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Friday, December 14, 2018

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Frontiers Music Srl is honored to celebrate JORN’s 50th birthday in 2018 with the release of the ultimate JORN box set, "50 Years on Earth - The Anniversary Box Set” on December 14th.

Jorn Lande was born on May 31, 1968 in the heart of Norway, between massive mountains in a little town called Rjukan. The little blond Viking grew up roaming the forests and mountains and rocking out to Elvis Presley and bands like Sweet, Slade, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Free, and Black Sabbath. Eventually, he would become one of the world’s most renowned voices in rock and metal.

Fifty years later, a celebratory box set - a limited edition release - celebrating the he artistic production of the fine Norwegian singer is prepared with the intent of closing a major chapter of Jorn’s artistic career and opening up the “second phase” of his musical journey.

A definitive overview, “50 Years on Earth” is comprised of 12 CDs including all Jorn albums from “Worldchanger” (2001) to “Life on Death Road” (2017). The CD artwork has been recreated in a stunningly visual vinyl replica format.

In addition to the studio albums, an exclusive collection of JORN’s best live tracks taken from his albums “Live in the USA” and “Live in Black” and of his best cover songs are included. Finally, there is a disc which includes 16 rare and bonus tracks, which are going to whet the appetites of the Jorn completists.

This attractive package also includes a beautiful booklet with handwritten notes from Jorn Lande.

In Jorn Lande’s words, “I'm proud to have made it this far and to still be around and relevant. This is first of all a thanks to all the music lovers around the world who keep believing. Thanks for all your support! I am blessed to have been given the opportunity to work with so many great and talented people. This rollercoaster of a rock and roll journey still has it's wheels on the tracks and I'm truly excited about the future and what's to come... bring it on!”

Cd #1 "Worldchanger"

1. Tungur Knivur

2. Sunset Station

3. Glow in the Dark

4. House of Cards

5. Bless the Child

6. Captured

7. Worldchanger

8. Christine

9. Bridges Will Burn

Cd #2 "Out to Every Nation"

1. Young Forever

2. Out to Every Nation

3. Something Real

4. Living With Wolves

5. Vision Eyes

6. One Day We Will Put Out the Sun

7. Behind the Clown

8. Rock Spirit

9. Through Day and Night

10. When Angel Wings Were White

Cd # 3 "The Duke"

1. We Brought the Angels Down

2. Blacksong

3. Stormcrow

4. End of Time

5. Duke of Love

6. Burning Chains

7. After the Dying

8. Midnight Madness

9. Are You Ready

10. Starfire

Cd # 4 "Lonely Are the Brave"

1. Lonely Are the Brave

2. Night City

3. War of the World

4. Shadow People

5. Soul of the Wind

6. Man of the Dark

7. Promises

8. The Inner Road

9. Hellfire

Cd # 5 "Spirit Black"

1. Spirit Black

2. Below

3. Road Of The Cross

4. The Last Revolution

5. City In Between

6. Rock And Roll Angel

7. Burn Your Flame

8. World Gone Mad

9. I Walk Alone

10. The Sun Goes Down (original bonus track Europe)

Cd # 6 "Song for Ronnie James"

1. Song for Ronnie James

2. Invisible

3. Shame on the Night

4. Push

5. Stand Up and Shout

6. Don't Talk To Strangers

7. Lord of the Last Day

8. Night People

9. Sacred Heart

10. Sunset Superman

11. Lonely Is the Word - Letters from Earth

12. Kill the King

13. Straight Through the Heart (live)

Cd # 7 "Bring Heavy Rock To The Land"

1. My Road

2. Bring Heavy Rock To the Land

3. A Thousand Cuts

4. Ride Like the Wind

5. Chains Around You

6. The World I See

7. Time To Be King

8. Ride To the Guns

9. Black Morning

10. I Came To Rock

Cd# 8 “Traveller”

1. Overload

2. Cancer Demon

3. Traveller

4. Window Maker

5. Make Your Engine Scream

6. Legend Man

7. Carry The Black

8. Rev On

9. Monsoon

10. The Man Who Was King

11. Arctic Night (Bonus Track)( Instrumental)

Cd# 9 “Life On Death Road”

