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[Circlepit]

There is an Angrep shirt on hellthrasher for preorder.
It's a pity bit wasn't ready in time for the new album to save shipping costs.

[Eoin McLove]

Pity it looks like shite too 

[Circlepit]

They are quite poor looking. It would be better with the 2 fellas having their frolic in the woods.

[Eoin McLove]

They haven't had much luck on the tshirt design front. I bought the first one they put out a few years ago which was that bloody head or eyebrow off one of the demos. The Krigsdøger artwork looked unexciting to me so I didn't bother with the tshirt and this one is shit too.

[Eoin McLove]

I was getting the Nedstigning LP off the shelf and, wait, what's this!- how can the Skygger Fra Dodsriket LP be sitting on the shelf when I currently have it playing on the stereo... I had completely forgotten picking that up on record before and bloody went and bought it again. Feck! So now I have it on CD and LP twice as well as having all of the separate demo tapes that make up the compilation. Overkill 2 de MAX!

[open face surgery]

They never did a whole lot for me but really liking this new one so will have to do a bit of back peddling.

[Eoin McLove]

If you like the new one check out Skygger Fra Dødsriket. It's a compilation of four mid period demos (only two of you get the vinyl, though) and it's fucking super. The bass playing is so good.

[Circlepit]

I’m loving this new one but it’s going to take something massive to top Nedstigning.
I must get that demo collection next.
Do they play live or  is it all forest frolics?
I imagine them running around the forest like the killer in Black Spot.

[open face surgery]

Just finishing up Angrep. Saw it get a bit of a cold shoulder on RoD but it's a fuckin beast of a thing. I know we don't need these comparisons etc but on first listen it's a far better album than the last Funeral Mist when it comes to the blasting style of BM.

[Eoin McLove]

Angrep is a beast. Some of the fucking shite that comes out of the lads on that site really make my head sore. It's so aggressive but jam- packed with powerful riffs.

[open face surgery]

I couldn't find fault in it. Ya, tis a shallow gene pool over there at times. Great for finding all sorts of tunes though.

[Eoin McLove]

New one on in the car this morning. It's really epic. Might just be their best one to date. You should check out the two 7"s that preceded it. They first introduced the acoustic elements on those songs and they add so much.

[open face surgery]

Bit of accordian snuck in at the end of track 2 as well and they pull it off.

[Eoin McLove]

I had this on in the way to work and you know when an album clicks perfectly with the weather and sets a nice tone for the day... cold and frosty outside while this album was transporting me to snowy Norway inside the car. Fans of early Ulver, Strid, VBE and the folk parts of Loits, Sigrblot and Drudkh should really give this album a spin. It's majestic.

[mishima]

Saw Andy mentioning these lads in the Now Playing thread as they had just put up a cover on YouTube* and thought I'd bump this.

I had tried giving them a go a good few years ago but they did nothing for me then. Not sure what persuaded me to chance them again after that, but I'm glad I did. Definitely one of my favourite current BM bands.

Skygger fra dødsriket is probably the best place to start for anyone unfamiliar with them. Catchy and atmospheric right from the beginning. Surprisingly prominent (for a black metal band) and very well written basslines throughout as well.

They get bonus points for some very odd promo photos too:



*Suprised they covered a Manes track given their disdain towards the Trondheim scene that they hinted at in an interview I read a while back.