Kingdom of Rock

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Kingdom of Rock
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Studio album by
Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall
Released6 November 2015
Recorded2014-2015
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal
Label Frontiers Records
Producer Magnus Karlsson
Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall chronology
Free Fall
(2013)
Kingdom of Rock
(2015)
We Are the Night
(2020)

Kingdom of Rock is the second full-length studio album by Swedish heavy metal songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Magnus Karlsson.

Contents

It was released under the project name Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall on 6 November 2015 by Frontiers Records. [1]

Like the previous album, it features many guest singers who worked with Magnus on his many projects, including Jørn Lande (one of the singers of the duo Allen/Lande), Jakob Samuel (who worked with Magnus in the band Midnight Sun) and once again Tony Harnell, Rick Altzi and David Readman, the last three also sang on Free Fall's debut album. The other singers featured are some of Magnus's biggest influences and colleagues in the music business such as Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath), Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, ex-Deep Purple), Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) and Rebecca De La Moite. Magnus also sings three tracks on the album himself (including the bonus track) and Jaime Salazar (who worked with Magnus on bands Last Tribe, Planet Alliance, Midnight Sun and the Allen/Lande project) recorded the drums. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Magnus Karlsson, except "When The Sky Falls", written by Magnus Karlsson and Tony Martin [3] .

No.TitleVocalistLength
1."Kingdom of Rock" Jørn Lande 5:25
2."Out Of The Dark"Jakob Samuel4:23
3."No Control" Joe Lynn Turner 4:37
4."When The Sky Falls" Tony Martin 5:58
5."Angel Of The Night" David Readman 4:12
6."I Am Coming For You"Magnus Karlsson5:29
7."Another Life"Rick Altzi4:54
8."Never Look Away" Tony Harnell 5:06
9."A Heart So Cold" Harry Hess 4:40
10."The Right Moment"Rebecca De La Motte4:48
11."Walk This Road Alone"Magnus Karlsson5:16
12."No Control (Acoustic Version)"Magnus Karlsson4:44

Personnel

Guests Singers

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