Worlds Apart (Allen/Olzon album)

Worlds Apart is a collaborative album by American singer Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Allen-Lande) and Swedish singer Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) under the moniker Allen/Olzon. It was released through Frontiers Records on 6 March 2020.[2][3]

Worlds Apart
Studio album by Allen/Olzon
Released	6 March 2020
Genre	Power metal
Length	56:01[1]
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Magnus Karlsson
"Allen/___" chronology
The Great Divide (as Allen-Lande) (2014) Worlds Apart (2020)
Russell Allen chronology
We the People (w/ Adrenaline Mob) (2017) Worlds Apart (2020)
Anette Olzon chronology
Songs the Night Sings (w/ The Dark Element) (2019) Worlds Apart (2020)

In 2019, Norwegian singer Jørn Lande announced that there would be no more Allen/Lande albums, citing his own lack of enthusiasm.[4] Russell Allen then went forward with this new collaboration with Olzon, which was announced on 19 December 2019.[5]

The first song to be released was the title track, on 17 January 2020.[6] Later, on 18 February, "Never Die" was streamed.[7] On the same day as the album's release, Frontiers streamed the song "What If I Live".[2] Finally, on 27 March, a lyric video for "I'll Never Leave You" was released.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Magnus Karlsson[5].

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Never Die"	Russell Allen	5:47
2.	"Worlds Apart"	Allen, Anette Olzon	4:24
3.	"I'll Never Leave You"	Olzon	4:51
4.	"What If I Live"	Allen, Olzon	5:35
5.	"Lost Soul"	Allen	5:10
6.	"No Sign of Life"	Allen, Olzon	4:25
7.	"One More Chance"	Olzon	4:41
8.	"My Enemy"	Allen, Olzon	4:54
9.	"Who You Really Are"	Allen	4:42
10.	"Cold Inside"	Olzon	5:40
11.	"Who's Gonna Stop Me Now"	Allen, Olzon	5:52
Total length:			56:01[1]

Personnel

• Russell Allen - lead and backing vocals
• Anette Olzon - lead and backing vocals
• Magnus Karlsson - guitars, bass guitar, keyboards
• Anders Köllerfors - drums

Source:[6]

References

1. "Worlds Apart - Allen/Olzon". Apple Music. Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
2. "ALLEN/OLZON Feat. RUSSELL ALLEN And ANETTE OLZON Streaming New Song "What If I Live"; Debut Album Out Now". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. Franco, João (9 March 2020). "Allen/Olzon "Worlds Apart"". Metal Hammer Portugal (in Portuguese). Future plc. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
4. "Entrevista a Jorn Lande". metalsymphony.com.
5. "SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN Teams Up With Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON In ALLEN/OLZON". Blabbermouth.net. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
6. "SYMPHONY X Singer RUSSELL ALLEN And Ex-NIGHTWISH Frontwoman ANETTE OLZON: Listen To 'Worlds Apart' Title Track". Blabbermouth.net. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
7. Michels, Alexandra (18 February 2020). "ALLEN/OLZON - 'Never Die' im Stream". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "ALLEN/OLZON Feat. RUSSELL ALLEN And ANETTE OLZON Release "I'll Never Leave You" Lyric Video". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.