Silver Mountain

Often overlooked within the evolutionary procedure for what would become referred to as neo-classical rock, Sweden’s Silver Mountain are among the great Scandinavian cult bands from the 1980s. Called for the popular music by Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Metallic Mountain was initially put together in 1978 by vocalist/guitarist Jonas Hansson, guitarist Morgan Alm, bassist Ingemar Stenquist and drummer Marten Hedener; but this lineup will be short-lived, splintering after releasing just one single unsuccessful single known as “Guy of No Present Living” another year. Numerous regional music artists sifted through their rates from then on (including, it is stated, future acoustic guitar hero Yngwie Malmsteen), and it wasn’t until past due 1982 a fresh record offer was finally struck with lately launched Dutch self-employed label Roadrunner Information. At that time, a semi-stable foursome comprising Hansson, bassist Per Stadin, keyboardist Jens Johansson and his drummer sibling Anders Johansson, have been playing collectively for nearly 2 yrs, and the producing chemistry was obviously revealed from the band’s 1983 recording, the right now underground traditional Shakin’ Brains. Efficiently re-igniting the combustible union of metallic and traditional music where their unique inspiration, Rainbow, experienced slacked off, Metallic Mountain’s debut received rave evaluations in most rock magazines and guaranteed great what to come. Even though Jens and Anders Johansson all of a sudden decamped to become listed on Malmsteen’s nascent single band the next year (ironically plenty of, they helped him audio more like Sterling silver Mountain than some of his latest exploits), Hansson and Stadin just rehired unique drummer Hedener and, in a far more amazing move, drafted a full-time vocalist and frontman in Christer Mentzer. Alongside program keyboardist Erik Björn Nielsen, this lineup quickly documented 1984’s Universe to considerably smaller sized acclaim (way more than the latest defections, the consensus was that it had been just rushed) — except in Japan, where hysterical response in fact resulted in 1985’s Hibiya — Reside in Japan recording. Unfortunately, internal complications would soon occur once again, as well as the Metallic Mountain in charge of 1988’s last-gasp work, the disappointingly drab AOR-dominated Roses and Champagne, included yet another group of fresh users in Johan Dahlstrom (vocals) and Kjell Gustavsson (drums). Metallic Mountain folded soon thereafter, with Hansson keeping occupied through the entire 1990s like a sometime soundtrack composer and his personal Jonas Hansson Music group. After that, in 2001, all members from the group’s “traditional” Shakin’ Brains made a decision to reconvene, reverse the time clock, and record the not-surprisingly entitled Breakin’ Stores LP for previous time’s sake. The reserve seems to have shut on Sterling silver Mountain’s career pursuing that release, nevertheless, but its several members still stay active in several other musical tasks, so you hardly ever know.