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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes Van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.

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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) (ex-Music/{{TNT|Band}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes Van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.
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[[https://www.northward.rocks/ Northward]] is a HardRock collaboration between renowned Dutch vocalist Music/FloorJansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}, Music/{{Nightwish}}) and Norwegian guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Music/PagansMind).

In 2007, while Jansen was fronting Music/AfterForever, she and Lofstad got together at the [=ProgPower USA Festival=] in Atlanta, Georgia for a jam session of cover songs. They turned out to share a love for classic hard rock, and over the next year wrote an album's worth of original songs, but unfortunately, they had no time to record any of them... until 2017, when Music/{{Nightwish}} took a year off. Jansen and Lofstad got back together that year and recorded the album, which was released from Nuclear Blast on 19 October 2018.

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[[https://www.northward.rocks/ Northward]] is a HardRock collaboration between renowned Dutch vocalist Music/FloorJansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}, Music/{{Nightwish}}) Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}) and Norwegian guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Music/PagansMind).

In 2007, while Jansen was fronting Music/AfterForever, she and Lofstad got together at the [=ProgPower USA Festival=] in Atlanta, Georgia for a jam session of cover songs. They turned out to share a love for classic hard rock, and over the next year wrote an album's worth of original songs, but unfortunately, they had no time to record any of them... until 2017, when Music/{{Nightwish}} Music/{{Nightwish|Band}} took a year off. Jansen and Lofstad got back together that year and recorded the album, which was released from Nuclear Blast on 19 October 2018.



* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes Van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.

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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}.Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes Van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: It's chiefly HardRock, but some songs drift closer to TraditionalHeavyMetal, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIodbDG7Zc "Storm in a Glass"]] leans towards IndiePop.
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[[https://www.northward.rocks/ Northward]] is a HardRock collaboration between renowned Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}, Music/{{Nightwish}}) and Norwegian guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Music/PagansMind).

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[[https://www.northward.rocks/ Northward]] is a HardRock collaboration between renowned Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen Music/FloorJansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}, Music/{{Nightwish}}) and Norwegian guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Music/PagansMind).
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Big Boy", with lines like "So here's my body / And here's my big smile" and "Play me like a drum now, big boy".
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* BreakupSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIodbDG7Zc "Storm in a Glass"]] can be read like one. The female speaker is said to be looking in the mirror at "bewildered eyes, slightly red" and wondering "what more can I do to make you happy?"


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* DescriptionInTheMirror: A recurring trope in "Storm in a Glass", with the lyric video showing Floor eyeing her reflection in a mirror. The first stanza reads:
-->''A second look in the mirror\\
Bewildered eyes, slightly red\\
A second chance to calm down\\
I'm not that crazy\\
Take a deep breath, easy now''
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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.

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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes van Van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.
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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black of Music/{{TNT}} plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.

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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black of Music/{{TNT}} (ex-Music/{{TNT}}) plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.
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* TheCameo: Floor's sister Irene Jansen does a duet with her on "Drifting Islands".

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* TheCameo: Floor's sister Irene Jansen (a moderately successful session vocalist who has sung for Music/{{Ayreon}}) does a duet with her on "Drifting Islands".

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In 2007, while Jansen was fronting Music/AfterForever, she and Lofstad got together at the [=ProgPower USA Festival=] in Atlanta, Georgia for a jam session of cover songs. They turned out to share a love for classic hard rock, and over the next year wrote an album's worth of original songs, but unfortunately, they had no time to record any of them... until 2017, when Music/{{Nightwish}} took a year off. Jansen and Lofstad got back together that year and recorded the album, which was released from Nuclear Blast on 19 October 2018. Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, with cover art provided by Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland.

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In 2007, while Jansen was fronting Music/AfterForever, she and Lofstad got together at the [=ProgPower USA Festival=] in Atlanta, Georgia for a jam session of cover songs. They turned out to share a love for classic hard rock, and over the next year wrote an album's worth of original songs, but unfortunately, they had no time to record any of them... until 2017, when Music/{{Nightwish}} took a year off. Jansen and Lofstad got back together that year and recorded the album, which was released from Nuclear Blast on 19 October 2018. Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, with cover art provided by Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland.
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* {{Supergroup}}: Floor Jansen is a well-known Dutch metal vocalist currently fronting Music/{{Nightwish}}. Jørn Viggo Lofstad of Music/PagansMind plays lead guitar, with his bandmates Stian Kristofferson and Ronny Tegner playing drums and keyboards respectively. Morty Black of Music/{{TNT}} plays bass. In addition, Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, and Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland made the cover art.
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: It's chiefly HardRock, but some songs drift closer to TraditionalHeavyMetal, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIodbDG7Zc "Storm in a Glass"]] leans towards IndiePop.


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* OutOfGenreExperience: "Bridle Passion" is a soft acoustic number with just Floor and one guitar.
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[[https://www.northward.rocks/ Northward]] is a HardRock collaboration between renowned Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (Music/AfterForever, Music/{{ReVamp}}, Music/{{Nightwish}}) and Norwegian guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad (Music/PagansMind).

In 2007, while Jansen was fronting Music/AfterForever, she and Lofstad got together at the [=ProgPower USA Festival=] in Atlanta, Georgia for a jam session of cover songs. They turned out to share a love for classic hard rock, and over the next year wrote an album's worth of original songs, but unfortunately, they had no time to record any of them... until 2017, when Music/{{Nightwish}} took a year off. Jansen and Lofstad got back together that year and recorded the album, which was released from Nuclear Blast on 19 October 2018. Music/{{Volbeat}}'s Jacob Hansen produced the album, with cover art provided by Jansen's partner Hannes van Dahl and his Music/{{Sabaton}} bandmate Chris Rörland.

Jansen and Lofstad have no current plans to perform live, with Floor citing Nightwish and motherhood.
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!!Tropes in ''Northward'':
* TheCameo: Floor's sister Irene Jansen does a duet with her on "Drifting Islands".
* MetalScream: The cover art for ''Northward'' depicts Floor and Jørn face to face and screaming at each other.
* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Big Boy" and "Bridle Passion" have shades of this. "Bridle Passion" uses it metaphorically to describe trying to restrain one's emotions.
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