Sandalinas is a Spanish/Swedish progressive metal band founded in 2001 by guitarist Jordi Sandalinas, featuring Rick Altzi on vocals (also with Masterplan and At Vance). Apollo Papathanasio, ex-Firewind and Spiritual Beggars sang on the band's debut album called Living on the Edge. Their first album, Living on the Edge, was produced by Andy LaRocque and released in 2005.
Sandalinas' first EP, Like an Arrow, was released in 2001 and a single, "Die Hard", followed in 2002. The following year, Sandalinas contacted Andy LaRocque, guitarist of King Diamond, because he was interested in recording an album at his studio located near Gothenburg. The album, called Living on the Edge, was recorded in 2004 and released in 2005 by German label Massacre Records in Europe, Canada and Australia, and later by Nightmare Records for the United States and Art Music for Russia. A European tour supporting Cornerstone and dates supporting Sebastian Bach, former Skid Row singer, and Steven Adler, former Guns N' Roses drummer, were cancelled due to personal reasons. A few months later Sandalinas supported Y&T, Yngwie Malmsteen and Scorpions on a major and successful Spanish tour.
Sandalinas' second release, Fly to the Sun, started in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, on December 2006, at the Barn's Studio Facilities (Florida, USA) where Jordi and Patrick Johansson set up the first stone of this album by recording all drum files following the precise instructions and guidelines of Andy LaRocque. Rhythm guitars and keyboards were tracked down at Los Angered Studio recording facilities by Jordi Sandalinas (guitars) and Elias Holmlid (keyboards), and following that, Mick Cervino recorded the bass parts at Liquid Ghost Studio in Boca Raton, Florida. Derek Sherinian recorded the keyboard parts for "Seasons in the Sand" in Burbank, California, at the Beachwood Manor Studios followed by well-known engineer Matt Flinker. Jordi and Derek entered into an excellent crossed solo that turned a great song into a magnificent state-of-the-art creation.[ editorializing ] Chris Caffery, Jordi Sandalinas and Andy LaRocque were the very last artists to record at the former Los Angered Recording Studios, actually moved to Sonic Train Studios in Sweden.[ clarification needed ] Chris recorded two solos for "Shadows in the Rain" and "Double Cross" and Andy LaRocque did the same part for the song "The Healer Talks".
Jordi Sandalinas has been the first artist to record at Sonic Train Studios. Jordi used ten different guitars including five electric guitars and different models of six- and twelve-string acoustic guitars for the album. Andy LaRocque took over the mixing and the mastering process. Despite names such as Andy Horn were pointed as possible mastering maestro,[ clarification needed ] Andy finally mastered Sandalinas' Fly to the Sun.
On February 2012 Sandalinas went on tour supporting House of Lords in Europe on a trip that covered 17 shows in 19 days. Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland were some of the countries that the band visited. The live line-up was Rick Altzi (vocals), Jordi Sandalinas (lead guitars), Agus Gonzalez-Lancharro (rhythm guitars), Julian Langer (bass) and Alex Landenburg (drums); the latter substituted Mats and Alvaro.
In August 2012, Sandalinas planned to conclude the recording of the third album called Circles again at Sonic Train studios in Sweden. Andy LaRocque and Chris Caffery from Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra have contributed with the composition of one and two songs respectively.
New plans to release two new albums have been confirmed: Circles (band album) and The Ocean Messiah (solo album). The latest forms part of a trilogy jointly with the album Songs for the New Lemuria and a book to be released during 2020 and 2021.[ needs update ]
Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1992. The band released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records to date and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works. Beginning with The Cainian Chronicle, they moved towards a more Nordic/atmospheric black metal sound, akin to Emperor and a cleaner production. After a period of turmoil concerning their line-up, they went on to add gothic-style instruments such as violins, a female vocalist, and synthesizers to their music.
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