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/:: Artist :: Kampfar ::\
:: Album :: Djevelmakt ::
:: Year :: 2014 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Indie Recordings R.date :: 01.02.2014 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: INDIE111CD Size :: 96,5 MB __::_
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..: Bitrate :: avg. 283kbps : .
. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: https://www.facebook.com/kampfarofficial
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:: 01. Mylder 06:37 ::
:: 02. Kujon 07:10 ::
:: 03. Blod, Eder og Galle 06:24 ::
:: 04. Swarm Norvegicus 05:36 ::
:: 05. Fortapelse 04:40 ::
:: 06. De D°des Fane 05:48 ::
:: 07. Svarte Sjelers Salme 03:37 ::
:: 08. Our Hounds, Our Legion 07:39 ::
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:: 2014 marks 20 years existence for Kampfar, and with it ::
:: comes Djevelmakt, an album marking a leap forward in the ::
:: band's steadfast career. ::
:: ::
:: Where 2011's Mare represented a journey into the world of ::
:: the witches, past and present, Djevelmakt conceptually digs ::
:: deeper into the muck and bile of the underworlds and brings ::
:: to light a world where rats feed on the blackest souls and ::
:: where false choirs have no power. ::
:: ::
:: Drummer Ask Ty comments: "With Mare we found new ground, a ::
:: refocusing of the creative side of the band. We kept on ::
:: developing this newfound expression while we took the album ::
:: and new guitarist Ole on the road." ::
:: ::
:: The fresh blood provided another impulse by taking familiar ::
:: elements into unfamiliar territory. The resulting highly ::
:: forcused writing process injected an energy into Djevelmakt ::
:: that spawned songs as diverse as "Mylder" and "Swarm ::
:: Norvegicus" while keeping a strong musical foundation in ::
:: place. ::
:: ::
:: Djevelmakt is Kampfar's sixth studio album and part of the ::
:: third creative wave. Up to 2003 the band was a two man ::
:: outfit and released "Mellom Skogkledde Aaser" and "Fra ::
:: Underverdenen" as well as several EPs. The second wave took ::
:: the band into the live arena after completing the band with ::
:: two more members and it bred another two albums: "Kvass" ::
:: and "Heimgang". ::
:: ::
:: "Mare" started the third cycle, and now "Djevelmakt" ::
:: reaffirms that Kampfar's music is timeless, yet also very ::
:: much a representation of Kampfar today. ::
:: ::
:: Djevelmakt was written in the first half of 2013, with the ::
:: band doing a single live appearance at France's Hellfest, ::
:: and then recorded partly in the band's new home town Bergen ::
:: and partly in PΣrlby, Sweden. This time the band chose to ::
:: work with Jonas Kjellgren, who also helped engineer Mare, ::
:: with Peter TΣgtgren being tasked with the mix. The setup ::
:: that worked so brilliantly on Mare allowed the band to walk ::
:: in and record in the most relaxed manner, allowing for a ::
:: production that is as focused as before, although rougher ::
:: and possibly even heavier than what we have heard from them ::
:: before. ::
:: ::
:: For the first time in Kampfar's history they have chosen to ::
:: acquire pre-existing art for the design of the album. The ::
:: album cover itself is a 1981 oil painting by Polish artist ::
:: Zdzislaw Beksinski, and the remaining design incorporates a ::
:: second Beksinski painting, as well as a painting by English ::
:: painter John Charles Dollman. The works of art, selected by ::
:: the band before recording the album, helped influence the ::
:: direction of the sound as well as the lyrics, while also ::
:: functioning as a guide to the listener, with the lyrics ::
:: mostly being written in Norwegian. ::
:: ::
:: Says singer and lyricist Dolk: "The cover art sums up the ::
:: lyrical content of the album. This is not a concept album ::
:: per se, but there is a strong lyrical theme running through ::
:: the album. The theme is condemnation. It's anti-religion ::
:: and not anti-human. What is reality, what is a dream, where ::
:: do we end up? Are we free individuals, do we decide our own ::
:: path and faith? ::
:: ::
:: "Djevelmakt proves that 20 years of existence does not dull ::
:: the blade, but grinds it into a sharpness more scything ::
:: than ever before. ::
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