Ivar Bjronson - Skuggsja - VINYL LP

Album Tracks 1. Illhug 2. Gone 3. Panic Attack 4. She 5. Fimbulvinter 6. Fear of Abandonment

From the deep woods now emerges Birna, Wardruna's sixth studio album, scheduled for January 24, 2025 through Sony Music and By Norse Music. Through his never resting dialogue with nature, main composer Einar Selvik has been searching for the voice of the bear. Birna - the she-bear in Old Norse - is a work of art dedicated to the warden of the forest, nature's caretaker, and her battles here on earth. Slowly driven out of her habitat by modern day societies, she has entered a stage of permanent hibernation. As a result, the forest is gradually dying, longing for it's pulse and heart - it's shepherd. Birna calls for her return. The bear frequently figures in the oldest myths of mankind in the northern hemisphere, and many indigenous people still regard this animal as a totem, honouring it with rites and songs. Instruments and wisdom from ancient times, coupled with modern day soundscapes and recorded sounds of nature, provide a rare opportunity to tell us something valuable about ourselves. It works as a reminder that we are part of nature, not above it, and it offers a way of remembering, not for memory's own sake, but to gain both new and forgotten insights. Album Tracks 1. Hertan 2. Birna 3. Ljos Til Jord 4. Dvaledraumar 5. Jord Til Ljos 6. Himinndotter 7. Hibjørnen 8. Skuggehesten 9. Tretale 10. Lyfjaberg

More than any other artist to emerge from the fertile black metal scene of the early '90s, Ihsahn has firmly established himself as an unpredictable maverick. Frontman and chief composer with the legendary Emperor, he re-wrote the rulebook on epic extreme music across a series of albums that are still widely regarded as classics. Ihsahn's unique approach and liberated musical ethos ensured that when he embarked on a solo career, fans were primed to expect the unexpected. Full conceptual album, presented in two versions Metal and Orchestral. Ihsahn has created his best and most unique and powerful album to date. InchWith this , I wanted to dig deep into the core essentials of my musical background; black/extreme-metal and my love of orchestral music and soundtracks. I approached the writing with the intent to present the material in it's full-blown metal expression, but also to arrange the orchestral parts in such a way that they would work independently. Somehow an attempt to write a soundtrack within the structures of the full production, allowing me to explore different, and sometimes contrasting, variations of essentially the same music.Inch In line with the cinematic inspirations, music and lyrics follow two parallel narratives with recurring themes throughout. The main story is presented in the metal version, whereas the secondary story is rooted in the orchestral version, although bleeding into the main story. Album Tracks 1. Cervus Venator 2. The Promethean Spark 3. Pilgrimage to Oblivion 4. Twice Born 5. A Taste of the Ambrosia 6. Anima Extraneae 7. Blood Trails to Love 8. Hubris and Blue Devils 9. The Distance Between Us 10. At the Heart of All Things Broken 11. Sonata Profana