Peterified - Trial By Fire (Digipak CD)

Facts Imagine a cocktail mixed from Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Queen and Journey, topped with a splash of Swedish melancholy. That's Peterified! While Håkan Hellström sings about Gullbergskaj and Gamla Ullevi, Peterified turns the spotlight on Mölndal, the scenic mill town where waterfalls meet concrete and dreams grow on the shores of its lakes. Kikås, Kvarnbyn, Götafors waterfall, Gunnebo Castle and the youth party spots at Horsikan and Södra Långevattnet become the backdrop for lyrics about longing, love, grief, alienation and the strength to dare to walk your own path.

Behind the name Peterified is singer and songwriter Peter Johansson (ex-Magasin 99, ex-Amber Lynxx). Together with childhood friends Mikael Johansson (ex-Magasin 99, ex-Free Alloy) on guitar and Mattias Ingvarson (ex-Poker) on keyboards, he has created "Trial By Fire," an album that sounds like the soundtrack to the movie about your upbringing you always wanted to see! Big guitars, even bigger choruses, epic emotions! Bassist Johan Wallerstedt (Fornfela among others), drummer Anton Roos (ex-Seventh Crystal, ex-Saffire) and producer/songwriter/guitarist Victor Olsson (Saffire, Gathering Of Kings) have been invaluable key players in the process. The album was mastered by none other than multi-platinum and Grammy-winning Thomas "Plec" Johansson (Nestor, The Night Flight Orchestra, Gathering Of Kings, Perfect Plan, The Gems, Soilwork, Evergrey among others).