THE ALBUM

INFO A symphony orchestra. Composers from the world of metal. A wild conductor. A truly unique soloist. Attitude and talent. An album and a live show. This is Bright & Black featuring Eicca Toppinen, Kristjan Järvi and Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Metal music and orchestral music, two worlds existing in parallel, finally clash and a sound not yet heard is born. In an unprecedented move, the world of metal will fuse with the world of the orchestra by having writers all rooted in the metal scene compose directly for the orchestra giving them a completely new set of colors to create a new set of sounds. With a bang. The compositions performed by Baltic Sea Philharmonic conducted by Kristjan Järvi with solist Eicca Toppinen are written by Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica), Fredrik A°kesson (Opeth), Erik Danielsson (Watain), Nico Elgstrand (Entombed AD), Tomas Haake/Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah), Jacob Hellner and Kristjan Järvi. The full scale Dolby Atmos album production of the project was recorded in the fall 2022 at the Estonian National Radio studio in Tallinn. Produced by Jacob Hellner. Performed by Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Conducted by Kristjan Jaõrvi. Orchestrations by Jonny Abraham. Mixed in Stockholm by Jacob Hellner and Stefan Glaumann. TRACKLIST A SIDE Nidhugg Bloodgrind Can™t Explain This B SIDE Collateral Damage The Secret Mounts of Misfortune C SIDE Armies of the Preposterous A World of Strange From Dust and Mud And Flesh and Blood D SIDE Midnite Son End of All