1. Life On Death Road

2. Hammered To The Cross (The Business)

3. Love Is The Remedy

4. Dreamwalker

5. Fire To The Sun

6. Insoluble Maze (Dreams In The Blindness)

7. I Walked Away

8. The Slippery Slope (Hangman's Rope)

9. Devil You Can Drive

10. The Optimist

11. Man Of The 80's

12. Blackbirds

13. The Optimist (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Track)

Cd# 10 - Original Bonus Songs (studio versions)

1. Out To Every Nation

2. Burn Your Flame

3. Something Real

4. Young Forever

5. Walking on Water

6. One Day We Will Put Out The Sun

7. Starfire

8. I Came To Rock

9. Like Stone In Water

10. Gate Of Tears

11. End Comes Easy

12. Gonna Find The Sun

13. Noose

14. Showdown

15. Abyss Of Evil

16. Where The Winds Blow

Cd # 11 - Bonus live cd

1. Road Of The Cross

2. Shadow People

3. Soul Of The Wind

4. War Of The World

5. Below

6. The Inner Road

7. Rock And Roll Angel

8. We Brought The Angels Down

9. Blacksong

10. Godless And Wicked

11. Soulburn

12. Are You Ready

13. The Whitesnake Medley

Cd # 12 - The covers (studio versions)

1. Naked City

2. Hotel California

3. I Know There's Something Going On

4. Fool For Your Loving

5. You're The Voice

6. The Final Frontier

7. Don't Stop Believing

8. Cold Sweat

9. Perfect Strangers

10. Live To Win

11. Running Up That Hill

12. Die Young

13. The Day The Earth Caught Fire

14. Run To You

15. Egypt (The Chains Are On)

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MILLENIUM Feat. JORN LANDE Classic 'Hourglass' Album Reissued

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MILLENIUM Hourglass: The Complete Sessions

From the late-'90s to the mid-2000s, highly respected workhorse guitarist Ralph Santolla (Iced Earth, Deicide, Obituary, etc.) was the driving force behind four tremendous hard rock albums from his own band, MILLENIUM. Originally released in 2000 by Now & Then/Frontiers Records, the group's third and arguably most ambitious effort—the proggressive, metal-tinged, epic rock of Hourglass—was its only to include the wildlyy impressive talents of Norwegian frontman JÃ¸rn Lande (Jorn, Vagabond, Masterplan, etc.); not to mention keyboard contributions from Dag Stokke (TNT, Vagabond, etc.) and the legendary Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple, etc.).

Largely due to the spark of musical chemistry between Santolla and Lande—who instantly bonded over a shared love of similar music—Hourglass was the result of more collaborative writing sessions for the group. Recorded over the course of three months at studios as spread out as Manchester, England; Boverbru, Norway (Studio Studio Nyhagen); Tampa, FL (Morrisound Recording); as well as the band members' own homes; MILLENIUM additionally laid down several cover tunes by the likes of MSG, Rainbow, Sweet, and Jefferson Starship—only released as Japanese bonus tracks or yeaars later amidst The Best of... and More collection.

Predominantly well-received in Europe and Asia, limited shows supporting the release of Hourglass followed locally in MILLENIUM's home base of Florida; at the Gods of AOR festival in Wigan, England; and throughout a three-show tour of Spain with Ten and Elyte. At a certain point, however, Jorn—increasingly busy with other projects—am”amicably parted ways with the group, leading to the eventual return of their former vocalist, Todd Plant, and drawing this portion of the MILLENIUM timeline to a close.

17 years later, Divebomb Records is honored to bring this stunning segment of the MILLENIUM discography back to the fore with Hourglass: The Complete Sessions. Fully remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, this 16-track collection finds the 10-song album and six bonus cuts from the era compiled onto a single 76-minute CD for the first time. All of which is housed alongside an extensive 20-page booklet featuring updated cover art, photographs, lyrics, and a memory-fueled interview with Ralph Santolla, conducted by Shawn Pelata (Final Sign, Oracle, etc.). For the fans, by the fans!

FOR FANS OF: JORN, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE, MASTERPLAN AND EYEWITNESS

1. Power To Love

2. Wheels Are Turning

3. Hourglass

4. No More Miracles

5. Superstar

6. Rocket Ride

7. I Will Follow

8. I Still Believe

9. Masquerade

10. Chasing Time

11. Rain

12. Anybody

13. On And On

14. I Surrender

15. Jane

16. Love Is Like Oxygen

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JORN Brings 'Life On Death Road' To Fans June 2

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Frontiers Music Srl is delighted to announce the release of JORN's brand new studio album, entitled “Life on Death Road” on June 2, 2017.

