interview – RISE!

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…

Interview: JANNICKE WIESE-HANSEN

June 21, 2022 RISE!

by Jorge Patacas During the last edition of Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway, we were able to talk to Jannicke Wiese-Hansen, the artist who created logos for bands such as Immortal and Enslaved, as well as the album covers for the now legendary first two Burzum albums. She’s a tattoo artist who has her studio called Nidhogg in Bergen and was invited to the festival as part of the art exhibition. We discussed the beginning of her career, the inspiration behind some of her most iconic artworks, the early Black…