Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian’

Listen: ‘Nordens eteriske sommer’ by Fanatisme

Posted: 22 October 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Fysisk Format proudly announce the signing of Fanatisme and the release of their debut album Tro, håp og kjærlighet, set to be released on December 12, 2025.

Emerging from the Norwegian underground, Fanatisme channel the lunatic, forest-worshipping spirit of Ulver and Darkthrone, merging it with the gothic pulse of Christian Death and The Cure. The result is a singular collision of black metal and post-punk, a dark and ecstatic celebration of life, death, and everything in between. Tro, håp og kjærlighet is both unrelenting and reflective, a debut that collapses the boundaries between black metal’s primal fury and post-punk’s spectral beauty.

‘Nordens eteriske sommer’ is the first cut to be aired from the album. It’s a belter, and you can hear it here:

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Listen: ‘Whispering Void’ by Whispering Void

Posted: 25 September 2024 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPs
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Summer has come to an end, all swallows have left the north, and autumn is already knocking on doors and windows with gusts of wind and rain. When the first leaves are falling, it is also time for melancholic tunes. WHISPERING VOID has the perfect offer for this darkening season: the eponymous song that gave the collective of renowned musicians from Norway’s west coast their name. ‘Whispering Void’ is taken from their forthcoming debut album At the Sound of the Heart, which has been scheduled for release on October 18, 2024.

WHISPERING VOID comment: “Lyrically, ‘Whispering Void’ combines all the elements of this album”, vocalist Kristian Espedal reveals. “The slow, gracious movements of the music evoke the innocence of natural beings moving through a forest, as acted out by the vocals in the verses. This song also features our third ‘outside’ collaborator, Matias Monsen from the band DROTT is playing the cello.”

Listen to this gloriously epic tune here:

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Watch: ‘Forført Av Kulden’ by MORK

Posted: 27 March 2023 in Recommended Streams and Videos
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After unveiling two singles of ‘Bortgang’ and ‘Tilbake Til Opprinnelsen’, Norwegian black-metal band MORK deliver a stunning video for ‘Forført Av Kulden’ to celebrate the release of their new album Dypet which is out now on Peaceville.

You can check out the video here:

Thematically, ‘Forført Av Kulden’ deals with the beguiling force of the cold, often portrayed as an omnipresent character within the world of Black Metal and a look into the natural beauty in death. On the single our protagonist enters a trance-like state to wander the forest and eventually freeze.

The song is also accompanied by a striking video, directed by Trond-Atle Bokerød, which echoes the primordial allure of nature, synonymous with the Black Metal subgenre, whilst exploring the unforgiving winter that is the song’s subject. After a veil of synthesizers are lifted MORK’s signature Black Metal tonalities are revealed for a mid paced rhythm that eventually gives way to Eriksen’s signature vocals and lachrymose lead lines.

Regarding the track Thomas Eriksen had the following to say:

“Forført Av Kulden’About being seduced into the cold hard weather outside by an unknown force. Wandering into the snowstorm at night and ending up freezing to death. It depicts a somewhat glorified theme of death as a beautiful and unavoidable thing.”

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