Shaping the Swedish melodic rock band Age Of Reflection was not something that happened overnight. On the contrary, it was the result of a two decade long process of waiting for the right opportunity and the right people. But then a life long dream finally came true when founder Carl Berglund (g) got together with old friend Jan Sk?rming (b) – a bandmate from several previous bands – to write songs shaped at its very core by 80s rock giants. These were songs with emotional harmonies from pure British AOR, with the power of American hard rock, sprinkled with hooks from the new era of Swedish melodic rock. You know those teenage dreams of rock bands we all have had at one point? The bands and the songs that never were, because of circumstances you couldn’t control. Well, this was now firmly within grasp. When Carl Berglund quit the industrial metal band ONEbyONE in 2013 (coincidently a band where he played with Jan Sk?rming), it became the spark to form his illusive AOR band. Equipped with tons of hard hitting melodic rock songs written, there were a few pieces of the puzzle still missing and after years of searching, those pieces turned out to be Jonas Nordquist (lg) and Lars Nygren (v). In May 2016 they picked four songs and published them onto Spotify, iTunes and a few other places with amazing reviews and response. In August 2016, the band signed a deal with AOR Heaven for a February 2017 release, and about that time they also added drummer Michael Sj?? (Seven Tears, ONEbyONE) to complete their band. The album was recorded in Studio Thinner, the band's own studio, in the spring of 2016 in the band's hometown of Vasteras, Sweden. The album is also produced by Age Of Reflection, but the mixing and the mastering are done by Erik M?rtensson, Blowout Productions (Eclipse, W.E.T.). Age Of Reflections has a multifaceted meaning. Partly so, it means that we’re living in a time where we need to stop and reflect on what the consequences of our actions will be, what will happen if we do not take care of our planet, but also the band reflects of what at one time created their interest in music and they want to recreate the same feeling. Last but not least, the first letters of the bands name is also what we love and want to pass on, AOR. Right now the band is ready to spread their music worldwide and is certainly looking forward to see you on the arenas.
