Massive Circus Of Rock invites with debut album, “Come One, Come All”
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of Circus Of Rock’s debut album, “Come One, Come All” on August 6, 2021. Circus Of Rock is a new band, or rather a massive musical project, masterminded by drummer Mirka Rantanen (King Company).
“My musical influences in making “Come One, Come All” come from a mix of artists I’ve been exposed to over the years. My own bands which I’ve been involved in and, of course, my own musical idols. In music, I love more than anything classic melodic hard rock and that shows on this album. I wanted to make the kind of music I could stand behind completely. The intention was just to have fun with musicians I admire and have everybody perform great songs,” says Circus Of Rock mastermind Mirka Rantanen.
“As for the recording of the album, last summer we had all the songs and demos ready. I recorded the drums in early autumn and then everyone else did their part in different studios or at home during autumn and end of the year. Since the album has almost 40 musicians, it was a bit of a challenge to keep everything in order when it comes to sessions. Dozens of tracks could arrive to me on the same day. I worked closely with mixer Kimmo Ahola so that we both kept up to date with what was coming in, what had been transferred, etc. It was quite a job and I still have to tip my hat to Kimmo for putting this puzzle together,” continues Rantanen.
“Come One, Come All” has a killer line-up of singers and musicians, a full list of which you can see below. The amazing talents involved come from the likes of Amaranthe, Tyketto, Hardline, Nightwish, Leverage, and more, plus musicians from bands such as Stratovarius, Brother Firetribe, Masterplan, and others.
“A few years ago I started to think about recording a solo album; however, I didn’t want to do just a traditional solo album. That’s because people often think a solo album is mainly to allow the musicians to show off their fantastic skills and magnificent instruments, but I wanted to focus more on the great songs that don’t happen to have extra drum solos. I also wanted to include many fantastic colleagues with whom I have played over the years on this album, and in addition a couple of great guest singers. My intention is to get the album released in 2021, when I turn 50. And now this will happen thanks to the Frontiers label. The album will be a kind of milestone in my professional career, my long-term ‘dream that is finally coming true’ type of thing,” says Rantanen.
Singers on the album are:
Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot)
Elise Ryd (Amaranthe)
Johnny Gioeli ( Hardline )
Danny Vaughn (Tyketto )
Rick Altzi (Masterplan)
Jarkko Ahola, ( solo artist, ex-Teräsbetoni)
Antti Railio, ( TVOF-winner)
Pasi Rantanen ( Thunderstone, ex-King Company)
Marc Quee ( Esclavitud)
Riku Turunen ( Exlibris)
Kimmo Blom ( Leverage)
Tommi “Tuple” Salmela ( soloartist, Tarot)
Erik Kraemer ( Simulacrum)
Guitarists on the album are:
Roope Riihijärvi (Brother Firetribe)
Ade Manninen
Erkka Korhonen (Raskasta Joulua, Dark Sarah)
Antti Wirman (King Company)
Tuomas Wäinölä (Marko Hietala Band, Raskasta Joulua)
Sami Virtanen ( Strandberg Band, ex-Kotipelto Band)
Tonza Huovinen (Sentiment)
Keyboardplayers on the album are:
Piotr Sikora ( Exlibris, Leash Eye)
Christian Pulkkinen (Simulacrum, James La Brie etc.)
Jari Pailamo (King Company, Daimonic)
Heikki Neuvonen
Pete Eskola (Sentiment)
Bassplayers on the album are:
Lauri Porra (Stratovarius)
Jykä Sirainen ( Transworld Identity, Horsepower)
Erkki Silvennoinen ( Raskasta Joulua)
Jari Behm ( Stud)
Time Schleifer ( King Company)
Reijo Stenman (Mephistos Söhne)
Ville Sielunahjo (Sentiment)
Marko Pukkila ( Shadow Tribe, Altaria, Stargazery)
Riitis
Tracklist:
01. The Beat (Feat. Riku Turunen)
02. Desperate Cry (Feat. Johnny Gioeli)
03. Sheriff Of Ghost Town (Feat. Marco Hietala)
04. Never (Feat. Kimmo Blom)
05. In Times Of Despair (Feat. Elize Ryd)
06. Crossroads (Feat. Pasi Rantanen)
07. Caught In The Middle (Feat. Danny Vaughn)
08. Plywood Covered Windows And Crappy Shoes (Antti Railio)
09. Edge Of Love (Feat. Rick Altzi)
10. Set Me Free (Feat. Jarkko Ahola
11. Everafter (Feat. Tommi “Tuple” Salmela)
12. No Reason (Feat Marc Quee)
13. Tears Of The Clown (Feat. Erik Kraemer)
