Frontiers Music slr is excited to announce “Crossfire”, the brand new studio album from Issa, the popular melodic rock Norwegian singer, which will be released on the label on February 20th in Europe and February 24th, 2015 in NorthAmerica.
This new release heads in a classic Melodic Rock / AOR musical direction with huge vocals, layers of keyboards and tons of guitars! Think Roxette Official meets Romeo's Daughter melted with 80s Heart with modern production and you'll have an idea of what you are in for.
The album was produced by John Greatwood along with Vega ivory-tinkler James Martin. Sessions started in early 2013 with a bunch of songs Issa had co-written or demoed in the Martin Brothers songwriting sessions
Issa says: “After 5 years of working together with Tom and James, we had come up with a collection of songs I had to keep for myself”. One song in particular sees Issa teaming up with FM vocalist Steve Overland on the dramatic ballad “Raintown”. “This was a dream come true for me”, tells the Norwegian chanteuse. “Steve Overland is probably my favorite male singer and to get him on board was a true honor, his voice suits the song perfectly, wait till you hear this one”!
Other guest musicians stepped up when asked upon to perform solo's include: Daniel Palmqvist (Xorigin), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline), Steve Newman (Newman), Robert Sall (Work Of Art), Daniel Johansson (Degreed), Stephen Chesney. As well as powerhouse choir including Pete Newdeck (In Faith, Tainted Nation), Matt Black (Fahran) and Michael Kew (Vega).
Look out for the moody and slick “New Horizon”, the ballsy rocker “Electric Lights” and the spine tingling “Ghost Inside My Heart”, not forgetting the song with a million dollar chorus “Heartbeat”, plus the video track “Crossfire”. You can enjoy now the album EPK with an Issa interview and samples of new songs below.
Tracklist:
01. Crossfire
02. New Horizon
03. Raintown
04. Long Time Coming
05. Fight Fire With Rain
06. Heartbeat
07. Electric Lights
08. Ghost Inside My Heart
09. Red Lights
10. We Rise
11. Only You
Line-up:
Issa - vocals and bv's
James Martin – Keyboards
Tom Martin - bass and Guitars
Michael Cruise – Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/issasite
www.myspace.com/isabelloversveen
This new release heads in a classic Melodic Rock / AOR musical direction with huge vocals, layers of keyboards and tons of guitars! Think Roxette Official meets Romeo's Daughter melted with 80s Heart with modern production and you'll have an idea of what you are in for.
The album was produced by John Greatwood along with Vega ivory-tinkler James Martin. Sessions started in early 2013 with a bunch of songs Issa had co-written or demoed in the Martin Brothers songwriting sessions
Issa says: “After 5 years of working together with Tom and James, we had come up with a collection of songs I had to keep for myself”. One song in particular sees Issa teaming up with FM vocalist Steve Overland on the dramatic ballad “Raintown”. “This was a dream come true for me”, tells the Norwegian chanteuse. “Steve Overland is probably my favorite male singer and to get him on board was a true honor, his voice suits the song perfectly, wait till you hear this one”!
Other guest musicians stepped up when asked upon to perform solo's include: Daniel Palmqvist (Xorigin), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline), Steve Newman (Newman), Robert Sall (Work Of Art), Daniel Johansson (Degreed), Stephen Chesney. As well as powerhouse choir including Pete Newdeck (In Faith, Tainted Nation), Matt Black (Fahran) and Michael Kew (Vega).
Look out for the moody and slick “New Horizon”, the ballsy rocker “Electric Lights” and the spine tingling “Ghost Inside My Heart”, not forgetting the song with a million dollar chorus “Heartbeat”, plus the video track “Crossfire”. You can enjoy now the album EPK with an Issa interview and samples of new songs below.
Tracklist:
01. Crossfire
02. New Horizon
03. Raintown
04. Long Time Coming
05. Fight Fire With Rain
06. Heartbeat
07. Electric Lights
08. Ghost Inside My Heart
09. Red Lights
10. We Rise
11. Only You
Line-up:
Issa - vocals and bv's
James Martin – Keyboards
Tom Martin - bass and Guitars
Michael Cruise – Drums
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/issasite
www.myspace.com/isabelloversveen