JORN
Current Members
- Willy Bendiksen (Wild Willy Bendiksen) - ROAD, PERFECT CRIME, BAD HABITZ, BLONDE ON BLONDE, FLAX, WILD WILLY'S GANG, BERNIE MARSDEN, THE SNAKES
Drums - Jørn Viggo Lofstad - BEAUTIFUL SIN, PAGAN'S MIND, CARNIVORA
Guitar - Sid Ringsby - DIEZEL, THE SNAKES, FINNERO, KEN HENSLEY
Bass - Tore Morén - RAIN, THE OLD SCHOOL RIFF HARD PROJECT, TEAM ARMSTRONG, WILD WILLY'S GANG, OZZMOSIS, CARNIVORA, HEATSEEKERS, EXTOL, THE SNAKES, STREET LEGAL, ARCTURUS, SKITLIV
Guitar - Jørn Lande - YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MASTERPLAN, MUNDANUS IMPERIUM, THE SNAKES, VAGABOND, RUSSELL ALLEN / JORN LANDE, AVANTASIA, BEYOND TWILIGHT, WILD WILLY'S GANG, BRAZEN ABBOT, MILLENIUM, ARK, MASTERPLAN
Vocals
Past Members
- Morty Black - BAD HABITZ, TERJE RYPDAL, TONY MILLS, TNT
Bass - Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer, Hauptman Hammer, HH, Jan Axel von Blomberg, Mr. Hellhammer) - TROLL, ULVER, AGE OF SILENCE, BURZUM, WINDS, MYSTICUM, UMORAL, BLOODY MARY, CIRCLE OF CHAOS, MAYHEM, THORNS, MORTEM, DEN SAAKALDTE, VIDSYN, TRITONUS, MEZZERSCHMITT, CARNIVORA, EMPEROR, FLEURETY, IMMORTAL, DIMMU BORGIR, COVENANT, ANTESTOR, GORGOROTH, SHINING, ARCTURUS, THE KOVENANT, THE KOVENANT
Drums
Biography
Highly rated ex-VAGABOND and THE SNAKES vocalist. Lande has a vocal capability that is world class, distinctive, rich and spanning a large range. As such the man is in high demand. The 2000 album 'Starfire' boasts many of Lande's working partners past and present including TNT men guitarist Ronnie Le Tekrø and keyboard player Dag Stokke, THE SNAKES Sid Ringsby, ex-CONCEPTION guitarist Tore Ostby and MILLENIUM's Shane French and Ralph Santolla.
As Lande finished off recording as vocalist for a 2000 MILLENIUM release he was also inducted into the ranks of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's touring band although in keeping with the fluidity of the guitar maestro's band line-up predictably enough his tenure would be brief. A second Tommy Hansen produced album, 'Worldchanger' arrived in October 2001 under the band name of JORN. Contributing musicians included RAIN guitarist Tore Moren, bass player Sid Ringsby and drummer Jan Aksel Blomberg, the latter better known as 'Hellhammer' from Black Metal pioneers MAYHEM. Both Moren and Hellhammer subsequently exited to forge CARNIVORA, cutting the debut 'Judas' opus.
January 2002 would see Lande's name linked to the MASTERPLAN project assembled HELLOWEEN refugees guitarist ROLAND GRAPOW and drummer Uli Kusch. The resulting MASTERPLAN album would be the first high profile outing to spread the news of Lande's abilities internationally. Lande would also session on the 2002 BRAZEN ABBOT album. Later that same year the singer announced he had severed ties with his former backing band.
JORN LANDE signed a solo deal with AFM Records, recording a fresh album 'Out To Every Nation' in the Summer of 2003. Musicians on this opus included bassist Magnus Rosèn of HAMMERFALL alongside the PAGAN'S MIND pairing of guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad and drummer Stian Kristoffersen. A video clip for the track 'Living With Wolves' was filmed at Vemork, the scene of Nazi Germany's attempts to produce heavy water for atomic weapons. 'Out To Every Nation', charting in both Norway and Sweden, was officially launched with a 1st May gig at the Ritz Nightclub in Skien Norway, Lande also performing a set with PAGAN'S MIND billed as 'Jorn & Pagan Snakes'.
