a re-release treatment. Yep, that´s right, you can go to our webshop and check it out for yourself – see, summer just got a tiny little bit more exciting!

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Paper Blood – Reissue 2021:

⚈ A double orange vinyl featuring a lyrics inner sheet, two bonus tracks, housed in a 5 mm spine non-gatefold 3D (lenticular) cover. Limited edition, handnumbered copies. (Night Of The Vinyl Dead, Italy, Cat. NIGHT339)

Tracklisting:
1. Break Your Chains 5:30
2. Not My Kind 6:19
3. Memory Lane 5:18
4. Never Give Up 5.30
5. Seven Days 6:18
6. SK 983 4:39
7. Kiss Of Faith 5.16
8. Paper Blood 5.06
9. Season’s Change 4.53
10. Twice Around The World 7:15
11. Bonus Track: Long Way Home (acoustic version)
12. Bonus Track: Day in Day out (new version)

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⚈ A collector’s edition CD featuring 4 bonus tracks in a digipak with soft touch cover incl. 12 page booklet containing lyrics and tons of archive photos from PB-era.(Northpoint Productions, Denmark. Cat.0621104-1NPP, UPS:0200000095468)

Tracklisting:
1. Break Your Chains 5:30
2. Not My Kind 6:19
3. Memory Lane 5:18
4. Never Give Up 5.30
5. Seven Days 6:18
6. SK 983 4:39
7. Kiss Of Faith 5.16
8. Paper Blood 5.06
9. Season’s Change 4.53
10. Twice Around The World 7:15
11. Bonus Track: Day In Day Out (new version)
12. Bonus Track: Never Give Up (live 2006)
13. Bonus Track: One By One (new version)
14. Bonus Track: Paper Blood (live 2006)

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About the album.

“RH burst out with Paper Blood in 2005- a furiously melodic gem which playfully danced among 80s hard rock, prog metal, and power metal. John West charges through these tracks with an arena-ready voice of the gods and he’s the main reason why there’s an 80s flavor to this, aside from the guitar crunch and attitude. His voice isn’t quite as operatic as most power metal singers and isn’t as clean as most prog metal singers. Instead, he sounds more like a huskier Bon Jovi or any number of AOR vocalists, which isn’t a bad thing. Get it out of your head right now that that’s a bad thing.

Throughout the entire album the keyboards buzz right through your body, severing bone and muscle in the most pleasurable way possible. They’re not brutal, but the tone used is so heavy and astral that it makes you think twice about pissing on them as leading instruments. If you’re going to listen to music like this, you should expect to hear keyboards and like them in healthy quantities. The good thing is that this album loves them, but they’re not flowery and there’s a solid riff base supporting all this. I dare you to sit through any of the three instrumentals without going through the rest of your life with a brain of fried mush.

Lyrically, Paper Blood is about money and how it practically runs through all of our veins, capillaries, and arteries, figuratively speaking. It took me a while to figure out what the hell paper blood is, but when it dawned on me it was marvelous. The social consciousness prog is known for is well on display here, rest assured. Songs such as “Break Your Chains”(which was nominated for a best metal song on a list a couple years ago) and “Never Give Up” also deliver powerful messages of self-actualization and self-empowerment. We sure need that nowadays.

Royal Hunt continue to show they are a unique voice in progressive metal, striking a steady balance between brawn and elegance, retro and modern”. – review by Necrobobsledder / www.metal-archives.com

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Get on LP / CD https://royalhunt.com/store
Spotify https://bit.ly/paper_blood_spotify
YouTube https://bit.ly/paper_blood_youtube
iTunes https://bit.ly/paper_blood_itunes
Amazon https://bit.ly/paper_blood_amazon

 

 

 

 
 
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Royal Hunt – New Concept Studio Album “DYSTOPIA”

ROYAL HUNT will release their new studio album – “Dystopia” – on December 16th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on December 18th via NorthPoint Productions (Europe/N & S America). A concept album offering a considerable expansion of the band´s trademark sound and featuring performances by guest vocalists: Mats Leven (Candlemass, TSO, Skyblood), Mark Boals (Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire), Henrik Brockmann (Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe), Kenny Lubcke (Narita, Zoser Mez) and Alexandra Andersen (Royal Hunt, JSP).

“Dystopia” will be released in following formats: regular CD (jewel case), various Deluxe editions / bundles and a gatefold, heavy vinyl LP.

Pre-ordering campaign has started at: royalhunt.com

ROYAL HUNT keep intriguing fans with their adventurous endeavors and the band´s 15th studio album is no exception: a monumental concept opus featuring symphonic, progressive yet hard hitting compositions full of impeccable performances, wrapped tightly into immediately accessible format and a lush, contemporary production.

The addition of some extraordinary guest singers and their outstanding performances combined with vastly extended orchestrations creates a truly conceptual, cinematic feel throughout each and every track.

Tracklist:

INCEPTION ℉451 – BURN – THE ART OF DYING – I USED TO WALK ALONE – THE EYE OF OBLIVION – HOUND OF THE DAMNED – THE MISSING PAGE (Intermission I) – BLACK BUTTERFLIES – SNAKE EYES – MIDWAY (Intermission II)

J.S.P. RELEASE A SINGLE – “AGAIN”

J.S.P. announces digital release of their single “Again”. The song´s been written/produced by Jacob “JK” Kjaer and sung by Sasha Andersen during the lock-down-time and is the first one out of a bunch of tunes the musical duo has been working on lately.

Message from the band: “Hello everyone, as we are going through challenging times, we would like to send some positive vibes to all of you with a simple and uplifting tune – one of the songs that we’ve been working on recently.
Wish we all could shine again, see each other freely again, enjoy traveling and many more – Again! ?
Best wishes,
Jacob and Sasha / J.S.P.


⏩ Add J.S.P. to your playlists on Spotify http://bit.ly/jspspotify
⏩ Get on iTunes http://bit.ly/jspitunes
⏩ Get on Amazon https://amzn.to/3nND5b8

ROYAL HUNT makes PERSONALIZED sport t-shirts for their FANS.

The band stated: “As everybody´s staying home with a very limited access to any kind of sport activities, we decided to poke a little fun on this whole situation by ordering some personalized team t-shirts… you know, the ones with your name on the back.

The original idea was to make one for each member of the band, but why – as our team reasonably asked – why not include some of our fans to the list?

Sure thing: follow the link below and become a member of our “can´t-get-out-of-the-house-but-at-least-I-got-a-smart-sporty-tshirt” team. Cheers!”

#stayhomestaymetal

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ROYAL HUNT: ENTIRE CATALOGUE released on DIGITAL DOWNLOAD and STREAMING services

While ROYAL HUNT have isolated themselves in a studio working on the new CONCEPT album – their ENTIRE CATALOGUE has been released on digital download and streaming services like iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music, etc. More information and direct links can be found at royalhunt.com/discography

“…go ahead, have fun during the quarantine (and beyond) – listen and share with friends… Stay safe \m/” – say bandmembers on their Facebook page.