The Night Flight Orchestra

[1] Formed in 2007 by Björn Strid and David Andersson while they were touring in the US with their band Soilwork, they were later joined by bassist Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, ex-Mercyful Fate), Richard Larsson (Von Benzo), Jonas Källsbäck (Mean Streak) and, more recently, Sebastian Forslund (Kadwatha).

[4] Due to their busy schedules with both Soilwork and Arch Enemy, they could only manage to play live for the first time one year after the release of Internal Affairs and only did a handful of concerts between 2013 and 2014 including a show at Sweden Rock Festival in 2014.

[5] In January 2015, the Night Flight Orchestra announced a new album release on 9 June 2015 via Coroner Records, and the addition of Sebastian Forslund (Kadawatha) on congas, percussion and guitar.

[14] Björn Backes from the online magazine Powermetal.de compared the second studio album Skyline Whispers with British progressive rock of the 1970s and named Yes, Genesis, Kiss, Deep Purple and Rainbow as musical references.

[15] Boris Kaiser from the German magazine Rock Hard compared the Night Flight Orchestra in his review for Sometimes the World Ain't Enough with bands like Toto, Kiss, Ghost, REO Speedwagon, Boston and Supertramp.

The Night Flight Orchestra on stage in Paris during the Sometimes The World Ain't Enough European tour.
Björn Strid on stage with The Night Flight Orchestra, Rockharz Open Air 2019, Germany.
Richard Larsson on stage with The Night Flight Orchestra, Rockharz Open Air 2019, Germany.
The Night Flight Orchestra in Paris during the Sometimes The World Ain't Enough tour.