Easily one of the greatest rock singers of the 21st century, Norway's very own giant Viking warrior Jorn Lande’s vocals are resoundingly strong once again on his ninth original studio album, “Life on Death Road”! This absolutely brilliant new album sees Lande attacking the microphone with rejuvenated vigor, accompanied by a new band and a bigger and stronger sound.

“Life On Death Road” took several months of hard work for the songwriting vision to come together. Jorn needed to take the music to a new level to push the concept of the band further than it has ever gone before. The result is a record that is deep, strong, full of groove and powerful with anthemic songs aplenty! Songs like "Man Of The 80's", "Love Is The Remedy", "Life On Death Road", "Insoluble Maze (Dreams In The Blindness)", and "The Slippery Slope (Hangman's Rope)" capture the essence of Jorn as a singer, songwriter and lyricist.

Jorn says, "It's easily one of the best albums I've ever recorded. This was all about putting the right people together for the right result, and about taking the necessary time to work more thoroughly and in depth with the material we chose for the album. The older I get, the more I feel it is necessary to listen to my heart and look for that genuine and honest feeling that made me take interest in music in the first place. Back in the 70's and early 80's when I grew up, people and music were more free and so the presence of feeling and soul came more naturally and was expected from an artist or a band. This is the energy and craftmanship we've been looking for, but still keeping a pulse on the modern times we live in. "Life On Death Road" is an original album that is pretty much summing up the last 40-50 years of rock and metal and has become a hybrid modern heavy rock album without losing those tasty elements of a good aged wine. Regardless, we're all products of our time, and the feeling, soul and symbioses we've achieved for this album is a rarity in today's music world, so in that sense this album is a true old school sailors' "tall ship adventure". From start to finish it took us nearly three years to finalize and I'm really proud to say that this album is the proof that classic albums can still be made."

The album also marks the debut of a new lineup of very experienced and gifted musicians around the Norwegian singer. On bass is Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner) who needs virtually no introduction to European heavy metal fanatics. On keyboards and production is Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints), who already joined JORN for the recording of his last covers album, “Heavy Rock Radio” and was the glue that helped Jorn to create the feel and the direction for the new album. Francesco Jovino (Primal Fear) is on drums and Alex Beyrodt (Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle) handles guitar. Truly a recipe for a roaring success!

Jorn had no desire to do "just another" JORN record. The aim was to do the best record possible and it took almost two years of writing, arranging, and producing before wrapping this all up. The performances are thunderous across the board and you can hear the urgency of these songs in Jorn's singing!

Jorn's catalogue is getting too long to include in brief overviews and his innovative and creative skills as a vocalist and music visionary have led to him selling millions of albums worldwide while being a frequent entrant on sales charts around the world including Billboard. Worth a mention here though are his years fronting Masterplan, whom he recorded three albums with. He has also recently collaborated with the world's biggest online gaming company, Riot Games, providing vocals for the virtual band "Pentakill" in the game "League of Legends". Claimed to be the biggest selling Norwegian musical export since the pop band A-Ha, Jorn continues his rock crusade and there are no signs of him slowing down and “Life on Death Road” is a magnificent testament to his abilities!

“Life on Death Road” tracklisting:

1. Life On Death Road
2. Hammered To The Cross (The Business)
3. Love Is The Remedy
4. Dreamwalker
5. Fire To The Sun
6. Insoluble Maze (Dreams In The Blindness)
7. I Walked Away
8. The Slippery Slope (Hangman's Rope)
9. Devil You Can Drive
10. The Optimist
11. Man Of The 80's
12. Blackbirds

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Jorn Lande – Vocals
Alex Beyrodt - Guitars
Mat Sinner – Bass
Alessandro Del Vecchio - Keyboards
Francesco Jovino – Drums

Produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio and Jorn Lande

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May

Jorn - "Running Up That Hill" (Official Music Video)

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Jan

JORN Preparing New Covers Record for 2016

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From JORN's Facebook page comes this album news update:

ALBUM IN THE WORKS -
Been recording some selected cover songs the last few months, and a new Jorn album is planned for an early 2016 release. I've recorded some of my favourite songs, and included a few that never had any obvious connection to the rock/metal scene, and hopefully it will give this album an unexpected twist. Naturally, I have also made sure to include a few great rock classics. The basic idea for this album was to choose some songs that meant something special to me when I was younger. That is why the variety of songs include everything from experimental pop of the 80's and 70's west coast music, to more classic heavier rock. I also wanted to go against the stream, as I'm tired of the political correctness that so many in the rock/metal world are concerned with.

