"Northern Norwegian blues has greater power than gunpowder" (Dagbladet 5/6) "Blues rock at its best"(US bluesrockreview.com 8/10) Pristine, led by singer and songwriter Heidi Solheim, came as the first Norwegian band in history to the semi finals of the prestigious The International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA, 2012.This year the band was the runner-up in The European Blues Challenge.