Royal Mess Nalle Pahlsson's Royal Mess

2015, This one is designed to kick some ass - a little Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys meets Kiss, meets Swedish melodic rock class. Nalle's name should be very familiar to fans of Scandinavian rock - just check the credits for such great acts as Treat, Last Autumn's Dream, Vindictiv and Therion. For more than three decades, Nalle Påhlsson has been one of Sweden's leading rock bassists. ROYAL MESS is an album where Nalle finally steps out as a lead singer, songwriter and versatile musician (providing rhythm guitars and keyboards, as well as bass). Inspired by his oldest brother's record collection, Nalle started playing guitar at an early age. At 10, he joined his first band, switching to bass guitar the following year. ROYAL MESS reflects a big part of Nalle's musical tastes. Crunchy riffs, high energy playing, and catchy melodies. Timeless and melodic hard rock/AOR, as opposed to metal. Elements of prog can be detected, too, but he has chosen to save most of that side for another time.