''Free Fall'' is the first full-length studio album by

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heavy metal

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, multi-instrumentalist and

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Magnus Karlsson. It was released under the project name ''Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall'' on June 11, 2013 in North America and June 14 in Europe by Frontiers Records and features many guest singers who worked with Magnus on his many previous projects, including

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Allen (one of the singers of the duo

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), Ralf Scheepers (vocalist of

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, Magnus current band), Tony Harnell (who worked with Magnus in the band Starbreaker), Rickard Bengtsson (former bandmate from Last Tribe),

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(who worked with Magnus in the project The Codex), Mike Andersson (who worked with Magnus in the project Planet Alliance) and some other famous friends like

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(

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), Rick Altzi ( At Vance, Masterplan) and Herman Saming (

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). Magnus also sings three tracks on the album himself and Daniel Flores (who also worked with Magnus in the project The Codex) recorded the drums.

Track listing

Personnel

* Magnus Karlsson - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards & Producer, Backing vocals, Lead vocals on tracks 3, 8, 12 & 13 * Daniel Flores - Drums, Mixing Guests Singers * Russell Allen ( Symphony X,

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, Adrenaline Mob) - lead vocals on track 1 * Ralf Scheepers (

, ex-

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) - lead vocals on track 2 * Tony Harnell ( TNT, Starbreaker, Westworld) - lead vocals on track 4 *

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( At Vance, Masterplan, ex- Thunderstone) - lead vocals on track 5 *

(

, ex-

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) - lead vocals on track 6 *

(The Codex, ex- Yngwie Malmsteen band, ex- Royal Hunt) - lead vocals on track 7 * Rickard Bengtsson ( Last Tribe) - lead vocals on track 9 * Herman Saming (

) - lead vocals on track 10 *

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( Planet Alliance, Cloudscape, Full Force) - lead vocals on track 11

References

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