JORN Release 13th Studio Album ‘Life On Death Road’
June 2nd, 2017
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Norwegian heavy metal band Jorn, fronted by vocalist Jørn Lande, issued 13th full-length studio album Life On Death Road on June 2nd, 2017 through Frontiers Music Srl.
Jørn Lande commented: “It’s easily one of the best albums I’ve ever recorded. This was all about putting the right people together for the right result, and about taking the necessary time to work more thoroughly and in depth with the material we chose for the album. The older I get, the more I feel it is necessary to listen to my heart and look for that genuine and honest feeling that made me take interest in music in the first place. Back in the 70s and early 80s when I grew up, people and music were more free and so the presence of feeling and soul came more naturally and was expected from an artist or a band. This is the energy and craftmanship we’ve been looking for, but still keeping a pulse on the modern times we live in.
“Life On Death Road is an original album that is pretty much summing up the last 40-50 years of rock and metal and has become a hybrid modern heavy rock album without losing those tasty elements of a good aged wine. Regardless, we’re all products of our time, and the feeling, soul and symbioses we’ve achieved for this album is a rarity in today’s music world, so in that sense this album is a true old school sailors’ ‘tall ship adventure’. From start to finish it took us nearly three years to finalize and I’m really proud to say that this album is the proof that classic albums can still be made.”
An official Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for the outing can be viewed below.
Life On Death Road was produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio and Jørn Lande.
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Life On Death Road’
02. ‘Hammered To The Cross (The Business)’
03. ‘Love Is The Remedy’
04. ‘Dreamwalker’
05. ‘Fire To The Sun’
06. ‘Insoluble Maze (Dreams In The Blindness)’
07. ‘I Walked Away’
08. ‘The Slippery Slope (Hangman’s Rope)’
09. ‘Devil You Can Drive’
10. ‘The Optimist’
11. ‘Man Of The 80s’
12. ‘Blackbirds’
Jorn’s line-up is as follows:
Jørn Lande (vocals, Allen-Lande / ex-Masterplan)
Alex Beyrodt (guitar, Silent Force / Primal Fear / Voodoo Circle)
Mat Sinner (bass, Sinner / Primal Fear / Silent Force / Voodoo Circle)
Francesco Jovino (drums, Edge Of Forever / Sinner / Primal Fear / Silent Force / Voodoo Circle)
Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards, Edge Of Forever / Hardline / Silent Force / Voodoo Circle)
Music videos were filmed for the title track, ‘Love Is The Remedy’ and ‘Fire To The Sun’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song ‘Man Of The 80s’. All four clips can also be viewed below.
Covers album Heavy Rock Radio was released in June 2016.
