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W.E.T. To Release 'One Live – In Stockholm' CD/DVD In February


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Frontiers Records will release of W.E.T.'s 2CD/DVD "One Live - In Stockholm" on February 21 in Europe and February 24 in North America. On January 17, 2013, W.E.T. played an exclusive show at the Debaser Club in Stockholm, Sweden to celebrate the release of their sophomore album, "Rise Up". The show was promoted almost exclusively through a viral web campaign, so that night the faithful and energized crowd's fever for the band, featuring Robert Säll (the "W" from WORK OF ART), Erik Mårtensson (the "E" from ECLIPSE) and Jeff Scott Soto (the "T" from TALISMAN) was incredibly high (despite the cold Swedish winter being in full force). Fans flew in from all over the world and the venue was packed to the rafters when the band hit the stage with their driving number "Walk Away". W.E.T. showcased songs from the then forthcoming album "Rise Up" as well as from the critically acclaimed self-titled 2009 debut album. A truly exquisite performance, where the band played many fan favorites including two TALISMAN songs, as well as one song each from ECLIPSE and WORK OF ART. The ECLIPSE song was "Bleed & Scream" which was sung by Erik Mårtensson and the WORK OF ART song was "The Great Fall" where the band were joined by Lars Säfsund, lead singer of WORK OF ART. Jeff Scott Soto recalls: "For us, it was a magical night as much as a nervous one... We all have the experience of performing live to multitudes of people, the wisdom on how to take the show from A-Z but none of these items together as a new band. With that, you're witnessing something I know in 10-20 years time, we will all reflect upon as something special captured on film and recording as a moment in time we'll never forget." The show was filmed and recorded for a live CD/DV release, which also includes two unreleased bonus tracks, studio cuts taken from the "Rise Up" sessions. The resulting album "One Live - In Stockholm" captures a stunning performance and celebrates the birth of W.E.T. as a kick-ass live unit. "One Live - In Stockholm" track listing: CD1: 01. Walk Away 02. Learn To Live Again 03. Invincible 04. I'll Be There 05. Love Heals 06. Rise Up 07. Bleed & Scream 08. Bad Boy 09. Still Unbroken 10. Broken Wings 11. I'll Be Waiting CD2: 01. If I Fall 02. Shot 03. Comes Down Like Rain 04. The Great Fall 05. What You Want 06. Brothers In Arms 07. Mysterious 08. One Love 09. Poison (Numbing The Pain) (bonus studio track) 10. Bigger Than Both Of Us (bonus studio track) DVD: 01. Walk Away 02. Learn To Live Again 03. Invincible 04. I'll Be There 05. Love Heals 06. Rise Up 07. Bleed & Scream 08. Bad Boy 09. Still Unbroken 10. Broken Wings 11. I'll Be Waiting 12. If I Fall; Shot 13. Comes Down Like Rain 14. The Great Fall 15. What You Want 16. Brothers In Arms 17. Mysterious 18. One Love 19. Love Heals (bonus videoclip) 20. Learn to Live Again (bonus videoclip) A trailer can be seen below.

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