Turn It Up!

Turn It Up! is the second EP that Bulletrain released. The EP, which was produced by Klas Ideberg, was released in July 2009.

The first sign that a new EP was in the making was on the 4th of August 2008, when two new songs were uploaded on the band's MySpace page. The songs were called "Eat Me Raw" and "Route 27" and they were both produced by Niklas Svärd (also known as Nick Sword). It took until early 2009 before the real recording of the EP started and it lasted until the 29th of June 2009, when the band declared that they were finished recording the EP. A taste of the what was going on in the studio was uploaded on YouTube on the 10th of May 2009. In that video, Robert Lindell is shown recording his part of the song "Even with My Eyes Closed".

The EP was released on the 3rd of July 2009 on the band's MySpace page. On the 31st of July that same year the band got hold of the first printed copies of the EP and they decided to give out 25 copies for free. The remaining copies (the edition was printed in 500 copies ) hit the shelves on the 4th of August 2009 in Helsingborg. These copies were sold at the cost of 50 Swedish kronor per copy (approximately 7 US dollars at that time). A promo for the EP was uploaded to the band's YouTube account on the release day of the songs.

This was also the last time that Tim Svalö performed on an album before his hiatus. He decided to leave the band at the end of June 2009, at the time of the completion of the studio recordings. The reason for his leaving was that he wanted to do something else with his life. He later returned to the band in 2010 before he once again left the band in 2012.

Track listing

 * 1) "My Way" – 3:50
 * 2) "Turn It Up!" – 3:24
 * 3) "Fly Away" – 5:10
 * 4) "Even with My Eyes Closed" – 5:50

Alternative titles

 * "My Way" was called "Route 27" at the time of its release on the 4th of August 2008.
 * "Fly Away" was on the band's MySpace page and at some occasions on the band's website called "Fly Away (Don't Hide)", while it is only known as "Fly Away" on the back of the EP.

Reviews
Their most recent EP, "Turn It Up!", contains four tracks with attitude that reflects itself in the metal craze which took place in Los Angeles during the '80s. An obvious reference is Mötley Crüe along with Guns N' Roses and Skid Row.

A good slice of glam next and that's courtesy of Sweden's Bulletrain. This lot is getting favorable reviews and it's easy to see why on the strength of their four-track EP "Turn It Up!". Mixing elements of eighties glam with the likes of Def Leppard and Ted Poley is a great recipe in my book. It's a recipe that Bulletrain have created to almost perfection. [...] Tracks like "My Way" with it's huge gang vocal, the Ted Poley sounding "Fly Away" or the bands piece-de-resistance that is "Even With My Eyes Closed" all show a band that can compete with any of Sweden's finest. If this lot doesn't have a deal by the end of the year then there truly is no justice in this world.

Personnel

 * Robert Lindell – vocals
 * Mattias Persson – lead guitar
 * Robin Bengtsson – rhythm guitar
 * Tim Svalö – bass guitar
 * Jonas Tillheden – drums