Heart Healer (album)
Heart Healer (full title: Heart Healer: the Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson) is the first studio album by metal opera project Heart Healer, formed by Swedish multi-instrumentalist Magnus Karlsson, released on 12 March 2021 via Frontiers Records.[2][3][4]
| Heart Healer | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 12 March 2021 |
| Length | 63:48[1] |
| Label | Frontiers Records |
The invited singers were:
- Adrienne Cowan (Seven Spires, Sascha Paeth's Masters of Ceremony, Avantasia, Winds of Plague)
- Ailyn (Her Chariot Awaits, ex-Sirenia)
- Anette Olzon (The Dark Element, ex-Nightwish)
- Margarita Monet (Edge of Paradise)
- Netta Laurenne (Smackbound, Laurenne/Louhimo)
- Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast, Laurenne/Louhimo)
- Youmna Jreissati (Ostura)[2][3][4]
The album's plot follows the title character (performed by Cowan) after she wakes up with no memory and with the ability to heal people with the touch of her bare hands, though that comes at the gradual cost of her own strength. As the story progresses, she meets people willing to help her, use her powers or hunt her.[2][3]
The album has been released on CD, color vinyl and digital formats.[3] On 25 January 2021, a video for "Into the Unknown" was released.[2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Vocalist(s)[2][3] | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Awake" | Adrienne Cowan | 7:41 |
| 2. | "Come out of the Shadows" | Youmna Jreissati, Netta Laurenne, Margarita Monet | 6:05 |
| 3. | "Who Can Stand All Alone" | Anette Olzon, Cowan | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Back to Life" | Monet, Cowan, Ailyn Gimenez | 5:37 |
| 5. | "Into the Unknown" | Noora Louhimo | 7:21 |
| 6. | "When the Fire Burns Out" | Laurenne, Jreissati, Gimenez | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Evil's Around the Corner" | Louhimo, Cowan | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Mesmerized" | Olzon | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Weaker" | Cowan | 6:40 |
| 10. | "This is Not the End" | Cowan, Gimenez, Jreissati, Laurenne, Louhimo, Monet, Olzon | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 63:48[1] | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "When the Fire Burns Out" (Orchestra Remix) | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 66:08 | |
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 47 |
Personnel
Per source[3]
- Magnus Karlsson - guitar, bass, keyboards
- Anders Köllerfors - drums
- Daniel Tengberg - cello
- Erika Sävström Engman - violin
Vocalists
- Adrienne Cowan (Seven Spires, Light & Shade, Masters of Ceremony, Winds of Plague, Avantasia (Live))
- Ailyn Gimenez (Trail of Tears, Her Chariot Awaits, Ex-Sirenia)
- Youmna Jreissati (Ostura)
- Netta Laurenne (Smackbound, Laurenne/Louhimo)
- Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast, Laurenne/Louhimo, Noora Louhimo Experience)
- Margarita Monet (Edge of Paradise)
- Anette Olzon (Anette Olzon, Allen/Olzon, The Dark Element, Alyson Avenue, Ex-Nightwish)
References
- "The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson". Amazon Music. Amazon. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "MAGNUS KARLSSON's HEART HEALER To Release Debut Album In March; "Into The Unknown" Video Feat. NOORA LOUHIMO + "Meet The Singers" Videos". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Petro, Larry (27 January 2021). "MAGNUS KARLSSON Announces New Project HEART HEALER, An Epic Metal Opera". KNAC. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Bauer, Simon (16 December 2020). "PRIMAL FEAR - Gitarrist Magnus Karlsson veröffentlicht Debüt-Album mit Heart Healer im März". Rock Hard (in German). Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "「The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson / ザ・メタル・オペラ・バイ・マグナス・カールソン」|MARQUEE". マーキー・インコーポレイテッド | MARQUEE INC. (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Swisscharts.com – Musical / Magnus Karlsson – Heart Healer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2021.