Frontiers Records to release “Dio”, JORN’s offer to the musical legacy of the great singer
The Norse God of Metal. The leader of the renaissance of classic Hard Rock on its highest level. One of the most prolific and sought-after singers of today, whose vocal talent has reserved him a place amongst the greatest giants in the history of Rock. This is Jorn Lande and now he offers his talents to honour the musical legacy of Ronnie James Dio, with his new album aptly entitled “Dio”, to be released on Frontiers Records on July 2nd in Europe and July 27th in the US.
Handpicking some lesser known tunes of the Dio era, along with some of the true classics, Jorn offers a fine collection of songs that present the music of the Man and the Artist, with a unique twist. In Jorn Lande’s own words: “Throughout the years I have had the privilege of both meeting and working with many of the musicians that have inspired me on my musical journey. Ronnie James Dio has inspired me through decades, and this man’s influence continues to add colour to my creative spirit. Ever since the first time I heard his royal roar back in the 70′s, I have been fascinated by this extremely talented man’s creative force and dedication to music. His career has been going on for so long and includes so many great songs, that it was a challenge to decide which songs and what era to focus on. I ended up focusing on the DIO era”.
The album also includes an original song for which a videoclip, shot by Thomas Tjader (Pretty Maids, In Flames) was produced. Jorn says “I wrote ‘Song for Ronnie James’ as a tribute and a personal thanks to the man who has been my mentor for more than 35 years. This great man has affected my life and career in such a way that without his presence, I would not have become the artist I am today”.
The “Song for Ronnie James” videoclip can be watched here:
Either as front man in German metal act Masterplan, which has achieved great success around the world, or as guest in spectacular projects such as Tobias Sammet’s “Avantasia”, or in the Allen / Lande’s releases, Jorn Lande is today a trademark for quality Hard Rock music. “Dio” is the new chapter in Jorn’s history and a sincere and heartfelt “thank you” to a great and influential Artist.
“Dio” was mixed by Tommy Hansen, Jailhouse Studios, and the final tracklisting includes the following tracks: Song For Ronnie James; Invisible; Shame on the Night; Push; Stand Up And Shout; Don’t Talk to Strangers; Lord Of The Last Day; Night People; Sacred Heart; Sunset Superman; Lonely Is The Word / Letters From Earth (2010 version); Kill The King*; Straight Through The Heart (live). Song for Ronnie James (videoclip)
JORN
Jorn Lande: Lead Vocals
Willy Bendiksen: drums
Tore Moren: guitars
Jgor Gianola: guitars
Tor Erik Myhre: guitars
Nic Angileri: Bass
Weblinks: http://www.jornlande.com / www.myspace.com/realjorn / www.frontiers.it / www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords
Holy freakin diver batman! that song is a master piece!
i will be picking this one up!!!
i can’y help but think….Jorn makes this tribute album, puts out this song just after RJD passing, did many know he was going to pass and maybe the fans were just kept hoping? it just seems everything i’ve read i get this feel that many of the metal gods had a pretty good idea that RJD didn’t have much time. just a thought. Long live RJD. i will be getting my DIO tat re-colored this week and a little add on to remember the great one.
I have to imagine that this CD was in the works long before Dio’s death. The cover art, video, and total production would have taken weeks. No way they could have rolled this out in a few days. Too bad Ronnie James Dio never got to hear this.
i agree, it all is a long process, but man, how it all came together….man, i’m still filling the this empty spot…like someone took all my rainbow, sabbath and dio cd’s for my collection. i have over a thousand cd’s if fills like this big empty spot in the collection.
i don’t know, just having a hard time with this cuz music is the second biggest thing in my life. and watching the golden god awards even made it more tuff!
Nice music. I will buy this album today! Jorn lade is fantastic.
Long live Jorn Lande! A cool and sincere tribute to Ronnie James Dio. I hope some proceeds of this album will go to a cancer charity. I know I’ll buy this album… and I can’t wait to hear it!
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