Valborg - Endstrand - VINYL LP

Valborg have always been willing to experiment, shift boundaries, and while always remaining true to their harsh and sinister musical core, the Germans have never stuck to one particular musical box while consciously avoiding to become trapped in a stylistic pigeon hole. As a result many stickers have been applied to their sound doom, blackened death metal, industrial among others. On their new album entitled InchDer AlteInch (InchThe Old OneInch), Valborg take a rather reductionist approach. Their new tracks are deliberately kept short, making use of simple structures, brutal, while making use of extreme vocals and their trademark lambasting and relentless drum beat. Aided by LANTLOS-mastermind Markus Siegenhort, who took on all production roles, Valborg have opted for a raw and unpolished sound that relies heavily on the guitars as all keyboards have been ditched on this album. Audible influences include all of the band's metal aspects but also add elements derived from punk and wave for example. The result of this simplification process are hard-hitting tracks that still maintain a dark cinematic quality and construct threatening nightmare scenarios within cosmic dimensions, which fits the Germans' lyrical themes that explore the maddening horrors awaiting in the abyss of outer space, xenomorphic manipulation and apocalyptic visions that are often referring to and sometimes taken from the canon of modern science fiction literature. Valborg were conceived in the German City of Bonn in 2002. Critics have compared Valborg with such artists as GODFLESH, CELTIC FROST and TRIPTYKON as well as TYPE O NEGATIVE among others, but the trio clearly went their own way and continued to defy easy categorisations. The Germans have twice been invited and performed at the taste-making Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands as well as other prestigious festivals. They have also criss-

Stock limited to on hand inventory. 2x12Inch Transparent Red + Black Smoke, Gatefold. For years now Wardruna founder Einar Selvik has done acoustic concerts and lectures, performing Wardruna songs on his own, as well as creations made for the TV-show InchVikingsInch in an acoustic . Now parts of this material has finally been recorded Inchlive in studioInch in Solslottet Studio in Bergen (Norway), and was released through By Norse Music on November 23rd 2018.The exclusive RSD 2024 edition features a brand new bonus track and comes as 2x12Inch Transparent Red & Black Smoke vinyls; with the original Gatefold artwork masterfully revisited by Polish vinyl artisan and designer Bartek Rogalewicz (Behemoth, Mayhem, etc.); and includes two exclusive bonus tracks nevery released on vinyl before.InchSkaldInch takes the listener on a musical journey outside the massive soundscape that Wardruna is known for and into a simpler and more direct form, where voice, poetry and ancient instruments like Kravik-lyre, Taglharpa and Bukkehorn lead the way.Einar Selvik comments InchSkaldInch was recorded live in the studio with the intention of capturing the raw and uncompromising energy of a live performance rather than aiming for a flawless and polished expression. It sets out to give voice to the ancient craft that once lay at the heart of the Norse oral traditions, presented as it takes shape in the hands of a humble contemporary skald today.The album contains an extensive booklet with all lyrics translated as well as a solid introduction to the Skald and Old Norse poetry written by the acclaimed Icelandic author and Old Norse philologist Bergsveinn Birgisson.Tracklist Side 1 1. Vardlokk 2. Skald 3. Ein sat hun uti 4. Voluspá (skaldic version) 5. Fehu (skaldic version) 6. VindavlaSide 2 7. Ormagardskvedi 8. Gravbakkjen 9. Sonatorrek10. Helvegen (skaldic version)Side 3 11. Voluspá (Liv

Borgerlig Begravning was formed in boredom and the desire to play fast music that mattered. Asta Kask has been the biggest inspiration and their EP InchHistorien dömer oss allaInch gave the trio the push they needed to understand how wonderful punk can be. Bands from the childhood such as Ramones and Ebba Grön has been with the band since the start and the swedes been influenced from all possible corners of the punk scene, from Bad Religion to GBH as an example. The election year is here and the message from Borgerlig Begravning is clear - it's time to bury the conservatives. Album Tracks 1. GÖR Vad Du Vill 2. Lycklig. Se 3. Gatulopp Mot Döden 4. Dum 5. Superhjälte 6. Kapten Knogjärn 7. Ju Mera Man Har 8. Pengar 9. BLÅTT Och GRÖNT 10. Levande Musik 11. Herregud 12. Dom Rikas Sal