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Urd (album)
''Urd'' is the ninth studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. Released on March 26, 2012, it is the first album to feature Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs and Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund sharing lead vocals. It is also the final album with drummer David Kinkade, who joined Soulfly after recording sessions were completed and subsequently retired from music. Background Borknagar’s founder, Øystein G. Brun, described the artwork for ''Urd'' as "an earthly expression...You can almost smell and feel the texture of the old Norse wooden carvings". Given that Borknagar's previous album was titled ''Universal'', Brun suggested that it was natural for the band to "head back home to earth" when choosing the title for its next album. For Brun, this choice reflected a desire to "get back to the core of the band", and specifically "admiration and pondering about nature and mankind’s place therein". For Brun, the meaning behind the album title connects with the sound of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borknagar
Borknagar is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Bergen, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines black metal and folk metal with progressive and melodic elements. Borknagar's lyrics often deal with philosophy, paganism, nature and the cosmos. History Borknagar was founded by Øystein Brun, then a member of the Norwegian death metal band Molested, when he became tired of the brutal aspects of the band's music. Øystein formed Borknagar to explore a more melodic outlet of expression, inspired by the burgeoning black metal movement Norway was experiencing and looking to push the boundaries of what was considered "traditional" black metal music. He wrote all of the music and lyrics and gathered together an all-star group of black metal musicians to play in his band, such as Infernus of Gorgoroth, Grim of Immortal and Gorgoroth and Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved. When Garm of Ulver, Head Control System and Arcturus joined the project, it brought the band imme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |