Jørn Lande
Background information
Also known as	Jorn
Born	May 31, 1968 (1968-05-31) (age 41) Rjukan, Norway
Genres	Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, power metal
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Frontiers, AFM, Candlelight
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 rock singer who has sold over 1.5 million records.

[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.^[2] On July 25, 2009, Masterplan announced that Jorn would return as the band's new vocalist. Jorn is currently recording the vocals for Masterplan's fourth album. ^[3]

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 was released on June 6 2008. Titled Lonely Are The Brave, and quickly became his fastest selling album of his career, the 9-track album is also available as a limited edition slipcase version with two additional songs, including a cover of the title track to Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer.

Jorn just completed a world tour with Avantasia and is currently working on his 9th solo album as his world popularity continues to grow.^{[citation needed]} On January 21 2009 the Dutch rock & metal magazine Aardschok confirmed the rumours about Jorn Lande's return to his former band Masterplan.

AFM Records has set an August 28 release date for "Dukebox", a 16-track best-of from Jorn Lande. The CD will contain "many highlights" from Jorn's previous solo albums and "will be an interesting item for all die-hard fans and 'newcomers' as well," according to a press release.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums (as JORN)

Ratings from Allmusic:

Date	Title	Label	Type	Rating
2000	Starfire	Frontiers	Studio
2001	Worldchanger	Frontiers	Studio	N/A
2004	Out to Every Nation	AFM/The End	Studio
2006	The Duke	AFM/Candlelight	Studio
2007	The Gathering	Frontiers	Greatest Hits
2007	Unlocking the Past	Avalon/Frontiers	Cover
2007	Live in America!	Frontiers	Live	N/A
2008	Lonely Are The Brave	Frontiers	Studio	N/A
2009	Live in America! on DVD	Frontiers	Live	N/A
2009	Spirit Black	Frontiers	Studio	N/A
2009	Dukebox	AFM	Greatest Hits	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] Millenium

• Hourglass (2000)

[edit] ARK

• ARK (2000)
• Burn The Sun (2001)

[edit] Beyond Twilight

• The Devil's Hall of Fame (2001)

[edit] Nikolo Kotzev

• Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus (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] Genius - A Rock Opera

• Episode 3: The Final Surprise (2007) as Apikor

[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

• Tor Erik Myhre (Live)
• Tore Moren - Guitars (Worldchanger, again since The Duke, also a guest on Starfire)
• Nic Angileri - Bass (additional bass on Spirit Black)
• Willy Bendiksen - Drums (The Duke-, also a guest on Starfire)

[edit] Former Solo band/guest members

• Igor Gianola (Live, additional guitars on Spirit Black)
• Jon Berg - Guitars (additional Guitars on Spirit Black)
• Espen Mjöen - Bass (additional Bass on Lonely Are The Brave and Spirit Black)
• Jimmy Iversen - Guitars (Spirit Black)
• Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Pagan's Mind) - Guitars (Out to Every Nation, The Duke, Unlocking the Past, The Gathering, Lonely Are The Brave)
• 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 Tekrø - 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

• Jørn's official site

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