This album is all about good songs and to record something enjoyable, making versions that are different, but at the same time a homage to the original artists. Music has many faces and expressions, and greatness lies within the song and it's performer, beyond style and category. Also, when you've been around for as long as I have now, it's liberating to go "off track" and try something different.

That said, my heart lies in rock music, but through the years I couldn't help thinking about how some great songs would sound if I tried to give them a certain "Jornish" flavour.

In the process I've had a list of 40-50 songs, but had to cut down to 11-12 tracks, which means I will probably have to do another album like this sometime in the future. Thinking about all the great songs that was ruled out, I already feel there are some unfinished business there, but we'll see what life brings. I usually prefer to work on my own songs, and when we started recording I thought it wouldn't be too difficult or time consuming, but man was I wrong! Maybe it's the greatness in the songs I chose that made me realize how great the original recordings are, and that people often take it too lightly when talking about recording other peoples work.

We've tried our best to make the songs our own, and some songs really worked out well, and I hope you'll like it. Album title, more info and artwork will be announced and uploaded very soon.

Merry Christmas everyone!

- Jorn

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Nov

MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREEFALL - Kingdom Of Rock (Review)

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Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson (the man behind Allen/Lande, Starbreaker and more) returns with his second “Freefall” album, featuring another cast of all-star guests and powerhouse melodic metal/hard rock songs.

Following the acclaim of his solo debut, Magnus had a lot to live up to here. In my opinion, he does so with ease, even if this time the emphasis is slightly different than the first opus.

Kingdom Of Rock is just as powerful and as perfectly produced and mixed as the debut, but this is a more commercial record with a hard rock heart – even some powerful ‘melodic rock’. The metal edge has definitely been toned down.

Some of that has to do with the guest vocalists involved. All music and lyrics as well as everything but the drums (added by Jaime Salazar), plus all the production is from the hand of Magnus. That’s really quite extraordinary for an album of this caliber.

Kingdom Of Rock (Jorn Lande, vocals) is classic Magnus/Allen Lande and the perfect opener. Also my favourite track on the album just for Jorn’s killer vocal and the melodic hook in the chorus.

Out Of The Dark (Jakob Samuel, vocals) is something resembling The Poodles but all metal baby! Jakob’s voice stretches that bit further to hammer out a great hard rock song here.

No Control (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals) is JLT at his best also. The track is essentially a heavy melodic rock track with a great catchy chours.

When The Sky Falls (Tony Martin, vocals) is a slower, moodier and heavier track and Tony sounds brilliant. A nice melodic metal track that has a hint of Dio to it.

Angel Of The Night (David Readman, vocals) is another chunky hard rocker, this time with PC69’s David Readman controlling the sound. And as with the other tracks, Magnus let’s David’s personality shine through.

I Am Coming For You is another fairly commercial hard rock track, with Magnus himself on vocals. He really does have a good voice, he could easily carry this project by himself.

Another Life features current Masterplan vocalist Rick Altzi and swiftly manages to sound better than anything off the last Masterplan album.

Never Look Away is brilliant. Another fast moving melodic hard rocker, with the brilliant Tony Harnell delivering a Starbreaker friendly track. His voice and Magnus’ sound are just wonderful to hear each time. A great chorus takes it over the top.

A Heart So Cold could be one of the surprise tracks. Harem Scarem’s Harry Hess goes metal for this all-in rocker with a big chorus and even bigger vocals. Harry adapts brilliantly to the heavier sound and rips through this.

The Right Moment (Rebecca De La Motte, vocals) is a big symphonic ballad that could easily be on a Within Temptation or Nightwish album. Love it!

