Vintersorg
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Origin | Skellefteå, Sweden |
Genres | Black metal, folk metal, progressive metal |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Napalm, SPV |
Members | Vintersorg Mattias Marklund Simon Lundström |
Vintersorg (Swedish pronunciation:
History
The project was originally formed in 1994 to "push the limits" of black metal music, where the vocals are mostly clean sung, and only a few parts per song that had the traditional
Along with this change in musical style, the lyrical topics began to shift as well. On earlier albums, the lyrics are all written and performed in Swedish, and dealt with topics of nature and paganism. With the advent of Cosmic Genesis, the lyrics were now written and sung mostly in English, and now dealt with scientific ideas such as astronomy and cosmology, philosophies such as metaphysics, and other ideas such as astrology. In the Cosmic Genesis booklet, Vintersorg extends thanks to Dr. Carl Sagan, author of the book Cosmos. Since, then, the band has alternated between both English and Swedish lyrics, sometimes using both on the same album. In keeping with the band's return to its folk roots, the latter albums are also sung entirely in Swedish and deal with more traditional themes.
Band members
- Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund – composer, vocals, guitars, keyboard, programing
- Mattias Marklund – guitars
- Simon Lundström - bass guitar, backing vocals
Session musicians
- Vargher – keyboards on Hedniskhjärtad, Till fjälls, and Ödemarkens son
- Cia Hedmark – female vocals on Hedniskhjärtad, Till fjälls, and Ödemarkens son and violin on Ödemarkens son, female vocals on Norrskenssyner.
- Andreas Frank – guest lead guitar on "För kung och fosterland" & "Asatider" on Till fjälls
- Nisse Johansson – additional keys on Till fjälls and analog synth, loop editing on Visions from the Spiral Generator and Hammond on "Universums dunkla alfabet"
- Jan Erik "Tyr" Torgersen – live bass
- Steve Di Giorgio – bass guitar on Visions from the Spiral Generator and The Focusing Blur
- Asgeir Mickelson – drums on Visions from the Spiral Generator and The Focusing Blur
- Lars "Lazare" Nedland – Hammond organ on Visions from the Spiral Generator and Hammond organ, vocals, and lyricist on The Focusing Blur
- Benny Hägglund – live drums
- Johan Lindgren – live bass, bass on Solens rötter
- Andreas Stenlund – live guitar until 2002
Discography
- Hedniskhjärtad(EP, 1998) ("Paganhearted")
- Till fjälls (1998) ("To the Mountains")
- Ödemarkens son (1999) ("Son of the Wilderness")
- Cosmic Genesis (2000)
- Visions from the Spiral Generator (2002)
- The Focusing Blur (2004)
- Solens rötter (2007) ("Roots of the Sun")
- Jordpuls (2011) ("Earthpulse")
- Orkan (2012) ("Hurricane")
- Naturbål (2014) ("Natural Bonfire")
- Till fjälls: Del II(2017) ("To the mountains: Part II")
References
- ^ VINTERSORG To Release 'Till Fjälls Del II' In June Blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2017
External links
- Vintersorg Archived 8 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Napalm Records
- Interview on www.avantgarde-metal.com Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Lyric translations on archive.org