Johan Steensland · Vol. 22025
Duality
A writer researching the minds of psychopaths and killers in a lonely cabin is hit by a car on the way to a publisher. Five days later he wakes in a hospital, with no memory of who he is.
Who is this man? What does his past hide?
Listen
Twelve songs, two acts.
Act 1 · Confusion
- 1Fragments
- 2They believe that I’m kind
- 3Only good men
- 4The Shredded Suit
- 5A perfect lie
- 6An ordinary man
- 7Let me in!
Act 2 · Attraction
- 8Walking in a straight line
- 9Black Sea
- 10The Dr. Dorian Dance
- 11What would you give?
- 12Here and now
What the reviewers say
5 / 5
“He is never just a composer or performer — he is an author, a narrator, and sometimes even a psychologist of his own characters.”
4.5 / 5
“Fans of melodic rock operas with wonderful performances will surely love this.”
8 / 10
“Composition, music and production of a very high class. I am truly impressed!”
In print
“Due to both drama and groove, Duality hereby enters the fight for this year’s prog rock gold.”
The CD
A six-panel digipak with the tracklist, the credits and the story.
Duality · CD · 159 SEK.
Duality · the story
The story
The opening of the story. The whole story, with the lyrics, has its own page.
01Eddie
Aspiring fiction-writer Eddie Areola was isolated in his father’s cabin deep into the woods. It was here, in the vast rural area called Upper Kemp, that he could be truly creative. At only twenty-nine, Eddie was known to his few friends as “Mr. Serious”.
Music videos
Two songs from the album.
Interviews
- ever-metal.comEMQs with Johan Steensland
- Jean-Guillaume LanuqueJohan Steensland interview
- Via NoturnaJohan Steensland interview
Credits
- All instrumentsJohan Steensland
- GuitarPer Nilsson (4, 5, 6, 10)
- PianoIngemar Brandt (3)
- Fretless bass (9) and vocals (2)Owe Eriksson
- FluteTure Trygger (3, 12)
- VocalsAleena Gibson
- Cover artPeter Lazar
- LayoutKen Sandin