Rock 'n Roll Children is the second album by Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 band Sturm und Drang

Sturm und Drang (band)

Sturm und Drang is a Finland-Swedish heavy metal/hard rock band from Vaasa, Finland formed in 2004.The band currently consists of lead singer/guitarist André Linman, second guitarist/backing vocalist Alexander Ivars, keyboardist Jesper Welroos, bassist/backing vocalist Joel Wendlin and...

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The album was released 12 November 2008 in Finland, and 16 January 2009 in other parts of Europe. Rock 'n Roll Children went straight to number two on the Finnish sales chart and it also sold gold (15.000 records) within one week in Finland. The album was produced by Jimmy Westerlund, and co-produced by André Linman

André Linman

André Linman is a founding member, lead singer and guitarist of the Finnish band Sturm und Drang. He started learning guitar and singing in 2004, the same year they formed the band. His father is Patrick Linman, who is mostly recognized from the Finnish ESC. André usually writes the music for the...

, Patrick Linman, Mats Persson, Erik Mårtensson and Johan Becker. Jani Liimatainen

Jani Liimatainen

Jani Allan Kristian Liimatainen is the former guitar player and one of the founding members of the power metal band Sonata Arctica....

 (Ex-Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....

, Cain's Offering

Cain's Offering

Cain's Offering is a Finnish power metal supergroup that formed in 2009.-History:Cain's Offering was formed by former Sonata Arctica members Jani Liimatainen and Mikko Härkin, Stratovarius singer Timo Kotipelto, Norther and Wintersun bass player Jukka Koskinen and drummer Jani Hurula. Their debut...

) wrote the song "River Runs Dry".

The first single from the album, Break Away, was released 22 September 2008.

Rock 'n Roll Children was released in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 16 January 2009 , with a different tracklisting.

Track listing

1. "Last Of The Heroes" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
2. "River Runs Dry" (J.Liimatainen)
3. "Break Away" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
4. "Sinner" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
5. "A Million Nights" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
6. "Alive" (A.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)
7. "These Chains" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
8. "That's The Way I Am" (J.Becker/M.Sandén/M.Black)
9. "Life" (A.Linman/P.Linman/M.Persson)
10. "Heaven (Is Not Here)" (A.Linman/P.Linman/J.Becker/E.Mårtensson)

Bonus tracks:

11. "Fear of the Dark" released in Japan and Germany
    

German edition

The German release of the album featured a different tracklisting.

1. "The Last Of The Heroes"
2. "River Runs Dry"
3. "Break Away"
4. "Photograph"
   • Only available on German version.
5. "A Million Nights"
6. "Alive"
7. "These Chains"
8. "That's The Way I Am"
9. "Life"
10. "Sinner"
11. "Fear Of The Dark"

Bonus DVD

A special digipak

Digipak

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 version released in Germany featured a bonus DVD

DVD

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1. A Complete Sturm und Drang Documentary
2. Break Away (Video)
3. A Million Nights (Video)

Credits

• André Linman - Vocals, Guitars
• Alexander Ivars - Guitars
• Henkka Kurkiala - Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , Backing vocals
• Calle Fahllund - Drums
• Jeppe Welroos - Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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