#Hold On

Today, Narnia releases ‘Hold On’ – The second single from the new studio album ‘Ghost Town’

Press Release: Today, Narnia releases ‘Hold On’ – The second single from the new studio album ‘Ghost Town’

Stockholm, Sweden. March 3rd, 2023

The Swedish metal band Narnia today (March 3rd) releases the single ‘Hold On’, the second single from the upcoming record ‘Ghost Town’, the band’s ninth studio album. ‘Hold On’ showcases a seasoned and still hungry five-some that musically gives a nod to the band’s earliest influences, which should appeal to longtime fans. Follow-up tour is planned, and Narnia is ready for huge steps into a new, exciting chapter.

While waiting for Swedish metal band Narnia’s ninth studio-album, ‘Ghost Town’, which will be released on March 17th, second single; ‘Hold On’, is released on all major digital platforms in cooperation with Sound Pollution Distribution. The song has been described from reviewers as a song that easily could be included on the first albums, with its classic metal sound and prominent keyboards. A sound that has been associated with the band for their 27 years to date.

This single release continues the begun countdown of a new major venture with Narnia, which means album release in March and subsequent tours worldwide tours.

Lyrics that make you reflect combined with the broad musical breadth the band possesses, along with a solid production, is Narnia’s musical trademark which runs throughout the entire album.

If the latest studio album ’From Darkness to Light’ from 2019 marked the way, ’Ghost Town’ is a more than worthy sequel with a life of its own.

“Ghost Town” is a well-crafted piece of classic and melodic metal, produced by CJ Grimmark, mixed by the band”s sound engineer Viktor Stenquist, and mastered by Thomas Plec Johansson. It will be available on all digital platforms, CD, and vinyl on March 17th, 2023, in collaboration with Sound Pollution Distribution.

 

LINKS:
Album: https://orcd.co/n014
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/narniatheband
(Website, EPK, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)

TOUR DATES:
TBA

NARNIA:
Christian Liljegren: Vocals
CJ Grimmark: Guitars, backing vocals
Jonatan Samuelsson: Bass, backing vocals
Martin Härenstam: Keyboards
Andreas “Habo” Johansson: Drums

Today, Narnia releases ‘Ghost Town’ – The band’s ninth studio album

Press Release: Today, Narnia releases ‘Ghost Town’ – The band’s ninth studio album

 

Stockholm, Sweden. March 17th, 2023

Twenty-seven years into a career that continues to grow, Swedish metal band Narnia takes huge steps into an exciting chapter with the new album ’Ghost Town’. The seasoned five-some once again shows how to shape a masterpiece with this melodic metal future classic.

On the ninth studio album, ’Ghost Town’, Narnia has picked the icing on the cake from its vast catalog. You can’t simply label this album a neoclassic metal album or a power metal album, even though these elements are present. There are also parts that are progressive, modern, heavy, or just creatively different. But you can summarize by saying this is well-crafted piece of classic and melodic metal.

Co-founder, guitarist, and producer CJ Grimmark is the crucial architect of the band’s sound, and also its primary songwriter along with co-founder and lead singer Christian Liljegren and bassist Jonatan ”Jono” Samuelsson. Through well formulated lyrics and melodies created to enhance the music, the songwriting team has explored new modes of expression that are well represented in songs such as ’Thief’, with its dramatic arrangement, anxiety-laden, expressive imagery, and the progressive ’Modern Day Pharisees’, a song dealing with the subject of hypocrisy.

The title track, ’Ghost Town’, was first introduced to the cheering live-audience at Sweden Rock Festival 2022 and is now an obvious part of the set list with its bombastic four on the floor-pulse and sing along chorus. The heartbeat of Narnia, Andreas “Habo” Johansson, does a tremendous job behind the drums, and spares no energy.

Martin Härenstam and his keyboards have been given a large but tasteful space on the record, and range in sound from vintage synths to grand piano.

The record’s gem, ’Rebel’, with a nod to the band’s earliest influences, should appeal to longtime fans. But also, more immediate songs like the soon-to-be crowd pleasers ’Hold On’’Wake Up Call’, and ’Alive’’Descension’, on the other hand, is more progressive, but there is a constant and clear common thread throughout the entire production that ties it together brilliantly.

’Out of the Silence’ picks up where 2019’s ’The War That Tore the Land’ left off as the album’s only ballad. Featured by Saviour Machine’s frontman Eric Clayton, who reads the Lord’s prayer with his deep baritone operatic voice.

’Glory Daze’ is perhaps the album’s heaviest song, which also addresses one of today’s biggest problems: Stress and chasing the wind. Something that Liljegren himself experienced during a burnout.

– Different songs will appeal to different people lyrically, but we cover a variety of topics throughout the album, and I’m sure people will be able to relate to them, both musically and spiritually. Some of these songs stand out a bit from our previous repertoire, but without abandoning our historical influences. Liljegren explains and continues:

– This is an album with a positive message combined with bombastic music. You can’t have one without the other when it comes to Narnia. Liljegren concludes.

Lyrics that make you reflect combined with the broad musical breadth the band possesses, along with a solid production, is Narnia’s musical trademark which runs throughout the entire album.

If the latest studio album ’From Darkness to Light’ from 2019 marked the way, ’Ghost Town’ is a more than worthy sequel with a life of its own.

“Ghost Town” is produced by CJ Grimmark, mixed by the band”s sound engineer Viktor Stenquist, and mastered by Thomas Piec Johansson. It’s today, March 17th, 2023, available on all digital platforms, on CD, and on vinyl on in collaboration with Sound Pollution Distribution.

 

LINKS:
Album: https://orcd.co/n014
Video: https://youtu.be/l4Rf1On6EpI
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/narniatheband
(Website, EPK, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.)

TOUR DATES:

EUROPE
August 11: Villena, ES @ Leyendas del Rock

LATIN AMERICA
Featuring Rob Rock
September 16: Mexico, MX @ HDX Circus Bar
September 17: Guatemala, GT @ TBA
September 22: Belo Horizonte, BR @ Caverna Pub
September 23: São Paulo, BR @ Legends Music Bar
September 24: Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Agyto
September 26: Curitiba, BR @ Basement Cultural
September 27: Goiânia, BR @ Bolshoi Pub
September 29: Fortaleza, BR @ Hard Noise
September 30: Recife, BR @ Estelita

(More dates will be added!)

NARNIA:
Christian Liljegren: Vocals
CJ Grimmark: Guitars, backing vocals
Jonatan Samuelsson: Bass, backing vocals
Martin Härenstam: Keyboards
Andreas “Habo” Johansson: Drums