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Hi Terje (On the
Rise)!
Q.
You guys have done
a great album!! How does it feel to release this album?
Terje:
Thanks a lot. It’s really quite nice to get such nice feedback.
We didn’t expect anything special to happen without the reason
that we had to make an album that we both wanted to do for a
long time.
Q.
What are you doing
right now?
Terje:
We’re writing songs for the next album.
Q.
How long have you
guys played together as “On the Rise”
Terje:
It’s been about two and a half years now.
Q.
Which influences
do you guys have?
Terje:
Actually
both of us are having a similar taste in music. There’s some
difference in which artist that we like though.
My influences in music are Van
Halen, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, Ronnie
James Dio, Ritchie Blakemore's Rainbow, Journey, John Farnham,
Steve Perry, Kiss, Steve Vai, Gary Moore & Toto.
I've been influenced by these
artists since the day I started to play. The reason why is that
they're representing the performance of high quality.
In early days Bennechs musical
influences was Bruce Springsteen. Later on he discovered bands
like TNT, Journey, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Dokken, Iron Maiden,
Lynch mob, Toto & Van Halen.
Q.
Is there any plans
for some concert tour?
Terje:
Next year. First I think there will be a second album before
we do anything live.
Q.
Wich is your favourite
track on the album?
Terje:
Totally
we both enjoy the whole album, and
it's even hard for us too to
choose any favourites from the album.
My favourites are "RUNNING IN
THE NIGHT",
"THE MOMENT"
& "STRANDED"
Bennech’s favourites are
”PRIDE”,
”LIFT YOU UP”
& BEAT OF YOUR HEART.
Q.
Have you done some
another recordings that we can buy and listen to?
Terje:
This is the first international release for both of us. Locally
and individually we’ve both been making demos and participated
in other projects, and it’s not easy to get copies from earlier
projects, cause it’s very infrequently stuff indeed.
Q.
Are there any plans
for another album?
Terje:
There will be another album, but there hasn’t been decided any
time plan for it yet.
Thanks for the
interview and good luck in the future!
Terje:
Thanks, and lets hope AOR/melodic rock is getting back it’s
thrown on the market again. There’s a lot of positive vibes
out there. Keep on rocking - see you soon. TE
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