The album closes with Magnus on vocals again. I’m really enjoying the tone of his voice and Walk This Road Alone is a heavy, slightly progressive metal track that takes the album out on a heavy (and classy) note.

This is an easy one. If you have any Starbreaker/Allen Lande/MK produced album in your collection, then this is a buy or die release.

If you like melodic metal or hard rock with a heavy but melodic edge and can appreciate some of the best vocalists in the business doing their thing, this also demands buying.

A thoroughly enjoyable album that is consistently strong throughout, despite the use of different vocalists which can sometimes bring a project unhinged. Not on this occasion!

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Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall - “Kingdom Of Rock” Lyric Video (Feat. Jorn Lande)

Who is ready for the premiere of the first track from Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall's new album? Please check out the title track, "Kingdom Of Rock" featuring the one and only JORN LANDE on vocals!

Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall's KINGDOM OF ROCK will be released on November 6th and can be pre-ordered here:
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All MP3 pre-orders include instant downloads of the title track, "Kingdom Of Rock".

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MAGNUS KARLSSON'S FREEFALL Returns With 'Kingdom Of Rock'

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Swedish axeman MAGNUS KARLSSON is back with the second album of his solo project FREEFALL entitled “Kingdom of Rock”!

Out on Frontiers in November!

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of the sophomore album from MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREEFALL “Kingdom Of Rock” on November 6th.

Magnus Karlsson is the mastermind behind several Frontiers Music Srl productions, including the successful initial ALLEN/LANDE trilogy, STARBREAKER, BOB CATLEY, KISKE/SOMERVILLE and several others. In 2008, he joined the German Heavy Metal icons PRIMAL FEAR and with them has toured the world and recorded three successful albums that climbed high on the charts in several countries.

For this new album – aptly titled “Kingdom of Rock” - Magnus enlisted again a dream team featuring some of the strongest melodic singers in metal and hard rock! Magnus says: “I didn’t plan to make a second Free Fall album at first but one album wasn’t enough for my wish list of singers… so after the summer last year I started on some ideas. Without pressure or a deadline… just for fun. So I started to look at the list with singers and thought if can I get these guys on board I will work harder than ever before to make the best album I could. I wanted not only some of the best singers I ever heard, but singers that meant a lot to me and that have given me inspiration. For example: Tony Martin and Joe Lynn Turner… I grew up with their music and that made me the musician I am today. It feels unreal to make music with them now!“

The final list includes TONY HARNELL (Skid Row, TNT, Starbreaker), RICK ALTZI (Masterplan, At Vance), DAVID READMAN (Pink Cream 69, Voodoo Circle), JORN LANDE, JAKOB SAMUEL (The Poodles), JOE LYNN TURNER (Rainbow, Malmsteen, Deep Purple), TONY MARTIN (Black Sabbath), HARRY HESS (Harem Scarem) and REBECCA DE LA MOTTE. Rounding out the line-up on the album is Jaime Salazar on drums with production duties handled by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Amaranthe, Pretty Maids and more).

Magnus says, “There is a lot more work in this album. Normally I don’t throw away good ideas. This time I skipped great ideas and replaced it with something better. I don’t want to do the same thing over and over. I want to do something better. I also had a bigger budget for the production and was able to work in great studios. Jacob Hansen did a fantastic job with the mix and mastering and the sound is just what I always wanted. This is not about having big names on the album, this is simply about making the best music I possibly can for the best singers I know!”

The final result “Kingdom of Rock” is a Melodic Metal blast which is truly one of the top releases of its kind in 2015!

Enjoy an album trailer following this link:

Tracklisting: Kingdom Of Rock (Jorn Lande, vocals); Out Of The Dark (Jakob Samuel, vocals); No Control (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals); When The Sky Falls (Tony Martin, vocals); Angel Of The Night (David Readman, vocals); I Am Coming For You (Magnus Karlsson, vocals); Another Life (Rick Altzi, vocals); Never Look Away (Tony Harnell, vocals); A Heart So Cold (Harry Hess, vocals); The Right Moment (Rebecca De La Motte, vocals); Walk This Road Alone (Magnus Karlsson, vocals).

