Release dates:
Japan - 24 Dec. 2008
Europe - 26 Jan. 2009
BIO
Mikael Erlandsson, from Gothenburg, is one of the best singers/songwriters in Sweden today. He recorded four successful solo albums and after being supporting act to Tina Turner and Brian Ferry and after the participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Mikael decided he wanted to do something else.
His Japanese record company came up with the idea of putting him together with the fantastic guitar player Andy Malecek from the successfull German hard rock band Fair Warning for an album project.
Mikael and Andy were both hooked by the idea and a plan for the album began to grow.
Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Leven of Europe-fame were asked if they were interested to join, which they did and the band LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM comes to life!
Their self titled debut album (2004) resembles the best Scandinavian melodic rock heritage, but also adds a distinctive Fair Warning influence coming from Malecek guitar playing and songwriting.
The band loses 3/5's of their members due to the comeback of Europe. On their second effort "II" (2005) founders Mikael and Andy are joined by three great musicians to keep the dream alive: bassist Marcel Jacob (Talisman), drummer Jamie Borger (Talisman, Treat) and keyboarder Thomas Lassar (Crystal Blue). Thomas also took part as a songwriter, on the debut album.
The third chapter "Winter in Paradise" (2006) sees the confirmation of the previous line-up, except for Thomas, and proposes the combination of classic rock references with some more modern sound.
In their forth album entitled “Saturn Skyline” (2007), the band shows once again how to make it up there to the top bands of the genre.
Always in 2007, the band released their first greatest hits album "Impressions: The Very Best of LAD", an exclusive release for Japan.
During summer, the band sets off on a Japanese tour which confirms the big enthusiasm around this top class quartet.
On September 30, the band performs at the United Forces Of Rock festival at Rockfabrik (Ludwigsburg - Germany), alongside Joe Lynn Turner, Stan Bush,
White Wolf, Soul Doctor, Human Zoo and Danger Danger.
2008 sees the release of a double CD "The very best of LAD + Live in Germany". One disc contains the live recording from the “United Forces of Rock” festival in Ludwigsburg where the talented four-piece entertained a very enthusiastic audience with eight perfectly executed songs. The second disc is a “Best of” which offers plenty of great tunes that everyone would want to hear again and again. This package shortly anticipates their forthcoming fifth studio album, "Hunting Shadows", another top class album that outshines all they have done previously.
Now it's time to welcome their sixth studio album called "Dreamcatcher", released for the Japanese market on December 24, 2008 and sheduled to be out for Europe on January 26, 2009. It will surely suit the band's growing fanbase!
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Thanks guys for accepting my request!!<br />Dreamcatcher is surely the best album <br />of the year...and it's only March!!! :P<br />Ciao,<br />Filippo from Italy.
Hi guys and thanks for being our friends, Finally our recording sessions and mixing are done and our EP is ready now! If you want you can listen to the songs in our profile and tell us what you think about them! If you like our stuff say to your friends about us...Your support is very important! Thanks Cheers from Italy
Friday the 27th of February interview with MARTYR Friday the 6th of March interview with AUTUMN Check www.radiohw.nl/tnt for live stream.
Last Friday we did broadcast the KINGS-X INTERVIEW http://www.omroephw.nl/uitzendinggemist/listen.php?programid=73&item=200220092200
MY FAVORITE SCAR INTERVIEW http://www.omroephw.nl/uitzendinggemist/listen.php?programid=73&item=200220092300
And Friday the 13th of February we did broadcast the THE SORROW INTERVIEW http://www.omroephw.nl/uitzendinggemist/listen.php?programid=73&item=130220092200
2ND HOUR FRIDAY THE 13TH http://www.omroephw.nl/uitzendinggemist/listen.php?programid=73&item=130220092300
