When I heard there was a new album from Jorn Lande up for review, I jumped at the chance. Then I read the press release that accompanied. Alarm bells sounded in my head as the words "Rock Opera Concept Album" leapt from the page. Has Jorn taken a risk too far or has he onceDracula: Swing Of Death When I heard there was a new album from Jorn Lande up for review, I jumped at the chance. Then I read the press release that accompanied. Alarm bells sounded in my head as the words "Rock Opera Concept Album" leapt from the page. Has Jorn taken a risk too far or has he once again proven to be an originator, willing to catapult his talent into uncharted waters? Dracula: Swing Of Death is an album detailing the story Dracula (combining factual and fictional aspects) and features the combined Nordic talents of Trond Holter and Jorn Lande. What makes this different from many previous rock operas is that there are no monologues, no interludes and no orchestral forays to create an atmosphere. This collection is an album of ten anthems of varying styles pulled together as a musical narrative. Where many concept albums over the years have been caught up on delivering a convoluted storyline that easily became the prime focus of the artist (Rhapsody anyone?) Holter and Lande already had one of the greatest stories ever told and all they had to do was adapt the epic struggle of eternal love into their classic rock [...]
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