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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-18-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.jornlande.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Jorn Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Symphonic Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Really? The almighty Jorn Lande needs an ║ │
│║ introduction? IÆm sure Steel Druhm has probably ║ │
│║ covered this before, but alright, so where to ║ │
│║ start û HeÆs the Father of all the Gods and is ║ │
│║ usually seen with his two ravens close at hand, ║ │
│║ them being Huginn (Thought) and Munin (Memory) ║ │
│║ [for pictures of said ravens check out the ║ │
│║ covers of Spirit Black, Dio, We Bring Heavy Rock ║ │
│║ to the Land and now of course Symphonic]. I see ║ │
│║ Wikipedia says heÆs the God of magick, wisdom, ║ │
│║ wit and learningàfkkkkkk wrong Wiki page, thatÆs ║ │
│║ what happens when you get your Norse Gods ║ │
│║ confused (I swear it was the ravens that threw ║ │
│║ me)! JornÆs introduction is a little dryer. ║ │
│║ Norwegian born and bred, hard rock and heavy ║ │
│║ metaller, Jorn Lande has brought might and power ║ │
│║ to the likes of Avantasia, Masterplan, Ark, ║ │
│║ Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, The Snakes ║ │
│║ and of course, last but by no means least, to ║ │
│║ his solo project û Jorn. Symphonic is JornÆs ║ │
│║ 15th solo album and to put it bluntly, I was ║ │
│║ surprised as hell to see it on our list of promo ║ │
│║ albums so soon after Bring Heavy Rock to the ║ │
│║ Land û queue anticipation. ║ │
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│║ Symphonic is a 14 track album running at ║ │
│║ approximately 73 minutes, made up of a ║ │
│║ collection of tracks gathered from JornÆs 70Æs ║ │
│║ inspired rock and metal infused earlier works, ║ │
│║ but with the twist of added symphonic elements. ║ │
│║ Opening track ôI Came to Rockö gets off to a ║ │
│║ slow start with about a minute and a half of ║ │
│║ symphonic-wizardry, and while itÆs pleasing to ║ │
│║ the ear for me, the album really gets going with ║ │
│║ an almighty bang when the DIO cover ôRock and ║ │
│║ Roll Childrenö busts onto the scene. The track ║ │
│║ is massive on every scale and needs to be played ║ │
│║ at maximum volume! Do it. ║ │
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│║ The symphonic elements, while adding an ║ │
│║ anticipatory atmosphere, are subtle and ║ │
│║ perfectly placed and played (ôBlack Morningö is ║ │
│║ a great example of the perfection of which I ║ │
│║ speak), and they by no means detract from the ║ │
│║ original compositions or steal any magic or ║ │
│║ limelight from the breathtaking riffage (ôLike ║ │
│║ Stone In Waterö being just one fine example) ║ │
│║ that is Jorn û a must for this riff-hungry ║ │
│║ Mistress! ║ │
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│║ IÆve heard it said that Mr Lande has one of the ║ │
│║ hardest working voices in rock and I canÆt and ║ │
│║ wonÆt argue with that, Symphonic showcases his ║ │
│║ world class raspy, bluesy, destructively rich, ║ │
│║ soulful vocals that wash down like a good shot ║ │
│║ of Whiskey [mmmmm, the brownest of all bourbons ║ │
│║ --- Steel Druhm]. JornÆs pipes form the glue ║ │
│║ behind Symphonic and heÆs able to switch from ║ │
│║ offerings like the anthemic nature of ôVision ║ │
│║ Eyesö or ôBehind the Clownö to hurl forth the ║ │
│║ balls-out, hard intensity needed in ôBurn Your ║ │
│║ Flameö or ôTime to be King.ö. Tel me ôBehind the ║ │
│║ Clownö doesnÆt contain some goose-bump moments û ║ │
│║ right? ║ │
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│║ My big complaint with this album, and itÆs a ║ │
│║ biggie unfortunately û why the re-hashing of ║ │
│║ old? The only track on the album I havenÆt been ║ │
│║ able to attribute to a previous Jorn release was ║ │
│║ the DIO cover û ôRock and Roll Children.ö By ║ │
│║ re-hashing the old, this dynamic and exciting ║ │
│║ album plummets downwards into the dark and dusty ║ │
│║ realm of the non-essential and thatÆs going to ║ │
│║ be a major disappointment to Jorn fanboys and ║ │
│║ girls alike. ║ │
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│║ Despite my complaint of earlier, IÆve enjoyed ║ │
│║ Symphonic immensely, itÆs a colossal album that ║ │
│║ contains a careful selection of tracks that ║ │
│║ maybe werenÆt JornÆs most popular offerings, but ║ │
│║ theyÆre definitely oneÆs that shouldnÆt be ║ │
│║ forgotten, all delivered with huge and dramatic ║ │
│║ orchestral style that dictates you turn the ║ │
│║ volume up. The mix on this album is as it should ║ │
│║ be, favouring Jorn and his vocal reach and at no ║ │
│║ time do you question that he is unequivocally ║ │
│║ the star of the show. While not necessarily an ║ │
│║ essential buy, if youÆre hard pressed for ║ │
│║ storage space or you just want to rediscover ║ │
│║ tracks that youÆd long forgotten, this is Jorn ║ │
│║ at his most dramatic. What say you? ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - I Came To Rock [06:34] │
│ 02 - Rock And Roll Children [04:27] │
│ 03 - The World I See [06:29] │
│ 04 - Burn Your Flame [03:30] │
│ 05 - Man Of The Dark [05:14] │
│ 06 - My Road [02:46] │
│ 07 - Time To Be King [04:24] │
│ 08 - Black Morning [04:37] │
│ 09 - Like Stone In Water [05:19] │
│ 10 - Vision Eyes [04:56] │
│ 11 - War Of The World [05:29] │
│ 12 - Behind The Clown [04:12] │
│ 13 - A Thousand Cuts [09:01] │
│ 14 - The Mob Rules [04:06] │
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│ Total Length : [71:04 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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