JORN to release “Heavy Rock Radio II – Executing The Classics”

Simply one of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with the second installment of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him and helped forge this talented man’s own unique style.

Through Jorn’s extensive career, which includes more than 40 albums of mostly original songs, he recorded great versions of several rock classics from classic bands such as Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple and many more.

Every song JORN covers is treated with the utmost respect and “Jorn-ized” accordingly, just like the first “Heavy Rock Radio” album showed with amazing cover versions of evergress songs such as “I Know There’s Something Going On”, “Hotel California”, “You’re The Voice,” “Running Up That Hill” and several others. People and fans showed a lot of enthusiasm and interest in these versions, whose videos got millions of streams on Youtube.

This sophomore “Heavy Rock Radio 2” album is not an ordinary album of cover songs, it is truly a songbook of hits. Featured – among others – are great versions of Pages “I Do Believe in You,” Foreigner’s “Night Life”, Don Henley’s “New York Minute,” Deep Purple’s “Bad Attitude,” a stunning Metal version of Peter Gabriel’s “The Rhythm of the Heat” and of course the unmissable Dio cover “Mystery”.

More “jukebox” type of covers include “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)” originally recorded by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and already covered by Gotthard and Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams’ “Lonely Night” (also covered by Uriah Heep), The Searcher’s “Needles And Pins” (which was brought to success by Smokie and also covered by Cher, Ramones, and Tom Petty among others) and a very personal choice from the man himself, a Russ Ballard song “Winning” which was also recorded by Santana in 1980.

Jorn says: “The most important thing was to treat these songs with respect towards the original versions, my goal was always to think that the original artist would be honored and find my version relevant. At the same time my intention was never to try to compete with the original song and artist, but make it a strong alternative version to enjoy.”

Jorn’s catalog is getting too long to include in brief press statements, and his innovative and creative skills have led to him selling millions of albums worldwide and being a frequent entry on sales charts around the world including Billboard. Worth a mention is his years with German-based MasterPlan, whom he recorded three albums with. 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 yet.

RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2020

Tracklist:
Lonely Nights
Winning
New York Minute
Needles And Pins
Love
I Do Believe In You
Nightlife
Bad Attitude
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Mystery
The Rhythm Of The Heat

Line-up:
Jorn Lande – vocals
Alessandro Del Vecchio – keyboards
Sid Ringsby – bass
Tore Moren, Jgor Gianola – guitars
Francesco Jovino – drums

Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of JORN’s brand new live album & video, “Live on Death Road”. Available on 2CD/DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital (audio only), the set will be released on June 14, 2019.

Pre-orders are now available HERE: http://radi.al/LiveOnDeathRoad
Recorded at the Frontiers Rock Festival 2018, this performance was captured when JORN headlined the second night of the festival. Lande performed with a great band featuring long time members Tore More on guitar, Sid Ringsby on bass, producer/keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio, and not one, but two drummers: Beata Polak and Francesco Jovino (Primal Fear).

The tracklisting is certainly special and includes some timeless songs spanning the entire 20-year career of JORN. From “Sunset Station”, included on the “real” international debut “Worldchanger”, to absolute classics such as “Out to Every Nation,” “Stormcrow,” and “Lonely Are the Brave”. Some surprises are there too, such as “Walking on Water” from the Dracula Rock Opera and of course unmissable cover versions of “The Mob Rules” (Black Sabbath) and “Ride Like the Wind” (Christopher Cross).

All in all, this is another unmissable celebration of the talents of the Norwegian vocal god and a powerful testimony to a unique artist who offers an unbelievable live show here.

Available on 2CD/DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital (audio only).

CD1
MY ROAD
BRING HEAVY ROCK TO THE LAND
LIFE ON DEATH ROAD
BLACKSONG
WORLD GONE MAD
STORMCROW
SUNSET STATION
RIDE LIKE THE WIND
OUT TO EVERY NATION

CD2
SHOT IN THE DARK
WALKING ON WATER
TRAVELLER
ROCK AND ROLL ANGEL
THE MOB RULES
RAINBOW IN THE DARK
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE

DVD/BLU-RAY:
MY ROAD
BRING HEAVY ROCK TO THE LAND
LIFE ON DEATH ROAD
BLACKSONG
WORLD GONE MAD
STORMCROW
SUNSET STATION
RIDE LIKE THE WIND
OUT TO EVERY NATION
WALKING ON WATER
TRAVELLER
ROCK AND ROLL ANGEL
MAN OF THE 80’S
THE MOB RULES
RAINBOW IN THE DARK
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE

Produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio and Jorn Lande
Jorn Lande: lead vocalsTore Moren: guitarAlessandro Del Vecchio: KeyboardsSid Ringsby: BassBeata Polak: DrumsFrancesco Jovino: Drums
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