Frontiers Records will release of a very special album from Norwegian hard rock singer
Jorn Lande entitled
"Symphonic" on January 25 in Europe and January 22 in North America.
"Symphonic" is not a proper new album, but rather a selection of tracks taken from
Jorn's previous studio releases, which have been carefully selected by the Norwegian singer himself and painstakingly remixed in order to add a grandiose classical orchestra arrangement to the existing hard rock structure.
"I didn't want to choose the most obvious
Jorn songs, as I didn't want this album to come out as a typical 'best-of' release," explains the former
MASTERPLAN frontman. "Some songs that are not too typical in a
Jorn context, were chosen simply because some great songs often tend to be forgotten and therefore deserve a second chance."
Tracks like
"I Came to Rock",
"Burn Your Flame" and
"Behind The Clown" are presented in a very intriguing and different new dressing, which enhances the variety and depth of
Jorn's classic songwriting and performance style. In
Jorn's words: "
'I Came To Rock' might now even remind the listener of a Broadway musical, not coming from a heavy rock band like
Jorn. The new version of
'Behind The Clown' shows how much as a young boy I have been fascinated by
Kate Bush.
'Burn Your Flame' instead came out really fresh and different, compared to the original version on
'Spirit Black' from 2009."
"Symphonic" also includes a previously unreleased track: a cover version of
DIO's
"Rock And Roll Children".
"I hope you will enjoy the album and maybe you will even rediscover some songs you had forgotten…" concludes
Jorn.
"Symphonic" track listing:
01.
I Came To Rock02.
Rock And Roll Children03.
The World I See04.
Burn Your Flame05.
Man Of The Dark06.
My Road07.
Time To Be King08.
Black Morning09.
Like Stone In Water10.
Vision Eyes11.
War Of The World12.
Behind The Clown13.
A Thousand Cuts14.
The Mob Rules"I Came To Rock" audio sample:
"Rock And Roll Children" audio sample:
"Man Of The Dark" audio sample:
