by Teresa Hopkins

Swedish 80’s hard rock legends 220 VOLT are returning to the scene with 13 new tracks on Walking In Starlight, their latest album due for release via AOR Heaven (slated for September 26 in Europe and October 15 in Japan).  Anders Engberg (THERION, LIONS SHARE), who joined in late 2012, now handles lead vocals for his first full album with the band.  Founding members Thomas Drevin and Mats Karlsson (guitars) and Peter Hermansson (drums) complete the line-up.

Founded in 1979, 220 VOLT was among the top hard rock acts in Scandinavia during the 80’s, releasing five albums during 1983 to 1988.  Legendary producer Max Norman (OZZY, MEGADETH, Y&T) who mixed and produced Eye to Eye (their best selling album internationally) lent his expertise on 5 of the tracks for the upcoming album, along with producer Ronnie Björnström (guitarist from AEON).

Here’s a little something to get you charged up in the meantime—have a listen to “System Overload”, the single out now from Walking In Starlight:

Track Listing:

01.  Walking In Starlight
02.  System Overload
03.  Broken Promises
04.  Alive
05.  Blind
06.  Stranded
07.  Get Me Out
08.  The Waiting
09.  Through The Wastelands
10.  Burning Heart
11.  Take A Good Look
12.  One Good Reason
13.  Guiding Light

More information at http://220volt.se – https://www.facebook.com/220VoltOfficial

(Many thanks to Birgitt Schwanke of Germusica Promotion and Management for the tip!)