Much of 2004 would be spent crafting a new MASTERPLAN album, as well as cutting a duet album, 'The Battle', with SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen and LAST TRIBE guitarist Magnus Karlsson simply credited to RUSSELL ALLEN / JORN LANDE. With the release of MASTERPLAN's 'Aeronautics' in early 2005 the singer then engaged in global touring to promote the record.
A new solo album, entitled 'The Duke', would be recorded in 2005 with Tommy Hansen back behind the production desk. Musicians included guitarists Jørn Viggo Lofstad of PAGAN'S MIND and Tore Moren from CARNIVORA, Morty Black from TNT on bass guitar with Lande's erstwhile COMPANY OF SNAKES colleague Willy Bendiksen on drums. Also featured on drums would be Stian Kristoffersen of PAGAN'S MIND and FIREWIND, featuring on a newly recorded version of 'Starfire' from Lande's debut. 'The Duke' included a cover version of THIN LIZZY's 'Are You Ready'. Japanese versions of 'The Duke' added the extra track 'Noose'.
In May 2006 MASTERPLAN fans received a shock when, in the midst of songwriting sessions, JORN LANDE quit, quoting "musical differences". The singer soon bounced back, announcing an "all star" performance at the 'ProgPower' event at Earthlink Live in Atlanta during September. Lande's band for the occasion comprised Zak Stevens of CIRCLE II CIRCLE and ex-SAVATAGE, Lance King of PYRAMAZE, Michele Luppi from VISION DIVINE, Pasi Rantanen of THUNDERSTONE, Mikkel Sandager of MERCENARY, Michael Eriksen from CIRCUS MAXIMUS and guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh of FREAK KITCHEN.
Recordings for a second RUSSELL ALLEN / JORN LANDE album, billed 'The Revenge', commenced in August. Jorn issued two solo outings via Frontiers Records in January 2007. 'The Gathering' comprised archve material, some of which was remixed although some songs were completely re-recorded. The second offering, 'Unlocking The Past' involved a collection of cover versions. Included would be renditions of 'On And On' originally recorded by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, 'Fool For Your Loving', by WHITESNAKE, 'Cold Sweat', by THIN LIZZY, 'Lonely Is The Word/Letters From Earth', BLACK SABBATH, 'Burn', DEEP PURPLE, 'Feel Like Making Love', BAD COMPANY, 'Kill The King', RAINBOW, 'Perfect Strangers', DEEP PURPLE, 'Naked City', KISS and 'The Day The Earth Caught Fire' originally recorded by CITY BOY.
Jorn's fifth album, 'Lonely Are The Brave' released in June 2008, was recorded under the direction of Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark. The JORN band consisted of Willy Bendiksen on drums, Tore Moren and Jørn Viggo Lofstad on guitars with Sid Ringsby on bass.
Jorn united with MANIFEST, CRIMES OF PASSION, DET EVIG ORK and PUNCH for the 'Sunnfjord Rock' tour of Norway in September 2008. The early months of 2009 were spent recording tracks for the album 'Spirit Black'.
AFM REcords issued a compilation album, 'Dukebox', in August 2009.
Discography
Album
![]() SPIRIT BLACK 2009 | ![]() LONELY ARE THE BRAVE 2008 | ![]() THE GATHERING 2007 | ![]() UNLOCKING THE PAST 2007 |
![]() THE DUKE 2006 | ![]() OUT TO EVERY NATION 2004 | ![]() WORLDCHANGER 2001 | ![]() STARFIRE 2000 |
Compilation
![]() DUKEBOX 2009 |
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