Universe Infinity – Start Give All Your Love (Official)

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The story of a band called Universe started back in 1982, in Sweden, when melodic hard rock ruled the streets and air waves.

Universe was a band that consisted of members of different local groups. After the necessary line-up adds, they played diligently for a couple of years all over Sweden, opening for Nazareth, among many other gigs. In 1985, the band released its self-titled debut album with songs like “Rollin’ On“, “Stories from the Old Days“, and “Strong Vibrations“.

But, as so many bands back then, Universe decided to split-up in 1988 and each member took separate ways. In 2002, all the members met up together for the first time in 14 years. They immediately knew that they wanted to play again, and were convinced that the old material still had potential.

The first thing that Universe changed was the singer. They found the right guy in the face of Andreas Eklund (ex-House Of Shakira) and the second thing was to change the name of the band to Universe Infinity. The result of all the above mentioned things is a brand new record with the title “Rock Is Alive” .

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My first impressions after listening to “Rock Is Alive” is that we are dealing with an excellent album that is filled-up with the glory sound of the mid-80’s melodic hard rock scene. Yes, “Rock Is Alive” is that good!! Bands such as Europe, Whitesnake, Y.J. Malmsteen, Snakes In Paradise and Treat are some of the influences that someone can hear in this amazing album. As you can all assume here we are talking about a melodic hard rock opus that features great harmonies, big melodies, edgy guitars, powerful vocals and an overall ‘punchier’ sound that grabbed me at once!

The first couple of songs that opens “Rock Is Alive“, ‘Start Give All Your Love‘ and ‘Catch Of My Life‘, are some of the best melodic hard rock stuff you will hear this year (…so far). Punchy hard rock with melodies to die for and choruses to sing-a-long!! The musicianship is tight and Eklund’s vocals are top notch. Do you want more? Then check out also the Whitesnake-esque “Company’s Coming“, the heavier “Red Submarines“, the anthemic “Rock Is Alive” and “We Were Just Dancing” turn on the volume and enjoy this gem of an album!!!

ROCK IS ALIVE!!!! Thumbs up for Universe Infinity and their breathtaking new record that shows the way and shouts loud that ROCK IS ALIVE!!!!

This is the first video Clip from UNIVERSE INFINITY for the track “Start Give All Your Love” from the album “Rock Is Alive” which will be released on April 13th, 2018 on Pride & Joy Music!

Video director: Mats Vassfjord

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UNIVERSE started in 1982 in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, where hard rock ruled the streets. The members hailed from several different local bands. After leaving the band Moon, lead guitarist Michael Kling, who founded the band WC in the late 70’s with John Norum, became one of UNIVERSE’s founding members. Bassist Hasse Hagman, who played in Joey Tempest’s first band, along with drummer Anders Wetterström and guitarist Per Nilsson, all came from the band Twilight. Once UNIVERSE got their hands on keyboard player Fredrik Kriström and singer Kjell Wallen, the band was complete. They played diligently for a couple of years all over Sweden, opening for Nazareth, among many other gigs. In 1985, the band released its self-titled debut album with songs like “Rollin’ On”, “Stories from the Old Days”, and “Strong Vibrations”. In 1986, Kjell Wallen left the band on good terms following creative differences and was subsequently replaced by Janne Åström. With Janne as the new frontman, the band focused fully on a follow-up to their debut album. Several demos were recorded but never ended up in the right hands. The band dissolved in early 1988 and then had a short reunion for a final show in the ice hall in Upplands Väsby later that year. The band members went their separate ways, each showing up here and there in different contexts with connections to music. Everyone maintained occasional contact and eventually Per Nilsson reached out to the others to see if they were interested in playing together again. In 2002, all the members met up together for the first time in 14 years. They immediately knew they wanted to play again, and became convinced that the old material still had potential. Everyone agreed that a new album had to be released, but also that they were being pulled in different directions. For several years they kept continuous contact, waiting for the time when recording an album became inevitable. At first, UNIVERSE lacked a singer, but suddenly one day he was just there. Andreas Eklund (ex-House Of Shakira) became the new front man, his narrative lyrics and tasteful melodies opening the door to another dimension, so the band could take a bigger step into the galaxy. Now, finally, UNIVERSE is back as UNIVERSE INFINITY with “Rock Is Alive”, a powerful album that is a tribute to the music of the 70’s and 80’s, and to their youth in Upplands Väsby. “Rock Is Alive” was produced by Michael Kling and Per Nilsson at Kling Studios, and mixed and mastered by Stefan Helleblad; drums were recorded in Standstraight Studio One Scandinavia. The artwork was created by Sylvain Lucchina at Razor Images. Line-Up: Michael Kling – Lead Guitar; Andreas Eklund – Vocals; Hasse Hagman – Bass; Freddy Kriström – Keyboard; Anders Wetterström – Drums; Per Nilsson – Guitar