Today, Werewolf Records announce
November 11th as the international release date for Sorgetid's highly
anticipated debut album, Natt av Tusen Dödsfall,
on CD and cassette tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow next year.
Sorgetid exclusively
play Nordic black metal, from Finland. The name Sorgetid may
be new, but the creator behind it isn't: Finnish underground veteran V-Khaoz,
renown for such bands as Vargrav, Druadan Forest, Grieve, and Embryonic Slumber among many
others, stretching back to the late '90s. With Sorgetid itself,
V-Khaoz indeed delves even deeper (and earlier) into the '90s, presenting
vintage obsidian, both style- and production-wise, that respects the
now-ancient time when black metal was only made by individuals who were truly
dedicated to it. "In my reality, no other kind of black metal
exists," he firmly states.
Truly, the evidence is there with Sorgetid's
first public recording, the full-length Natt av Tusen Dödsfall.
Endearingly and engagingly familiar yet done with the deft nous for which
V-Khaoz is known, Sorgetid's
first salvo is based purely on intuition and the man's need "to get quite
old stuff out of my head - no future, no past." Existing within those
reverently stringent boundaries, Natt av Tusen Dödsfall
unveils a landscape rife with melancholy and madness, nostalgia and nightsky
mysticism, fury and wonder woven together with elder chainmail forged in the
fires of olde. Eight songs across 37 minutes are more than sufficient to paint
the atmospheres and sensations that seemingly exist out of time. The album's no
less raw nor polished than it needs to be; rather, it IS, unyielding and
undying.
No references required here - as ever, V-Khaoz's work stands tall on it its own
- but for those who still hold dark medieval times in their hearts, Sorgetid's Natt av Tusen Dödsfall poignantly
offers a portal to those glorious times.
Tracklisting
for Sorgetid's Natt av Tusen Dödsfall
1. Havet djupare än sorg
2. Svärdstorm
3. Fullmånens slav
4. Sorgens Tid
5. Svarta stormar av djurisk vrede
6. Ett Ord, Tusen Orm
7. Skuggan av min tron
8. Eskapism
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