Today, Werewolf Records announces
November 11th as the international release date for the highly anticipated
second album of Finland's Ymir, Aeons of Sorrow, on CD and cassette
tape formats. The vinyl LP version will follow next year.
Ymir's history stretches back
to the late '90s. The band originally existed as a trio of vocalist/guitarist
Vrasjarn, later of funeral doomlords Profetus; drummer Lord Sargofagian, who
concurrently founded the prolific Baptism; and lead guitarist Toni Pölkki. With
this lineup, Ymir released the Trollsword demo in 1999, mystical
black metal firmly (and favorably) of its time. Seven more years would follow
before another recording came from YMIR, as the brothers Vrasjarn and Lord
Sargofagian were busy with the aforementioned bands (and many others), but the Silvery Howling demo at last
arrived in 2006 and saw the band scaled back to a duo and evincing a rawer,
nastier sound whilst retaining the sweet stench of the '90s. Naturally, once
again, more silence ensued...
Alas, during the dark days of autumn 2020, Ymir emerged
from the shadows with their long-brewing debut album for Werewolf. Simply self-titled, Ymir was a literal (storm)blast
from the past, encompassing compositions spanning 2004-2019. Ymir's black metal here,
however, went back even further: guided by the gauntlet of Vrasjarn - with bass
and battery provided by Ghast and V.R., respectively - the band's first
full-length brought vintage mid-'90s sumptuousness into modern focus, robust
and roiling but always with a velvety air of mysticism. Truly, Ymir opened
portals of the imagination and ancient consciousness alike.
Tracklisting
for Ymir (Finland)'s Aeons of Sorrow
1. Woods of My Past (Aeons of Sorrow pt. 1)
2. Pagan Swords (Aeons of Sorrow pt. 2)
3. Storm of Shadows
4. The Pale Ghost of North
5. Witches
6. Nightwinds
7. Outro
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