Release date
April 22, 2013
Memorial For A Wish is Nergard’s first full-length album, released in 2013. It features an impressive guest list that includes Ralf Scheepers, Michelle Luppi, Göran Edman, Mike Vescera, Nils K. Rue and many more. The album was mastered by the legend Jens Bogren.
The story of Memorial For A Wish is set to Dublin, Ireland, in 1890:
The young man Peter O’Donnell is arrested and wrongfully accused for a burglary which he did not commit. After a short trial he is sentenced to prison for twenty years. In desperation he is forced to leave his pregnant wife behind and live in solitude behind the prison walls. Twenty long years passes by and Peter is released from jail, only to find out that his beloved wife died many years ago while giving birth to their daughter. The friends he once had turn their backs on him and let him face the grief all alone. This eventually tears him apart. As the hands of sorrow and despair becomes too much to handle he ends up committing suicide.
Tracklist
- Twenty Years In Hell (9:12)
- A Question Of God (5:11)
- Is This Our Last Goodbye (6:32)
- Hell On Earth (5:11)
- An Everlasting Dreamscape (4:06)
- Nightfall (7:51)
- Angels (11:49)
- Requiem (14:51)
Credits
Mixed by Fred Amadeus Zakariassen. Mastered by Jens Bogren.
Andreas Nergård – Drums, percussion, bass, keyboards
Ralf Scheepers – Vocals on #8
Åge Sten Nilsen – Vocals on #3
Tony Mills – Vocals on #2
Göran Edman – Vocals on #3 and #8
Nils K. Rue – Vocals on #6
Mike Vescera – Vocals on #4
Michele Luppi – Vocals on #7
David Reece – Vocals on #7
Andi Kravljaca – Vocals on #1, #5, #6 and #7
Helge Engelke – Guitar solos on #3 and #6
Ole Martin Moe Thornæs – Vocals on #1, #7 and #8
Sunniva Unsgård – Vocals on #1, #7 and #8
Henrik Karlsvik – Rhythm and lead guitars
Ørjan Halsan – Rhythm and lead guitars
Tomas Nergård – Acoustic guitar on #7
Stig Nergård – Guitar solos on #7 and #4
Frode Vingelsgaard Strand – Guitar solo on #7
Anders Jordbekk – Guitar solo on #4
Andreas Midtlyng – Guitar solo on #5
Ruben Aksnes – Bass on #3 and #5
Eiliv Andreas Myren Ribe – Violin on #1, #3, #6 and #8
Craig Robin Furunes – Growl vocals on #4
Torstein Fosmo – Voice of the Judge on #1
Marit Kristine Lerfald Hoff – Voice on #8