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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-12-2013 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........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.jornlande.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Jorn Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Traveller Label : Frontier ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ For Angry Metal regulars, NorwayÆs Jorn Lande ║ │
│║ needs NO introduction! This leaves me in a ║ │
│║ quandaryà I need an opening paragraph so you get ║ │
│║ a repeat of what you already know. As Lord Steel ║ │
│║ Druhm laid out in his review of Bring Heavy Rock ║ │
│║ To The Land, Lande has a massive career spanning ║ │
│║ across solo, group and collaborative projects ║ │
│║ Ark, Masterplan, Beyond Twilight, Avantasia and ║ │
│║ Allen/Lande that easily makes him one of the ║ │
│║ most recognized voices in the industry. Well ║ │
│║ surprise, surprise, hot on the heels of ║ │
│║ Symphonic (which ended up being a collection of ║ │
│║ 14 of Jornæs 70Æs inspired rock and metal ║ │
│║ infused earlier works), Lande adds another notch ║ │
│║ to his well-worn belt with the much anticipated ║ │
│║ release of Traveller. ║ │
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│║ Things kick off with the thick, thrumming, bassy ║ │
│║ intro of ôOverloadö, and once it gets going, ║ │
│║ itÆs plenty big, rocking and oozes that vintage ║ │
│║ Jornæs charisma. ôOverloadö less than subtly ║ │
│║ introduces you to the new dynamic within the ║ │
│║ band. Gone is Tore Moren (guitar) and Nic ║ │
│║ Angileri (bass), and instead you have new ║ │
│║ guitarist Trond Holter and bassist Bernt Jansen, ║ │
│║ both stepping up from NorwayÆs 80's era glam ║ │
│║ rock band Wig Wam. ThereÆs a fair amount of ║ │
│║ guitar wankery on this track and thereÆs around ║ │
│║ a minute and a half where Jorn completely loses ║ │
│║ his spotlight. ║ │
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│║ The albumÆs brimming with catchy and easily ║ │
│║ digestible, melodic riffs interspersed with some ║ │
│║ experimentation. This experimentation isnÆt ║ │
│║ thickly laid on, but in tracks like ôOverloadö ║ │
│║ and the oddly doomy, Candlemass-flavoured ôCarry ║ │
│║ The Blackö theyÆre quite evident and add a new ║ │
│║ and interesting dynamic to the Jorn sound, while ║ │
│║ at the same time making this a slightly tougher ║ │
│║ album to get into on first listen. Outside of ║ │
│║ this, thereÆs a distinct Black Sabbath, Rainbow ║ │
│║ and Whitesnake classic hard rock edge at the ║ │
│║ root, closely interwoven with Jornæs clear-cut ║ │
│║ case of Dio-worship thatÆs brought to the fore ║ │
│║ on tracks like ôCancer Demonö and ôThe Man Who ║ │
│║ Was Kingö [Seriously, the guy needs to go to ║ │
│║ metal grief counseling ASAP --- Steel Druhm]. ║ │
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│║ Jorn Promo ImageæThe Voice of RockÆ delivers in ║ │
│║ spades on Traveller! Lande certainly hasnÆt lost ║ │
│║ any of his rich rasp or his bluesy, whiskey ║ │
│║ soaked vigour and on tracks like ôWindow Makerö ║ │
│║ and ôCarry The Blackö heÆs added a darkness I ║ │
│║ had no idea he was capable of. I find myself ║ │
│║ sitting here while listening to ôCarry The ║ │
│║ Blackö almost wishing Jorn and Candlemass could ║ │
│║ collaborate. ║ │
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│║ Where I do feel somewhat let-down is that ║ │
│║ Traveller doesnÆt leave you feeling that Jorn is ║ │
│║ the star of the show, which was never in any ║ │
│║ doubt on Bring Heavy Rock To The Land. There are ║ │
│║ also instances where the production lets him ║ │
│║ down and the drums and guitars muscle their way ║ │
│║ a little too far into the limelight. ║ │
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│║ If youÆre looking for another Bring Heavy Rock ║ │
│║ To The Land, this is not that album. Traveller ║ │
│║ is the first album featuring the song writing ║ │
│║ collaboration between Lande and new guitarist ║ │
│║ Trond Holter and to quote the man of the hour, ║ │
│║ ôthis is an album about life, doom and death ║ │
│║ reflecting on what I know and thoughts about ║ │
│║ what I donÆtô. ôCancer Demonö, ôCarry The Blackö ║ │
│║ and ôThe Man Who Was Kingö ended up growing on ║ │
│║ me quite substantially and got a lot of rotation ║ │
│║ on my playlist, they show off a more honest, ║ │
│║ grim and shadowy side of Jorn and if this ║ │
│║ appeals to you, then youÆll enjoy rocking out ║ │
│║ with Traveller. ║ │
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│║ J°rn Lande - Vocals ║ │
│║ Willy Bendiksen - Drums ║ │
│║ Jimmy Iversen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Bernt Jansen - Bass ║ │
│║ Trond Holter - Guitars (lead) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Overload [05:21] │
│ 02 - Cancer demon [04:28] │
│ 03 - Traveller [05:38] │
│ 04 - Window Maker [04:26] │
│ 05 - Make Your Engine Scream [04:12] │
│ 06 - Legend Man [04:01] │
│ 07 - Carry The Black [06:09] │
│ 08 - Rev On [04:43] │
│ 09 - Monsoon [04:20] │
│ 10 - The Man Who Was King [05:52] │
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│ Total Length : [49:10 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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