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About Allen Lande
Russell Allen (Symphony X) & Jorn Lande's (Masterplan) hard rock project, Allen-Lande is co-created and written by Swedish Last Tribe's guitarist Magnus Karlsson. The first chapter Allen-Lande's collaboration, "The Battle" was unleashed on September 19th 2005 with unanimous acclaim from fans and critics alike. The second chapter aptly titled "The Revenge" was unleashed on May 11th 2007, with cover art specifically designed for this project by Rodney Matthews (Diamond Head, Magnum, Asia etc.), once again songs were written by guitar sensation Magnus Karlsson (Starbreaker, Last Tribe). Heavier and with a tighter production, thanks to the involvement of Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Angra, Place Vendome) at the mix, this album will excite the many fans who loved the first chapter and everyone who declares themselves fan of quality Hard Rock or Metal. Many websites and magazines named it "Record of the Year". It's success made it one of the most popular releases ever in Melodic Heavy Metal, thanks to beautiful, sweeping piano and keyboards, heavy guitar riffs, virtuoso guitar solos, hooky choruses and the vocal talents of two of the finest Heavy Metal vocalists around. Russell Allen is the singer of the American Progressive Metal band Symphony X, who have released seven studio albums and one live record so far. More than once Symphony X received accolades such as "Best Progressive Power Metal Band Worldwide" or awards for the "Best Progressive Metal Album of the Year". Russell is most well-known for his very melodic, loud singing style and drawn out vocal lines, as well as his large vocal range. Allen has worked with Arjen Anthony Lucassen on various occasions: originally he sang the song "Dawn of a Million Souls" on Ayreon's 2000 album Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator (which also featured a guitar solo by Michael Romeo), and in 2002 he became one of the lead vocalists for Lucassen's project Star One. Highly rated ex-Masterplan vocalist Jorn Lande has a vocal capability that is world class, distinctive, rich and spanning a large range. He is in high demand and has appeared as guest or sung for such bands as Millenium, Ark, The Snakes and many others. He is also a well-known solo artist with six studio albums released, since the debut "Starfire" in 1999. They are tagged for many names in Last.fm, and this artists biography is copied from Russell Allen & Jorn Lande's biography. But many believe that Allen-Lande is their correct name, because it says it in their albums. Plus Allen-Lande has the most listeners in Last.fm. Thanks for the ones who have written this information about Russell Allen & Jorn Lande.