Category: TOMMY DENANDER

To be released via Frontiers Music, “X.X.X.” is the title of the new studio album from RADIOACTIVE, the band started in 1991 by Swedish guitarist / songwriter / producer Tommy Denander. “X.X.X.” will be the fifth album overall under this moniker and the first new release since 2015.
As with past Radioactive albums, “X.X.X.” features a stunning list of guest vocalists lending their talents to the proceedings. Robin McAuley, Robbie LaBlanc, Jerome Mazza, Clif Magness, Christian Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Byrne all contribute their talents here.
Tommy also brought in a very special guest, none other than renowned producer Mutt Lange (Def Leppard, AC/DC), who co-wrote two tracks, ‘Move It’ and ‘I Have A Dream’, with Tommy and Olle Romö and provided background vocals for them as well. Erik Grönwall (ex-H.E.A.T.) also contributed to the writing of ‘I Have A Dream’ and the rest of the tracks were written by Tommy and Olle Romö, who also plays drums on the album.
“X.X.X.” in Roman numerals being ”30” is the proper title to celebrate RADIOACTIVE 30th Anniversary, and what a great way to do it!

Originally released in the early 2000’s, ”Prisoner II” is the second effort from Swede ‘AOR guy’ Tommy Denander project / band PRISONER. The album is an enjoyable mixture of classic AOR, Melodic Rock and West Coast with a Scandinavian feeling. As the ”Prisoner II” went out of print long time ago, Denander has remastered the original tapes and reissued the whole thing.
On Tommy Denander’s songwriting & guitar style there always has been a TOTO connection and the same can be said of this project Prisoner. Enlisting two lead vocalists and a bunch of talented Scandi musicians, ”Prisoner II” is a classy, smooth collection of songs with layers of sound, elegant arrangements, and also with room for some rocking cuts.
The remastered handled by Tommy himself really benefited ”Prisoner II”, it sounds clearer and bigger now…