Frontiers Music [Release date : 28.03.25]

The name of Swedish “supergroup”, Ginevra has its origins in the Celtic, Norman and Italian languages. Sources seem to settle on “White Phantom” as its meaning.

This is the band’s second album.
The band: Kristian (Seventh Crystal) Fyhr, Magnus (Primal Fear) Karlsson, Magnus (Nordic Union) Ulfstedt and Jimmy (HEAT) Johansson.

The debut, We Belong To The Stars, opened to considerable acclaim. “Supergroups” don’t always live up to their billing.

The dynamics of the much more modern sounding (than we’re used to) of ‘Lightning Roses’ (the first teaser trailer), coming early in the album, catches us off guard. It’s marked by a busy, bustling arrangement, compressed vocals, and one of Karlsson’s spine tingling orchestrations. It’s an electrifying formula that will soon surely become a key component of the band’s collective vocabulary.

Fyhr : it tells a story about fighting inner demons— losing yourself to something uncontrollably while pretending it will all go away.

‘Let Freedom Ring’ and ‘Echoes Of The The Lonely’, two rock hymns acclaiming the value of commitment and staying power, often in the face of enormous adversity, run parallel to that lyrical theme.

Opener, ‘Moonlight’ needs no encouragement to wade out into the Power Metal genre’s fast flowing waters.

‘True North’ strays back into anthemic Heavy Rock territory. Tough, heroic rock music, matching Fyhr’s expressive, hyper-energetic vocals with Karlsson’s biting, stinging axework. Superb stuff.

‘Beat The Devil’s opening 12 string jangle is soon overwhelmed by armour plated riffs and belting beats. Like so many tracks here – ‘Samurai’, and ‘Higher’ are two more obvious examples – it’s a call to arms. All of them underpinned by a tight, solid mix of symphonic and power metal orchestration, tough as teak guitar riffery and a piercing, convincing vocal from Fhyr, soaring above it all.

To quote Mark Mynett, producer and touring musician with Helloween and Running Wild. Senior UK lecturer in music technology and production.
It’s not about being the fastest and the heaviest. It is about sounding powerful with a lot of energy and powerful vocal performances.

This band lives up to its billing. ****

Review by Brian McGowan

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