Metal Will Stand Tall (album)
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Metal Will Stand Tall is a 2006 album by The Poodles
. The list of guest musicians and co-songwriters are like Holly Knight, Mats Leven
, Tommy Denader, Jonas Reingold and Marcel Jacob
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The Poodles
The Poodles are a glam metal/heavy metal band from Sweden.They are best known for their hits "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was played in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 2006....
. The list of guest musicians and co-songwriters are like Holly Knight, Mats Leven
Mats Levén
Mats Levén is a singer. His most notable recent collaborations have been with symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Krux.-Biography:...
, Tommy Denader, Jonas Reingold and Marcel Jacob
Marcel Jacob
Marcel Karl Jacob was a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Last Autumn's Dream.-Biography:In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen...
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Track listing
- "Echoes From the Past" – 4:10 (Jakob Samuel/Pontus NorgrenPontus NorgrenKarl Pontus Norgren is the current guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall and formerly played guitar for The Poodles.- Biography :...
/Chris Goldsmith) - "Metal Will Stand Tall!" – 3:21 (Samuel/Jonas ReingoldJonas ReingoldJonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...
) - "Night of Passion" – 2:59 (Robert Olausson/Sonja AldénSonja AldénSonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
/Matti Alfonzetti/Johan Lyander) - "Song for You" – 4:43 (Samuel)
- "Shadows" – 3:01 (Young/Aleena/Olausson)
- "Lie to Me" – 3:33 (Tommy DenanderTommy DenanderTommy Denander is a guitarist and producer.He has appeared on more than 2000 albums with artists such as: Michael jackson, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, BB King, Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, David Coverdale, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Toto, Fee Waybill, Richard Marx, Robin...
/Holly KnightHolly KnightHolly Knight is a songwriter, vocalist and musician of pop and rock music.- Biography :She was born in New York City and started playing classical piano as a young child. She soon became interested in rock music, and left home at about sixteen to pursue her dreams...
) - "Rockstar" – 3:22 (Anders Fästader/Göran Elmquist)
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" – 3:36 (Midge UreMidge UreJames "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
/Billy CurrieBilly CurrieBilly Currie is an English violist, violinist, pianist, keyboardist, and songwriter...
/Chris CrossChris CrossChris Cross is the bass guitarist in the band Ultravox.-Early years:Cross went to Belmont Secondary Modern School, William Forster Comprehensive...
/Warren CannWarren CannWarren Reginald Cann is a drummer and drum machine programmer, best known as a member of the British New Wave band Ultravox.-Early life:...
) - "Don't Give Up on Love" – 3:46 (Alfonzetti/Lyander)
- "Number One" – 3:14 (Fästader/Elmquist)
- "Kingdom of Heaven" – 3:12 (Samuel/Marcel JacobMarcel JacobMarcel Karl Jacob was a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Last Autumn's Dream.-Biography:In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen...
) - "Crying" – 3:54 (Young/Samuel)
- Dancing with Tears in My Eyes is an UltravoxUltravoxUltravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
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Personnel
- Jakob Samuel - lead vocals
- Pontus NorgrenPontus NorgrenKarl Pontus Norgren is the current guitarist of the Swedish power metal band HammerFall and formerly played guitar for The Poodles.- Biography :...
- guitars, backing vocals - Pontus Egberg - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Christian "Kicken" Lundqvist - drums
- Johan Lyander - keyboards, recording, mixing, producer, arrangements
- Matti Alfonzetti - backing vocals, recording, mixing, producer, arrangements
- Tess Merkel - vocals on "Metal Will Stand Tall"
- Jonas Nerbe Samuelsson - vocals on "Song for You"
- Anders Fästader - additional bass guitar on "Night of Passion"