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PROFILE - Bjørn Riis' splendid guitar

15-09-2025 11:48

FrancescoProg

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PROFILE - Bjørn Riis' splendid guitar

Bjørn Riis is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who rose from a little-known cover band to worldwide success as a member of Airb

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Bjørn Riis is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who rose from a little-known cover band to global success as a member of Airbag and as a solo artist.

The main songwriter for Airbag, a Norwegian band from Oslo, for nearly twenty years he shared the stage with bands and artists such as Marillion, Yes, Saga, Neil Morse, and Riverside.


He is a leading interpreter of contemporary progressive rock with an engaging and deeply moving style, brimming with emotion, expressed at times with disarming simplicity but also with great energy and complexity.


All his compositions are excellent, with a sound that draws influences and atmospheres from Pink Floyd and Steven Wilson, with a guitar-centric approach driven by Riis's own remarkable talent.


Bjørn Riis Albums

Lullabies in a Car Crash - 2014
Forever Comes to an End - 2017
Coming Home - 2018 (EP)
A Storm Is Coming - 2019
Desolate Place - 2020 (EP)
Everything to Everyone - 2022
A Fleeting Glimpse - 2022 (EP)
Fimbulvinter - 2025

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