First ... the name ... "
W.E.T." is the acronym for the bands comprised of this sensational new project.
Introducing
Robert Såll, guitarrist of
Work of Art,
Erik Martensson of
Eclipse and
Jeff Scott Soto singer of
Talisman.
What do these three guys in common? They share the love for great Arena Rock Music, big melodic hooks, fiery guitars and of course the feel for magical melodies.
Why did these 3 individual come together? These artists all part of the
Frontiers Records family, who had of putting two of the most promising Swedish songwriting talents around (Såll and Martensson) together with one of the most entertaining and exciting singers that has graced World stages the past few years: a force who's worked with
Yngwie J. Malmsteen,
Axel Rudi Pell,
Soul SirkUS and of course US AOR legends,
Journey. When asked to comment on the songs the two talented Swedes has written,
Jeff Scott Soto said "
Quite simply, this is the Journey album that could have been had I continued with them!".
Enough about the who and the why, what counts most is ... how GOOD is the album really? The answer is 13 songs that melt together with eae, influenced by
Journey,
Talisman,
Whitesnake and
Giant in a grandiose sound with a contemporany production and arrangement that is as current as the Top 10 artist around the World!
With a little help from friends such as
Miqael Persson (songwriting),
Magnus Henriksson (songwriting and guitars) and
Robban Back on drums.
W.E.T.'s debut album is served hot and ready for the release.
To compliment the CD is a DVD including 3 music videos for the songs
One Love,
Brothers in Arms and
Comes Down Like Rain and an EPK video interview with the guys.
Appering in the videos are members of all 3 bands listed above (including recently deceased
Talisman bassist
Marcel Jacob), respectfully comprising one,
W.E.T.!
Want to hear trailer, One Love video, bio and audio samples from One Love, Brothers in Arms and Comes Down Like Rain, please go to Frontiers W.E.T. promo