Heart-shaped rock from Finland! The second album of Wake the Nations (WTN) is loaded with fresh AOR tracks containing a twist of the 80’s melodic hard rock.
Wake the Nations formed out of the idea from Risto Tuominen, what was to be a solo album in 2012 to record songs just for himself, the journey changed course with the help of musicians from band 'Human Temple'; Jorge Tojander, Gekko Granfors and Kalle Saarinen and musician/friend from previous band, (Villa Sucka') Tuomas Pelli.
They became ambitious in what felt to be an obvious vibe and evolved into an entity of its own.
It took a year to fine-tune the songs. When it was time to record the vocals, Risto wasn't confident enough to do it himself. So, he began to search for better singers.
In 2013, he found Estef Martinez (Insider) from Ecuador, Dado Topić (Time) from Croatia, Taage Laiho (Kilpi), and Nils Nordling (Silver Bullet). Janne Hurme and Krister Stenbom were invited also. In addition, Timo Pelander (Finlanders) played guitars and Jari Pailamo (King Company) keys on some tracks. ‘Sign of Heart’ was born in January 2015. The album got its way to the top-50 of the official Finnish chart in the first week after release.
The band did not have a fixed front man and they were not supposed to tour anyway. But as a one-time-occasion, they played at album release party, it became evident that WTN would continue playing for live audiences. Soon Krister joined the band and WTN hit bigger stages. Live performance in DBTL festival 2015 was a turning point: WTN opened for Sunrise Avenue and got some international interest after their show.
Ever since, the band have been playing numerous gigs: for instance, they have toured Germany numerous times and supported Swedish metal act Dynazty during their ‘Titanic Mass’ tour in Finland. These guys are known not only for their music, but also energetic and positive attitude which is present on and off stage.
During the years 2016-2018, WTN wrote and recorded material for ‘Heartrock’. It was in co-operation with some of the best melodic hard rock professionals in Scandinavia, including gurus such as Sören Kronqvist (Joe-Lynn Turner/One Desire) and Thomas Wikström (Therion). Mixing and mastering was conducted by the almighty Erik Mårtensson (Eclipse/W.E.T.) and producers include Ilkka Wirtanen (Reckless Love/The Nights).
The end result being a solid yet diverse melodic AOR album with stadium rock sounds, a hint of the 80’s, and interesting stories of life and love.
Links to Wake The Nations
Website: www.wakethenations.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wakethenations
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WakeTNations
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