{"id":46958,"date":"2014-11-17T10:46:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T15:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=46958"},"modified":"2014-11-17T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T19:24:06","slug":"jorn-lande-trond-holter-present-dracula-swing-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/jorn-lande-trond-holter-present-dracula-swing-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorn Lande & Trond Holter Present: Dracula – Swing of Death<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dracula\"FRONTIERS MUSIC Srl SET TO RELEASE THE EPIC DRACULA CONCEPT ALBUM FROM JORN LANDE AND TROND HOLTER<\/p>\n

Frontiers Music Srl, is pleased to announce the release of a new exciting album written and performed by the two Norwegian Rock Stars Jorn Lande and Trond Holter entitled DRACULA \u201cSwing of Death on January 23rd in Europe and January 27th in North America.<\/p>\n

This exciting concept album was inspired by the life of Count Vlad the III, Prince of Wallachia, widely known as Vlad, The Impaler or by his patronymic name Vlad Dracul(a). The whole story explores the inner struggle inside the multifaceted and engorging character that this mysterious 15th Century personality was, while also taking into account some of the metaphysical aspects that passed into literature, forming the whole basis of the vampire mythos.<\/p>\n

Jorn Lande \u2013 who impersonates Dracula, is the main character of the album and the female parts are sung by Norwegian singer Lena Fl\u00f8itmoen (representing Mina\/Lucy from the Bram Stoker book). The drama of the story reveals Dracula\u2019s inner battle, where he still remembers what true love was, and as he wandered the Earth for centuries with a thirst for blood, his loneliness and desire to be able to love again has led him to the brink of insanity. In the original Bram Stoker version, he leaves Transylvania by ship and when he meets Lucy’s best friend, she reminds him so much of his first love Mina, that he becomes obsessed. His mission is to take her as his bride, and make her Queen of the dark.<\/p>\n

Musically, \u201cSwing of Death\u201d is not like a typical rock opera or musical, since it has no storyteller or too many long instrumental parts and intros. It is an album that gets to the point with no detours and even if it exposes some diverse musical landscapes, it does include catchy and melodic songs with commercial radio potential. Vocally this release gives you everything from Jorn Lande\u2019s past extensive catalogue all in one album. Jorn\u2019s ability to be innovative and original while at the same time showing where his roots came from, is truly unique. Jorn and Trond\u2019s musical influence when creating this epic masterpiece came mostly from 70\u2019s era Meat Loaf, Queen, Alice Cooper, plus some other Classic and more contemporary Hard Rock elements. All mixed together with their own modern musical heavy rock style, Dracula \u201cSwing of death\u201d is something extraordinary. The lyrics are not limited to the old days of Bram Stoker\u2019s era and could easily be a Dracula story of today.<\/p>\n

A trailer for DRACULA is available here: <\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZRdtkAHxXgA <\/p>\n

Track listing: Hands of Your God; Walking On Water; Swing of Death; Masquerade Ball; Save Me; River Of Tears; Queen of the Dead; Into the Dark; True Love Through Blood (Instr.); Under The Gun<\/p>\n

Pre-order the album NOW via this link: http:\/\/geni.us\/DraculaAMZ<\/a><\/p>\n

DRACULA \u201cSwing of Death\u201d features performances from:<\/p>\n

Jorn Lande: Lead Vocals
\nTrond Holter: Guitars, Piano
\nBernt Jansen: Bass
\nPer Morten Bergseth: Drums
\nLena Fl\u00f8itmoen: Lead and Background Vocals on \u201cSave Me\u201d; \u201cRiver of Tears\u201d, \u201cInto the Dark\u201d, \u201cUnder the Gun\u201d, plus background vocals on \u201cSwing of Death\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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