Jørn Lande

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Jørn Lande
Background information
Also known as	Jorn
Born	May 31, 1968 (1968-05-31) (age 40) Rjukan, Norway
Genre(s)	Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Hard rock, Power metal
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1993 – Present
Label(s)	Frontiers Records
Associated acts	Masterplan, ARK, Beyond Twilight, Vagabond, Brazen Abbot, Avantasia, Ayreon, The Snakes, Millennium, Ken Hensley, Allen-Lande
Website	Official website

Jørn Lande is a Norwegian heavy metal and hard rock singer.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 Solo albums 2.2 Vagabond 2.3 Mundanus Imperium 2.4 The Snakes 2.5 Millennium 2.6 ARK 2.7 Beyond Twilight 2.8 Brazen Abbot 2.9 Masterplan 2.10 Allen/Lande 2.11 Ken Hensley 2.12 Avantasia 2.13 Ayreon 3 Solo band members 3.1 Current solo band members 3.2 Former Solo band/guest members 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Jørn Lande has performed with bands such as Vagabond (with Ronni Le Tekrø from TNT), Yngwie Malmsteen, ARK, Beyond Twilight, Mundanus Imperium, Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus, Millennium, Ken Hensley and The Snakes as well as his own self-titled solo effort. He also sang lead vocals on the Norwegian national football team's song for the 1994 World Cup, "Alt for Norge" (All for Norway).^[1]

More recently, Jørn joined the global metal scene fronting Masterplan, with whom he released two albums. In 2005, Jørn also teamed up with Symphony X vocalist Russell Allen on the album The Battle, and their following album, The Revenge, released May 11, 2007.

On May 11, 2006, Jørn Lande left the band Masterplan because of creative differences. Jørn wanted to take the band towards a more melodic style, while the other members were leaning towards a heavier sound.^{[citation needed]}

Jørn's first live album, Live In America, was released September 21, 2007, containing 2 discs with tracks taken from his performance on September 16, 2006, at the rock festival ProgPower VII in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2007, Jørn Lande lent his voice to the Ayreon album 01011001 and the latest Avantasia album The Scarecrow, both being released in January 2008.

Another full-length album is set for release on June 6th 2008. The album will be called Lonely Are The Brave according to an interview ^[2] with Jorn Viggo Lofstad. The 9-track album is to be available as a limited edition slipcase version with two additonal songs^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

Ratings courtesy of All Music Guide:

Date	Title	Label	Type	Rating
2000	Starfire	Frontiers	Studio
2001	Worldchanger	Frontiers	Studio	N/A
2004	Out to Every Nation	Frontiers	Studio
2006	The Duke	Frontiers	Studio
2007	The Gathering	Frontiers	Great Hits
2007	Unlocking the Past	Frontiers	Cover
2007	Live in America!	Frontiers	Live	N/A
2008	Lonely Are The Brave	Frontiers	Studio	N/A

[edit] Vagabond

• Vagabond (1994)
• A Huge Fan of Life (1995)

[edit] Mundanus Imperium

• The Spectral Spheres Coronation (1998)

[edit] The Snakes

• Once Bitten (1998)
• Live in Europe (1998)

[edit] Millennium

• Hourglass (2000)

[edit] ARK

• ARK (2000)
• Burn The Sun (2001)

[edit] Beyond Twilight

• The Devil's Hall of Fame (2001)

[edit] Brazen Abbot

• Guilty As Sin (2003)

[edit] Masterplan

• Enlighten Me (single) (2002)
• Masterplan (2003)
• Back For My Life (EP) (2004)
• Aeronautics (2005)

[edit] Allen/Lande

• The Battle (2005)
• The Revenge (2007)

[edit] Ken Hensley

• Blood On The Highway (2007)

[edit] Avantasia

• Lost in Space Part I (2007)
• Lost in Space Part II (2007)
• The Scarecrow (2008)

[edit] Ayreon

• 01011001 (2008)

[edit] Solo band members

[edit] Current solo band members

• Jørn Viggo Lofstad - Guitars (since Out to Every Nation)
• Tore Moren - Guitars (Worldchanger, returned to the band in 2005; also a guest on Starfire)
• Sid Ringsby - Bass
• Willy Bendiksen - Drums (The Duke, also a guest on Starfire)

[edit] Former Solo band/guest members

• Morty Black - Bass (The Duke, The Gathering)
• Jan Axel von Blomberg - Drums (session on Worldchanger)
• Magnus Rosén - Bass (Out to Every Nation)
• Stian Kristoffersen - Drums (Out to Every Nation)
• Ronny Tegner - Keyboards (Out to Every Nation)
• Ralph Santolla - Guitars (guest on Starfire)
• Ronni Le Tekro - Guitars (guest on Starfire, Unlocking the Past (The Day the Earth Caught Fire cover recording))
• Tore Østby - Guitars (guest on Starfire)
• Jon A . Narum - Drums, samples, bass, guitars, melotrone (guest on Starfire)
• Dag Stokke - Keyboards (Starfire)
• John Macaluso - Drums (Starfire)
• Steinar Krokmo - Bass (Guest on Unlocking the Past)

[edit] See also

• Masterplan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e Jørn Lande Jørn Lande · Jørn Viggo Lofstad · Tore Moren · Sid Ringsby · Willy Bendiksen See: Jørn Lande band members Studio albums Starfire · Worldchanger · Out to Every Nation · The Duke · Lonely Are The Brave Live albums Live in America! Cover albums Unlocking the Past Compilations The Gathering

• Jørn's official site
• Jorn Lande Czech fansite