Planet Alliance – new super group on Metal Heaven!
Planet Alliance is a project-band where several respected, high class musicians were carefully selected in order to participate in the line-up. The musical direction is melodic hard rock/metal with strong hooklines. Mike Andersson (Cloudscape) and Magnus Karlsson (Last Tribe, Starbreaker, Allen/Lande) started to compose songs for Planet Alliance in early 2005. Bob Daisley (Gary Moore, ex Ozzy Osbourne) and Janne Stark (Locomotive Breath, Overdrive) were also invited to contribute with songs in order to complete the setlist. The full line-up is: Micael Andersson (Cloudscape) – Vocals/Keyboards; Magnus Karlsson (Last Tribe, Starbreaker) – Guitar/Keyboards; Bob Daisley (ex Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore) – Bass; Magnus Rosйn (Hammerfall) – Bass; Anders Johansson (ex Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Hammerfall) – Drums; Jaime Salazar (Last Tribe, ex Flower Kings) – Drums; Janne Stark (Locomotive Breath, Overdrive) – Guitar; Carl-Johan Grimmark (Narnia, Rob Rock) – Guitar; Mattias "IA" Eklundh (Freak Kitchen, ex Fate) – guest guitar solos.
The album was produced by Anders Theo Theander at RoastingHouse Studios and will be released in Summer 2006.