"Don't You Know" started with a beautiful melodic and cheerful rhythm!
The vocals came along a little later in the track, and completed it perfectly!
Right after that is "Crush", following in the same footsteps, although with a better
chorus. Very nice combination to start off the album with! "Better Just Forgotten",
"Magnitude" and "The Reason Why" are the next few tracks and are great melodic
rock compositions.
Up next is the album's ballad, "Travel Back In Time". Beautiful vocals, melodic guitars, drums
and bass that make it unbelievably rhythmic.
"Play The Game" returns us to the melodic rock attitude of the album! I have a feeling that Niva
have been greatly influenced by the music of the Nelson brothers!
Coming up is the best track of the album, "Only You"! Incredible guitars, crystal-clear vocals,
amazing drums and bass that will make you headbang along the rhythm. Excellent track!
"Lost And Found", "All By Myself" and "Coming Back To You" close the album, but "All By Myself"
steals the show from the other 2 tracks.
Generally, "Incremental IV" is a well-made melodic rock album that will leave you with no complains!
It has great compositions, excellent musicians and Tony Niva, whose musical past is, of course, a guarantee.
Release Date:29.08.2014
The history of NIVA began in Skövde in the mid 80’s and the place was the TBV Music House – this was an inspiring
environment for many youths to discover their creativity in a lot of ways, especially regarding the chance to discover
their musical abilities.
It was also here where a young Tony Niva set his path to be able to sing and write music, and also for the first time to
sing through a microphone! It didn’t take long before an offer occurred. The band Zanity got Tony as their singer and
their first demo ”Time Out Of Mind” got a lot of attention.
After appearing in a lot of bands around in Sweden – for example Vanessa, Swedish Erotica, Malibu Band and
Tracy Goes Crazy, Tony got the opportunity to sing for Axia – a band situated and rehearsing in Skövde.
It was an ideal situation both musically and socially for the band and it didn’t take long before a Swedish tour
started – both with Axia and later on with a cover band called ”Under Cover”. After some touring, the band drifted apart,
and up from the ashes of Axia, NIVA was formed. The band recorded their debut album ”No Capitulation” and got a record
deal with Zero Records in Japan in 1994. After recording an up to this date not released follow up album,
NIVA was disbanded (1995). For a brief period in 2001, Tony was a member of the metal-act Lion’s Share and who released
the album “Entrance” in the same year.
Moving forward to 2011 and a song called ”Janitor Of Love” written for the Swedish Eurovision song contest.
This time collaboration partners are Roger Ljunggren and Marcus Persson and even if the song did not make it through,
the musical work goes so smoothly, they decide to make another three songs for a demo, just to see if there is any interest
for a band in the vein of AOR/Melodic Rock. And it sure is – Marquee Avalon signs with NIVA and after 16 years the band
lives up and releasing the album ”Gold From The Future” in Japan, September 2011.
Tony did not settle down because of this, so after some negotiations a British based label released the album in
Europe – now under the moniker Oxygen – Final Warning. The album gets a lot of attention in both Europe and in the
United States.
In 2013 NIVA released the CD Magnitude through AOR Heaven for the European market and now 2014 the sophomore
album entitled “Incremental IV” is ready.
“Incremental IV” was produced and mixed by Marcus Persson at CM Music Skara, Sweden with executive producer
Tony Niva and mastered by Börjesson, Ear Hear Studio Stockholm. Artwork design by Matthias Norén..
George "Snaki" Lane: 8.0/10 "Generally, "Incremental IV" is a well-made melodic rock album that will leave you with no complains!
It has great compositions, excellent musicians and Tony Niva, whose musical past is, of course, a guarantee"
For BeRock Radio MiniZine (2014)