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Magnus Karlsson - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals

Jaime Salazar - Drums

Weblinks: www.facebook.com/MAGNUSKARLSSONSFREEFALL

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Jan

Lande & Holter DRACULA - Swing Of Death (Review)

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- Hands of Your God

- Walking on Water

- Masquerade Ball

- River of Tears

- Queen of the Dead

- Under the Gun

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2015

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It’s a “concept” album, so it automatically gets the “artistic license” accreditation allowing the artist to express themselves a little “differently” than expected. And while that’s certainly the case for this little outing. Crafted by former Wig Wam guitarist Trond Holter along with Jorn Lande, as far as concept albums go (apart from a few quirks), it’s pretty straight forward melodic hard rock.

It’s always great to hear Jorn at full force working with a different writer, as he stretches those vocals beyond the formula his solo albums have become.

He sounds fantastic on this album, utilizing his menacing voice to the power needed on such a concept dealing with the life of 15th century resident Count Vlad the III

, Prince of Wallachia, widely known as Vlad, The Impaler or by his patronymic name Vlad Dracul(a).

Jorn takes the lead role, singing with his usual power and intimidating snarl, even if he does look constipated throughout the video for the song Walking On Water – which for the record is one of the best lead vocals I’ve heard from Jorn in years.

The opening track Hands of Your God is also a belter, an imposing moody track that smolders along with Jorn in full control.

Swing Of Death is one of the few left turns, the quirky, burlesque, almost pop sounding song that has a very 80s commercial chorus. The metal ballad Save Me has a similar feel, Jorn joined on vocals by the heroine of the story, Norwegian singer Lena Fløitmoen (representing Mina/Lucy from the Bram Stoker book).

The straight forward and catchy rocker River Of Tears has a strong Wig Wam vibe running through it.

The epic Queen of the Dead has some brilliant guitar work, especially as the song explodes into the final minutes.

Under the Gun closes out the album with a pretty commercial, yet heavy statement, plenty of guitars and vocals from both singers.

Good stuff for all fans of Jorn. The album has that certain Wig Wam flair also, while employing a darker and heavier delivery.

The subject matter could have resulted in a very self-indulgent piece of music, but this little outing is surprisingly commercial and accessible for all.

Well produced, great vocals from Jorn and some likable songs rounding out a solid release.

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Jorn Lande / Trond Holter DRACULA 'Walking On Water' (Official Video)

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Jorn Lande / Trond Holter "Dracula"
Walking On Water
(Official Video)

ORDER the album NOW on Amazon: http://geni.us/DraculaAMZ

Release dates: EU - January 23^rd / NA - January 27^th

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Nov

ALLEN/LANDE - The Great Divide (Review)

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- Come Dream With Me
- Down From The Mountain
- In The Hands Of Time
- Solid Ground
- Lady Of Winter
- Dream About Tomorrow
- Hymn To The Fallen
- The Great Divide
- Reaching For The Stars
- Bittersweet

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2014

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A new Allen/Lande release without mastermind Magnus Karlsson involved? Not sure about that. Timo Tolkki to take over as chief architect? Definitely know how I feel about that.

I came into this release – the 4th overall – with very low expectations. After Timo’s recent twin Avalon releases, I expected a bad production and some bland songwriting.

But I was wrong and I’m happy to announce that.

While I don’t think the album has the same wall of sound that Karlsson delivered or the same intensity in the vocals, it is still pretty good.

Interestingly, 6 of the 10 tracks feature just the one vocalist. Jorn on 3 and Russell on 3. Just 4 of the songs feature both vocalists and that’s a weakness of the album and shows how well Karlsson worked with both singers on all songs and intertwined their vocals on the first 3 records.

Thankfully the production is far better than the Avalon releases, with Dennis Ward brought in to mix the end results.

Anything featuring Russell Allen and Jorn Lande in full attack mode is going to appeal, so I’m glad everyone involved got it right.

Timo is responsible for writing all songs – with Jorn co-writing several with him. Timo is also responsible for the guitars, bass and keyboards. So it’s an impressive performance here and I’ll now expect more from him.

After 3 pretty similar releases (which I all rate highly), perhaps it is nice to hear these class vocalists at it once again, but with a different sound behind them.

The strong opener Come Dream With Me and the belting impact of the fast moving Down From The Mountain (both tracks featuring duel vocals) and In The Hands Of Time (featuring Russell) get the album off to the best possible start, with both singers in full fight.

