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Always changing, always the same. That sentence tells a lot about Swedish rock duo
Johnossi. And the truth behind it has never been more obvious than on their fourth
album, Transitions. Johnossi’s clear-cut identity pervades the ten tracks. No other
band sounds like Johnossi. At the same time there is nothing on Transitions that
could have materialized on their earlier discs. The single Gone Forever shows which
way the wind blows. Johnossi add keyboards into their soundscape.

Johnossis first two albums gave the duo, John Engelbert (vocals, guitar) and Oskar
“Ossi” Bonde (drums), a much-needed platform to stand on. They got a hardcore following.
They had music journalists' attention. But even back then it was clear that John and Ossi
only danced to their own tune. The debut, which just named Johnossi, and the sequel All
They Ever Wanted are albums that shoots from the hip, but from completely different
directions. The third album Mavericks and the hit single What's The Point gave the duo a
major public breakthrough. On Mavericks you can actually hear how Johnossi develops with
leaps and bounds. The subsequent tours gave John and Ossi the opportunity to do 120 sold
out concerts which brought together about 375 000 fans. The guys effectively cemented their
reputation as one of the best and most explosive live bands around.

The new album is called Transitions. Ossi explains:
- We try to pick up on the things that happen in our lives right now and it is often in
the transitions from one to the other, when you take something on and leave something
behind, we feel that we grow as individuals and artists. Transitions is, as we see it, about us
as a band. It tells about the journey we made since we started as young guys in our 20’s.
The two guys that made their debut album eight years ago would not have been able to
create Transitions.
As their musical journey continues John and Ossi are constantly developing their friendship,
because that’s how they started out. As friends.
- To celebrate that we finished recording, we went to Peru and spent two weeks on
a spiritually challenging retreat in the Amazon, says John.
- It is important for us to do other things than just play music together. We are first and
foremost tight pals, says Ossi. Right now there is nothing else out there for us than Johnossi.
We are always totally focused on what we are doing at the moment and we will continue so
until it stops being fun. It's me and John against the world. At the moment we can’t see that
there is an end to this.