Narnia is a christian Melodic Metal/Power Metal band from Sweden that gets their inspiration from C.S. Lewis and his 7 novel success 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. The series borrows charracters from Greek and Roman mythology to convey christian themes. Narnia has borrowed some of the imagery from these 7 books to create some cool and interesting album covers along with some songs having inspiration from the series as well.

       'Awakening' is Narnia's Debut release and had a humble beginning with the band being comprised of only two Swedish band members found in Christian Liljegren(Modest Attraction,Flagship,Wisdom Call, Audiovision, Divinefire,) and Carl Johan Grimmark(Saviour Machine, Rob Rock, Audiovision,Divinefire,Grimmark ).Carl handles all instruments except drums which were done on a drum machine and offers up some great shredding on this debut. Grimmark's shredding style has often been compared to Yngwie Malmsteen who also happens to be from Sweden. 
        Every band struggles and does what it takes to get through the early years as we also find with the band 'Theocracy' who now is a power house but also started out small. Matt Smith handled Vocals and all instruments except drums which were done on a drum machine much like Narnia on this debut 'Awakening' album. 

      'Long Live The King' is considered one of Narnia's best albums and also comes with some cool album artwork. On this sophomore album, we find that the band is now a full band with Christian Liljegren on vocals, Carl Grimmark on Guitars,Jakob Persson on Bass, Martin Claesson on Keyboards, and Andreas Johansson on Drums as the band's "new drum machine". We also find that the lyrics are a bit bolder as one can see in the following excerpts:

       The line up for 'Desert Land' is Christian Liljegren on Vocals, Carl Johan Grimmark on Guitars, Jacob Persson on Bass, Martin Claesson on Keyboards, and Andreas Johansson on Drums. 'Desert Land' has more of a 80's meets 90's sound to it with plenty of cool shredding from our axe man Johan Grimmark. 
       The lyrics get very vague on this album which is strange due to the lyric offerings on 'Long Live The King' which were very bold. 

       'The Great Fall' finds Narnia with a mixed bag of European "lighter" Power Metal and Western "Heavier" Power Metal. Johan Grimmark really shows his diversity on this one which even includes some Bluesy Metal riffs found in the tune "Ground Zero".
       Sadly, we also find the band returning with more vague lyrics that are a bit on the darker side. However, the tune "No Time To Lose" speaks of salvation by Jesus and his work on the cross.
       As an added bonus, the last track "The Great Fall Of Man", we find a guest appearance by Eric Clayton(Saviour Machine). 
       The Musicians on this disc are Christian Liljegren on Vocals, Carl Johan Grimmark on Guitars, Andreas Olsson on Bass, Martin Claesson on Keyboards, and Andreas Johansson on Drums.

       'Enter The Gate' with its heavier sound, takes us back to the lyrical direction of their sophomore release 'Long Live The King' and is one of Narnia's best releases to date. We find Christian Liljegren on Vocals, Carl Johan Grimmark on Guitars and Keyboards, Andreas Olsson on Bass, and Andreas Johansson on Drums. Lyrics are Christ centred as one can see in the following excerpts:

       Performed live in Owens, Germany back in 2003 this live compilation includes the songs "The Introduction","Inner Sanctum","The Mission","The Countdown Has Begun","Back From Hell","No Time To Lose","Long Live The King","Living Water","Shelter Through The Pain","Dangerous Game","Awakening","Break The Chains"and "The Witch And The Lion". 
       The musicians are Christian Liljegren on Vocals, Carl Grimmark on Guitars, Andreas Olsson on Bass, Andreas Johansson on Drums, and Linus Kase on Keyboards. The production is very good for a live album and is a must have for serious fans of Narnia.

       'Decade of Confession' is a compilation album of some of Narnia's best songs over the previous decade and is a good introduction to this Swedish band.

       'Course Of A Generation' Finds Christian Liljegren moving aside and vocalist German Pascual stepping up to the microphone for this last release by Narnia. Musicians are German Pascual on Vocals, Carl Johan Grimmark on Guitars/Keyboards, Andreas Passmark on Bass, and Andreas Johansson on Drums. 
       Pascual does a great job on vocals and give a good performance here. However, the lyrics fall flat once again being somewhat vague with not enough references to Jesus Christ. The tunes often use He or You to describe God, failing to put spiritual meat on the table. However, there is a sufficient evangelical message here to make this a worthwhile purchase.

       It should be mentioned that Christian Liljegren is owner of the successful 'Liljegren Record' label. His label features some top-notch bands such as Divinefire, Grimmark, Harmony, Veni Domine, and Majestic Vanguard just to mention a few. 
       Overall, Narnia has been a blessing to the Christian Metal community with their Metal offerings and Christian Liljegren has helped inspire and give other bands opportunities to make it in today's market. 

Musicians:
Christian Rivel - Lead Vocals
Carl Johan Grimmark - Guitars
Andreas Olsson - Bass
Andreas Johansson - Drums