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: Artist :: Frostnatt :
: Album :: I Det H°ye Nord :
: Year :: 2023 :
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: Genre :: Black Metal Source :: WEB/MP3 :
: Label :: Independent R.date :: 2024-03-17 :
: Size :: 41.83 MB S.date :: 2023-12-22 :
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: Bitrate :: CBR 320kbps :
: Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Full Stereo :
: URL :: http://deezer.com/album/525481482 :
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: 1. I Det H°ye Nord 1:59 :
: 2. Den Ensomme Furua 3:25 :
: 3. Nordpσ 3:53 :
: 4. Jeg Forsvinner I Natten 4:40 :
: 5. Dekket Av Sn° 3:25 :
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: The sum of the title of this EP, æI Det H°ye NordÆ, which :
: from Norwegian translates to æIn The High NorthÆ, and the :
: appetizing cover artwork gives pretty much away what we are :
: going to deal with. Even if you havenÆt heard any of the 10+ :
: titles counting back catalogue of this Russian one-man band, :
: very little has been done to keep the musical formula a :
: surprise. Everything about Frostnatt, which is Norwegian for :
: ôFrosty Nightö, breathes Northern European Black Metal, even :
: the name of the godfather of the band, Alex Evensen, sounds :
: way more European than Russianà :
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: Ahh, wellà LetÆs then just let the music do the talking then. :
: On this umpteenth release, Evensen only needs 17 minutes to :
: show what heÆs made of, or, at least where he gets his :
: inspirations from. In an almost ritualistic fashion Evensen :
: weaves his Northern sounds into an amazing brand of :
: Folk-tinged Pagan/Black Metal, his sense of melody and song :
: writing is really allowing each individual element to shine :
: and propel the music to more than professional heights. He :
: incorporates bits and pieces from the Folk-inspired entities :
: from the Second Wave of Black Metal as well as lots of :
: passages that definitely sounds way more modern. As a result :
: the keen and interested ear can hear Ulver, Borknagar, :
: Vintersorg and Einherjer reflected in this as well as :
: Winterfylleth, Drudkh, Saor and Agalloch. Even such Nordic :
: folk acts as HagalazÆ Runedance, Wongraven and Storm must :
: have provided some inspiration. The fact that Evensen is also :
: active in the post-(Black) Metal band Wintermorph and has at :
: least an interest in that particular genre can be heard in :
: the long-stretched melody lines and repetitive Alcest-like :
: hypnotic splendour. :
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: Those who like their Black Metal atmospheric and brimming :
: with exciting Folk/Pagan melodies and almost tribal-like :
: ritual drums should do themselves a favour and check out at :
: least this latest short-player of Frostnatt. DonÆt let the :
: band name and title put you off, I think we have now reached :
: the point where we can conclude that the use of other, in :
: this case Northern, languages by all kinds of bands from all :
: corners of the world may be seen as a common good û at least :
: it is certainly no crazier than, say, a German band using :
: (flawed) English. æI Det H°ye NordÆ has a rare beauty to :
: offer that obviates all prejudice and other unnecessary :
: drama: Frostnatt can easily compete with the best :
: Scandinavian bands. :
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