It’s not until the quality metal ballad Lady Of Winter (featuring Jorn alone) do things slow down a little.

Dream Until Tomorrow is a song featuring both singers belting it out and is followed by another duet in the intense Hymn For The Fallen.

Russell closes the album with a pair of songs – one highly quality rocker and the other a powerful metal ballad called Bittersweet.

As much as I like the results here, I still haven’t played the album as much as I did the first three. I think the sonic impact of Magnus Kalrsson is the obvious missing ingredient here, plus the lack of interplay between vocalists, but otherwise, Timo far exceeded my expectations and this is still an enjoyable melodic metal / hard rock album worth of the Allen/Lande name.

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Nov

Frontiers Release Epic Dracula Album From JORN LANDE & TROND HOLTER

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FRONTIERS MUSIC Srl SET TO

RELEASE THE EPIC DRACULA CONCEPT ALBUM

FROM JORN LANDE AND TROND HOLTER

Frontiers Music Srl, is pleased to announce the release of a new exciting album written and performed by the two Norwegian Rock Stars Jorn Lande and Trond Holter entitled DRACULA “Swing of Death on January 23 in Europe and January 27 in North America.

This exciting concept album was inspired by the life of Count Vlad the III, Prince of Wallachia, widely known as Vlad, The Impaler or by his patronymic name Vlad Dracul(a). The whole story explores the inner struggle inside the multifaceted and engorging character that this mysterious 15th Century personality was, while also taking into account some of the metaphysical aspects that passed into literature, forming the whole basis of the vampire mythos.

Jorn Lande – who impersonates Dracula, is the main character of the album and the female parts are sung by Norwegian singer Lena Fløitmoen (representing Mina/Lucy from the Bram Stoker book). The drama of the story reveals Dracula’s inner battle, where he still remembers what true love was, and as he wandered the Earth for centuries with a thirst for blood, his loneliness and desire to be able to love again has led him to the brink of insanity. In the original Bram Stoker version, he leaves Transylvania by ship and when he meets Lucy's best friend, she reminds him so much of his first love Mina, that he becomes obsessed. His mission is to take her as his bride, and make her Queen of the dark.

Musically, “Swing of Death” is not like a typical rock opera or musical, since it has no storyteller or too many long instrumental parts and intros. It is an album that gets to the point with no detours and even if it exposes some diverse musical landscapes, it does include catchy and melodic songs with commercial radio potential. Vocally this release gives you everything from Jorn Lande’s past extensive catalogue all in one album. Jorn’s ability to be innovative and original while at the same time showing where his roots came from, is truly unique. Jorn and Trond’s musical influence when creating this epic masterpiece came mostly from 70’s era Meat Loaf, Queen, Alice Cooper, plus some other Classic and more contemporary Hard Rock elements. All mixed together with their own modern musical heavy rock style, Dracula “Swing of death” is something extraordinary. The lyrics are not limited to the old days of Bram Stoker’s era and could easily be a Dracula story of today.

A trailer for DRACULA is available here:

Track listing: Hands of Your God; Walking On Water; Swing of Death; Masquerade Ball; Save Me; River Of Tears; Queen of the Dead; Into the Dark; True Love Through Blood (Instr.); Under The Gun

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DRACULA “Swing of Death” features performances from:

Jorn Lande: Lead Vocals

Trond Holter: Guitars, Piano

Bernt Jansen: Bass

Per Morten Bergseth: Drums

Lena Fløitmoen: Lead and Background Vocals on “Save Me”; “River of Tears”, “Into the Dark”, “Under the Gun”, plus background vocals on “Swing of Death”

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JORN (Jorn Lande) and Trond Holter, DRACULA "Swing Of Death"

ALBUM ABOUT THE DARKEST LEGEND OF THEM ALL - DRACULA - TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 2015

Jorn says: "A demonic and beautiful love story inspired by Bram Stokers Dracula, reflecting the inner shadows of the man and myth. We have worked on and off, on this epic album, and it took us close to 4 years to complete it. It's not the typical rock opera with a storyteller and long instrumental parts, but more of a dark and melodic rock album with songs of radio potential that take you straight to the point.

Trond and I are excited and proud to finally announce the release dates for the album, which are January 23rd in the EU and January 27th in North America.

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