The Album [CD]

A symphony orchestra. Composers from the world of metal. A wild conductor. A truly unique soloist. Attitude and talent. An album and a live show. This is Bright & Black with Eicca Toppinen, Kristjan Järvi and Baltic Sea Philharmonic.

Metal and orchestral music, two parallel worlds, finally collide and a sound never heard before is created. In an unprecedented move, the world of metal merges with the world of the orchestra, with authors rooted in the metal scene composing directly for the orchestra, giving it a whole new set of colors to create a series of new sounds. With a bang.

The compositions performed by the Baltic Sea Philharmonic under the baton of Kristjan Järvi and soloist Eicca Toppinen are by Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica), Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth), Erik Danielsson (Watain), Nico Elgstrand (Entombed AD), Tomas Haake/Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah), Jacob Hellner and Kristjan Järvi.

The full Dolby Atmos production of the album project was recorded in the Estonian National Radio studio in Tallinn in the fall of 2022. Produced by Jacob Hellner. Performed by Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Conductor: Kristjan Järvi. Orchestrations by Jonny Abraham. Mixed in Stockholm by Jacob Hellner and Stefan Glaumann.