NILS PATRIK JOHANSSON – War And Peace (2025) *HQ*
Astral Doors singer NILS PATRIK JOHANSSON will release his third solo album, ”War And Peace”, in October 2025. The new work from the Swede is an album for heavy metal lovers and history nerds. Every song is like an adventure in itself and Nils Patrik’s band mate from Lion’s Share, Lars Chriss has made an incredible job as a producer and as the guitarist / bassplayer on the album.
Nils Patrik comments about the album: “I am so proud of this album and the fact that I finally got my Gustav Vasa song out to the world. My fans have been waiting. I’m also proud of Lars for his great work, for my son Fredrik for his amazing drum playing and also for Anuviel for the high quality keyboard arrangements. Also a big thanks to Tommy Denander for his efforts.”
Born in 1967 in Borlänge, Sweden, the singer has been synonymous with outstanding hard rock / metal albums for over 20 years. Not only with his solo albums, but also as frontman of Astral Doors, Lions Share, Civil War and Wuthering Heights, Nils Patrik Johansson has always delivered fine metal.
”War And Peace” combines history and heavy metal, and on ‘Barbarossa’ the song deals with the German Wehrmacht’s attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 and the later turning point of the war in Stalingrad.
The slow but powerful ‘Stay Behind’ tells the story of an underground organisation set up by NATO in Western European countries called Stay Behind, which was prepared to defend the countries in the event of an invasion by the Soviet Union. For some people, Stay Behind was also part of one of the many conspiracy theories in connection with the murder of Olof Palme.
‘Gustav Vasa’ is about Gustav Eriksson Vasa, who took over power from King Kristian. There are many legends surrounding the person of Gustav Vasa and some people believe that he was the founder of Sweden. The song itself is like an adventure. A mixture of traditional heavy metal and modern power.
01 – Himalaya
02 – Prodigal Son
03 – Stay Behind
04 – Barbarossa
05 – Hungarian Dance
06 – The Great Wall Of China
07 – Two Shots in Sarajevo
Nils Patrik Johansson – Vocals
Lars Chriss – Guitars, Bass
Fredrik Johansson – Drums
Saecred Spirit Anuviel – Keyboards
Tommy Denander – Keyboards, Arrangements
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