JORN LANDE & TROND HOLTER – Dracula: Swing Of Death

Veteran Scandinavian vocalist Jorn Lande paired up with guitar virtuoso Trond Holter with the help of Frontiers Records to create a dark, Dracula-based Melodic Hard Rock Opera entitled Swing Of Death. Lande plays the character Vlad Dracul and guest singer Lena Fløitmoen plays Mina/Lucy. Like many story-based albums, the lyrics tend to “get in the way” causing several songs to feel cumbersome for the sake of staying on course with the story line, but what’s outstanding throughout this record is Holter’s guitar work. Providing you enjoy Lande’s vocal style, this theatrical opus will likely penetrate through to your blackened soul.