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Photo: Suada Wahlner.
SWEDEN ROCK JUNE 8
A FANTASTIC AUDIENCE, A MAGIC EVENING
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Our very first show in Sweden since 1985. At 08:30 pm we started of with “Heavy Metal Angels”. Finally, finally we met our home audience. And a lot of friends from other countries were there to share this moment with us. It felt like we were a large family, a Heavy Metal Family having a gathering for true metal.

Ragne: “When I heard the audience calling our name in the warm summer evening, I felt happiness beyond comprehension – enjoyed every single moment”.
(a collage) Photos: L.A.Photo.


“We have the power, ooh, of thunder
We can change the world together.”

Heavy Metal Angels, they were everywhere to be found. (We were told that 35.000 tickets were sold for each day.)


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“There’s a fire in his eyes,
he can make you burn.
From the dead
he´ll make you return.

Sell your soul for gold
Do as you are told.
Run With the Devil.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“We are the Heavy Metal Warriors.
Stand up! - Get up!
For Heavy Metal Heaven tonight.”

The third song was “Heavy Metal Heaven”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



Torbjörn: “I am a heavy metal warrior.
Our music is hard, tough and rough.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“His heart of stone
Sword of steel
He's changing all the world.”

“The King”, number four on the sertlist.


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“The Guitar is My Sword”,
we played an extended version that we also aim to include as a bonus track on the rerelease of Death Or Glory.
Ragne: “On this song I use my Wahlgaard to reach the notes I long for.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“Might for Right
I´m stronger, I´m harder, I´m steel.”

Number six this evening.


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“I'm breaking the frame,
got to headbang to stay sane.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“Might for Right,
I´m a free man
I´m ready to fight.”

Niclas: “Yes, this is were I belong.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“Dark Nights”, one of our favourites with Eddy, number seven.

Photo: L.A.Photo.



In the chorus of Dark Nights” we joined forces.

Photo: Thomas Brock.


“We had to go to sea
For a task that´s seald
For the treasure of life.

Fight good and fight hard
On the battlefield
Yes life is an endless strife.

We are the Walhalla Warriors
we´re gonna sail for ever and more.”

Number eight this night. A song from the next album, aimed to be released in 2019.


Photo: L.A.Photo.



Thodoris Vogiatzis the bass player of the Greek Heavy Load tribute band Heathens from the North, did an excellent job on “Walhalla Warriors” and “Lionheart”
(Thodoris, Manolis Karazeris and the other guys in Heathens from the North played an important part in us coming back.)


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“On this journey of life
our deeds are free from sin.”


Photo: Peter “Tintin” Jörgensen.



“Back to sea Walhalla Warriors
Sail on, sail on.”


Photo: Thanner Manfred.



“And their souls keep calling
all through the night”

“Lionheart.” was the ninth song this night.


Photo: L.A.Photo.



“We are the puppets of preachers
We are mere dogs on leashes
And, where there’s power there is greed
and people bound to bleed to fill the need.”


Photo: L.A.Photo.



In Lionheart; using the top notes to play my heart out.
Read more about my new guitar, my Wahlgaard >>


Photo: L.A.Photo.



Torbjörn: “The audience was truly amazing.”

Photo: L.A.Photo.



Niclas: “I love this and I want more and more.”

Photo: L.A.Photo.


”Bleeding Streets.
Revenge of the living dead.
Vengeance is boiling inside of my head.”


Photo: Suada Wahlner.
Ragne: We met our home audience and that is always special, I was truly touched. This night was amazing and we made many new friends. In the crowd I saw many friends from Up the Hammers and Keep it True and it made me happy, honoured and proud. These two shows were also magic, each in its own way.

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