BIG CITY – Testify X (2021)
“Testify X” is the first BIG CITY album for their new label Frontiers Music. The melodic metal / hard rock band from Norway was originally put together by guitarist and songwriter Daniel Olaisen. His plan was to use a vast amount of song ideas and ’80s influenced guitar riffs that he had stockpiled over the years for a batch of songs with the right players.
Frank Ørland, who also played with Daniel in SCARIOT, was an obvious choice to bring to Big City as the second guitarist. Frank Nordeng Røe (Withem, Maraton, session drummer for CIRCUS MAXIMUS) was brought after being discovered by Daniel via some internet research.
In 2019, the band started working on a new album and brought in a new singer, Jørgen Bergersen from Rock the Night (Europe cover band) and the new demos caught the interest of Frontiers who moved swiftly to sign the band…