Bio
The beginning:
Formed in early 2010 by Knut Erik Lien and Geir Hartold. Childhood friends who played together in the early 90s. The band didn’t take shape before early 2013, when we added bassist Tore Olafsen. Later that year we were joined by drummer Jørn Rørbakk. Finally we were joined by singer John Nordby in the summer of 2014. In the summer of 2018, founding guitarist Geir Hartold unfortunately left Shadowland for personal reasons.

The story continues:
From the deep dark forests of Hedmark, Norway, comes the band Shadowland. These 5 experienced musicians have played together for 7 years. The band has played nearly 50 concerts, playing mostly locally around Hedmark in Norway, but also some larger cities like Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. In their lyrics they cover topics such as exorcism, serial killers, fortune telling, world war 2 and the atomic bomb. Their music is melodic heavyrock inspired by the 70ties and early 80ties.
They were among the 7 bands from all over Norway which played the national finale of Wacken Metal Battle in Bergen in april 2017, and as played live on television at NRK Hedmark and Oppland Innlandsscenen. The band plays an average of one gig a month and has been met with great excitement live. After nearly 50 concerts since the start, the band has become a tight and “no compromises given” live band which is ready to bring their stories and music to the masses. 

Band Line-up
Jørn Rørbakk: Drums
Knut Erik Lien: Guitar / backing vocals.
Tore Olafsen: Bass
John Nordby: Vocals
Marius Lahlum Hansen: Guitar