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Artist : Mork
Album : Pesta
Label : Peaceville Records
Year : 2020
Genre : Black Metal
Encoder : LAME
Playtime : 21:18
Source : WEB
Bitrate : 320 kbps
Size : 51.53MB MB
URL : Music Streaming Service
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1. Pesta 7:10
2. Valen 3:40
3. En sti inn i Remmendalen (Live) 4:55
4. I Hornenes Bilde (Live) 5:33
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Black Metal from Norway.
ôPesta is again creeping across the land.ö
Following on from 2019Æs æDet Svarte JuvÆ comes a special release on Black
Friday from highly regarded Norwegian outfit, Mork. æPestaÆ (plague) is the
bandÆs new 4 track EP, its lead track composed as a reflection of the mood of
current times, as well as drawing inspiration from the art and music world, with
the main motivation to record the track stemming from a visit to locations
portrayed in the works of celebrated Norwegian artist, Theodor Kittelsen.
Mainman Thomas ôMorkö Eriksen explains the origins of æPestaÆ.
ôThe Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) has been an important part
of Norwegian Black Metal since the early 90Æs. KittelsenÆs artwork has a
haunting, eerie and mysterious effect. Most noteworthy is his work in the book
ôSvartedaudenö (æThe Black PlagueÆ) which was originally published in 1900.
During a summer trip I passed through the valley where Kittelsen resided, and
visited the farm, Lauvlia. While there I found out that a couple of the drawings
in ôSvartedaudenö are based on actual places. The Kittelsen drawings ôPesta i
trappaö and ôMusstadö are based on a particular house on a different farm, where
the artist lived for a while. A good friend of mine said that I should create a
song to go along with the pictures, so it all fit nicely with the current
Covid-19 situation, so I wrote a song about the Black Plague called æPestaÆ.ö
Complimenting æPestaÆ on side A is a special cover recording of æValenÆ,
presented as a haunting acoustic interpretation, while side B contains 2 live
songs recorded during ôOrgivm Satanicvmö in early 2020 in Oslo, Norway, with
storming renditions of æEn Sti Inn I RemmendalenÆ from debut æIsebakkeÆ, & æI
Hornenes BildeÆ from the æEremittens DalÆ opus.
Mork was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004 & was primarily a side-project from
inception until the debut album, æIsebakkeÆ, in 2013. Since then the band has
rightly earned their accolade as one of the top Norwegian black metal acts of
recent years, receiving strong endorsements from their peers, as well as notable
guest appearances from members of Darkthrone, Dimmu Borgir & 1349 on studio
releases.
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Mork/Pesta/893433
https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/pesta
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