Former Come Taste the Band guitarist, JO HENNING KAASIN, known for his collaboration with, among others, GLENN HUGHES (Deep Purple) and JOE LYNN TURNER (Rainbow) founded KAASIN together with bassist STÅLE KAASIN from SPIDER and 2020VISION in 2020. KAASIN is fronted by vocalist, JAN THORE GREFSTAD, internationally known from bands such as SAINT DEAMON and TNT. Drummer PER-MORTEN BERGSETH from JORN, HOLTER, COURSE OF FATE and WIG WAM became member of KAASIN in October 2021. ERLING HENANGER from MAGIC PIE/HOLTER joined KAASIN in 2022 as a keyboard player on concerts and in the studio.
KAASIN launched their debut single and video "RUNAWAY TRAIN" on Stream Peak Music/GerMusica, Friday August 14th - 2020. The song has achieved international success and has become #1 on the French radio station Vinylestimes, #4 on the English radio station ArFM, #1 on the radio station Metal Express Radio, #7 on DistFm in Sweden.
On November 19th 2021, KAASIN launched their debut album, "FIRED UP" and the band has over 1,3 million streams on Spotify. "FIRED UP" has received raving reviews and was named album of the year 2021 by the readers of Norway's largest online music site, ROCKMAN. KAASIN will release a new album in the spring of 2026!
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