While Roy Khan joined Kamelot, Tore Østby formed the band ARK back in 1999. I received the debut album with great interest, not only because Tore was one of the most exciting guitarists Norway had to offer in the genre, but he also had brought American drummer John Macaluso onboard. …READ MORE
Unfortunately, I never got to see the band before they got “americanized” and David Coverdale got new lineups. I appreciated the 1987 release (actually called Whitesnake) and Slip of the Tongue (1989), but that was like a totally different band. …READ MORE
The first Helloween track I ever heard was “Ride the Sky” which I had recorded from an FM radio show. It is a bit embarrassing to say now, but I told a friend it was King Diamond because I thought it sounded like him. …READ MORE
Moonglow is the 8th full length record by all-star rock opera conglomerate Avantasia. The brainchild of Edguy singer, songwriter, and producer Tobias Sammet, Avantasia has incorporated the talents of legends such as Alice Cooper, Klaus …READ MORE
Featuring the impressive vocal chops of Jorn Lande, Norwegian Traditional Metal act Jorn’s new studio album Life On Death Road is a welcome blend of catchy vocal licks, shreddy axe work, tight drumming, and polished, …READ MORE
Magnus Karlsson is a well-respected guitarist who’s been around the block a few times before landing on solid ground with Primal Fear in 2008. Along the way, he’s met and worked with some of the …READ MORE
Interview with Jorn Lande about his first Jorn album “Starfire” in 2001 …READ MORE
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 …READ MORE
Norway’s Jorn Lande (Masterplan, Ark, & others) is certainly one of the most prolific musicians both by current day standards and in the history of Hard Rock/Metal. Seems he’s either putting out new releases or …READ MORE
Jorn Lande has one of the finest and most commanding voices in Hard Rock and Metal today. He is also one of the most widely criticized because of his blatant copycat styling of both David …READ MORE