The video for the official Swedish team song for the 2013 World Championships Of Ice Hockey called ‘En För Alla För En’, performed by THE POODLES together with the Swedish hockey team Tre Kronor, can be viewed below:
The 2013 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships is the 77th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The championship will take place between sixteen teams from May 3rd to May 19th. Finland and Sweden will host the event with games being played in Helsinki and Stockholm.
In May 2013, the World Championships of Ice Hockey will be held in Stockholm, Sweden and THE POODLES have been tapped to come up with the official theme song for the Swedish team. But, they need your help. In collaboration with Aftonbladet, you can help them write the chorus to the song (in Swedish). Check out how it’s done at this location.
Back in September, The Poodles started writing material for a new album, “and it’s sounding awesome. Some really great stuff has been coming up already and there’ll be plenty more before we’re done, rest assure! The studio is booked for February next year and if everything goes according to plan we hope to have the new album out before summer.”
Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES will enter the studio in February 2013 to begin recording their fifth album for a tentative late spring release.
Commented the band: “It’s been way too long, I know. [We] hope you’ve missed us as much as we miss you.
“By now you probably think we have all quit, retired, moved to a small house in the countryside and are sitting on the porch sipping iced tea in a rocking chair all day long, but that’s not so. We’ve been keeping busy these last seven-eight months with all kinds of different stuff and we’ve enjoyed some well-earned time off as well!
“Last week we all got together again though, sat down, had a cold one and tried to figure out a plan for things to come. So, just to give you guys a quick update we have just started writing material for a new album and it’s sounding awesome. Some really great stuff has been coming up already and there’ll be plenty more before we’re done, rest assured!”
THE POODLES‘ fourth album, “Performocracy”, entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 1. Released on April 15, 2011 in Europe (May 5, 2011 in North America) via Frontiers Records, the CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort.
Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES have released the following statement:
“We regrettably have to inform you that we have been forced to cancel the ‘Performocracy’ European tour that was to take place in October and November this fall. Due to circumstances beyond our control, it is no longer possible for us to go ahead as planned. We are extremely disappointed by this, and the lost opportunity to meet our European fans.”
THE POODLES‘ fourth album, “Performocracy”, entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 1. Released on April 15 in Europe (May 5 in North America) via Frontiers Records, the CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort.
According to a press release, the “Performocracy” title is a combination of the words “performance” and “democracy,” meaning “the power of performance” or “rule by performance.” The album was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the CD.
“I think we have followed through on what we started with the last album, ‘Clash Of The Elements’,” explains singer Jakob Samuel. “Besides continuing to work with producer extraordinaire, Mats Valentin, we took a step further with some of the material that was hinted at on ‘Clash Of The Elements’. On ‘Performocracy’ there is a more epic and darker character to some of the songs that we wanted to explore in more detail. Having said this, we have definitely stayed with a lot of the signature melodic elements that are trademark of the band.”
“One important aspect of having a few releases in the bag is that you know more what you want as a band,” says bassist Pontus Egberg. “Someone once said that ‘if you want to dream big, you have to dream in great detail.’ To us this means that we take all the knowledge and experience that we have acquired from our previous efforts and use that to plan ahead and make our dreams bigger.”
As the album title suggests, performing songs live is the reason for what THE POODLES are as a band.
The “I Want It All” video can be viewed below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
“Performocracy”, the fourth album from Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES, has entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No. 1. Released on April 15 in Europe (May 5 in North America) via Frontiers Records, the CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort.
“I Want It All”, the new video from Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES, can be viewed below. The song coms off the band’s fourth album, “Performocracy”, which was released on April 15 in Europe (May 5 in North America) via Frontiers Records. The CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort. Source: Blabbermouth.net
A short trailer for “Performocracy”, the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES, can be viewed below. Due on April 15 in Europe (May 5 in North America) via Frontiers Records, the CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Video footage of Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES talking about their forthcoming fourth album, “Performocracy”, can be viewed below. Due on April 15 in Europe (May 5 in North America) via Frontiers Records, the CD was again produced by Mats Valentin, but this time Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH) mixed the 12 outstanding tracks that make up the effort. Source: Blabbermouth.net
“Cuts Like A Knife”, the new video from THE POODLES
Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES have completed work on their fourth album, “Performocracy”, for an April 15, 2011 release via Frontiers Records. The CD was produced by Mats Valentin and was mixed by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH).
“Performocracy” track listing.
01. I Want It All
02. Until Our Kingdom Falls
03. Father To A Son
04. I Believe In You
05. Cuts Like A Knife
06. As Time Is Passing By
07. Love Is All
08. Your Time Is Now
09. Action!
10. Bring Back The Night
11. Vampire’s Call
12. Into The Quiet Night
The first single from album is planned for release in late January 2011.
“We regrettably have to inform you that we have been forced to cancel the ‘Performocracy’ European tour that was to take place in October and November this fall. Due to circumstances beyond our control, it is no longer possible for us to go ahead as planned. We are extremely disappointed by this, and the lost opportunity to meet our European fans.”
