''Atomic Winter'' is the Swedish
heavy metal band
Destiny
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Fate
Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...
's second studio album. It was released in September 1988 on both vinyl and CD.
The album contains a re-recording of the song "Spellbreaker" from the previous album ''
Beyond All Sense''. The album cover was painted by
Derek Riggs
Derek Riggs (born 13 February 1958) is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie (mascot), Eddie".
Career
Born in Portsmouth, England, Riggs is a self-taught artist, both in his traditional pai ...
, of
Iron Maiden
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fame.
Reception
The album plunged into obscurity, despite positive responses from reviewers. "I won't waste space with their history, since I need all the space to praise them", a fanzine reviewer wrote. Paul Miller of ''
Kerrang!
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'' claimed that "Quality of this sort his hard to find" and gave Atomic Winter KKKK½.
Domestic reviews were also favourable: "Without doubt one of the most interesting bands" was Tore Lund's verdict on the tabloid ''
GT'' , whereas Fia Persson of ''
Expressen
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The newspaper awards the cultu ...
'' found the album to be "surprisingly fast and good".
Track listing
#"Bermuda" ''
(Floyd Konstantin, Zenny Gram, Jörgen Pettersson)'' - 4:15
#"Who Am I" ''
(Konstantin, Gram)'' - 3:40
#"Spellbreaker" ''
(Magnus Österman)'' - 3:55
#"Beware" ''
(Konstantin, Gram, Pettersson)'' - 4:49
#"Religion" ''
(Stefan Björnshög, Gram, Pettersson)'' - 5:25
#"The Extreme Unction" ''
(Petterson, Håkan Ring)'' - 2:48
#"Dark Heroes" ''
(Gram, Pettersson)'' - 6:38
#"Living Dead" ''
(Björnshög, Gram)'' - 3:20
#"Atomic Winter" ''
(Konstantin, Gram)'' - 8:09
Personnel
Band members
*Zenny Gram (formerly Hansson) - lead and backing vocals
*Stefan Björnshög - bass, backing vocals
*Floyd Konstantin - guitar
*Jörgen Pettersson - guitar
*Peter Lundgren - drums
Additional musicians
*
Henryk Lipp
Henryk Lipp is a Polish-born Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Beginnings
He started his musical career in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Swedish band Extra alongside Anne-Lie Rydé, among other ...
- keyboards
*Pär Edwardsson, Thomas Eriksson - backing vocals
References
1988 albums
Destiny (band) albums
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