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Interview: JOE LYNN TURNER

May 21, 2026May 25, 2026 RISE!

by Jorge Patacas After four successful years singing for Rainbow in the early 80s and before joining Yngwie Malmsteen and Deep Purple, Joe Lynn Turner released his first solo album, “Rescue You”, in 1985. This year, he embarked on a mini Scandinavian tour to perform the album in its entirety, along with some Rainbow classics, offering fans a particularly special experience. We had the opportunity to conduct an in-depth interview with Turner just hours before his show in Norway, where we discussed not only this album but also the inspiration…

Concert Reviews: TONS OF ROCK 2022

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 RISE!

TONS OF ROCK 2022 – Ekebergsletta (Oslo, Norway) June 23-25, 2022 by Jorge Patacas Since its inception in 2014, Tons of Rock has become one of the most important rock festivals in Norway and nowadays it’s definitely the biggest one in the country when it comes to this genre. Three years have passed since the last edition and this time a total of 52 countries were represented in the audience and a total of 80.000 tickets were sold over the three days. Since the number of people doubled this year,…