HENNING HALLQVIST – Time Keeper (2019)

“Time Keeper” is the debut solo album from young Swedish vocalist HENNING HALLQVIST, known as front man of the Symphony Orchestra Rock tribute to Queen.
Born and raised listening to classic rock music, Hallqvist’s influences range from Seventies ELO and Queen, Eighties Joey Tempest / Europe and Survivor to Nineties Journey and Aerosmith.

There’s many well known musicians helping Hallqvist here, such as Tommy Denander producing, Jim Peterik from Survivor co-writing, John Regan (Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley) on bass, Tony Mills (Shy, TNT) and Pete Newdeck on backing vocals, etc.

In fact, “Time Keeper” is pretty much Tommy Denander’s baby, because the talented Swede not only produced and played guitar & keyboards, but wrote all the songs, with Hallqvist involved in arrangements.
The only song coming from an outsider songwriter is ‘Easy As Breathing’, that Denander co-wrote with Jim Peterik some years ago and it’s one of the highlights.

What you have here is really good collection of modern Scandinavian melodic rock songs, with that unmistakable ’80s AOR touch. Think Denader’s own band Radioactive, Frontline, Pride Of Lions, etc.
Henning Hallqvist owns a very strong and colorful set of vocal pipes, with a distinctive phrasing. This guy is a real find and I’m sure we’ll hear great things from him in the future.

Musically, and speaking about songwriting, I am pleasantly surprised by Denander. He seems to have been re-captured the nerve of his early works.
The songs are elaborated and diverse, then production is punchy and while always melodic, the pulsating and at times sharp guitar work / solos elevates the album to another level.
Highly Recommended

01 – Walk The Wire
02 – Easy As Breathing
03 – Time Keeper
04 – Somebody Else
05 – Give Me The Reason
06 – Human Guilt Divorce
07 – Electrified
08 – Sarah
09 – It Feels Like
10 – If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You
11 – No More Madness
12 – We’re Under Pressure

Henning Hallqvist – vocals
Tommy Denander (Radioactive, Robin Beck) – guitar, keyboards
John Regan (Ace Frehley) – bass
Michael Lange – drums
Tony Mills (Shy, TNT) – backing vocals
Pete Newdeck (Midnite City) – backing vocals

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