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Artist......: Trelldom
Album.......: ...By the Word...
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Black Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Prophecy Productions
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1765kbps / 48 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 7 tracks
Playtime....: 00:39:55
Size........: 504.1 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-06-19
S.Date......: 2026-05-29
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/kkw1t7dd99xun
01. When This Was Young 6:59
02. I Speak Forgotten Voices 5:01
03. This Moment the Life of a Memory 4:58
04. By the Word 6:01
05. Folding the Mind 5:09
06. The Word - Choose to Vanish 6:53
07. In There Outside 4:54
With "...by the word...", TRELLDOM are pushing forward
hard into their new musical era that was ushered in by
the previous full-length "...by the shadows..." (2024),
which ended a 17-year hiatus of the Norwegian band.
Mastermind Kristian Eivind Espedal aka Gaahl and his
diligently selected collaborators have gone even beyond
the complex yet sinister sound that they established
with "...by the shadows...". The exponentially grown
confidence and hard-gained experience of joining
together seemingly quite different musicians is
reflected clearly in each track of "...by the word...".
TRELLDOM have concluded the process of escaping the
narrowest definition of black metal without compromising
their artistic mission. Their music does not only stay
loyal to the spirit of their black metal roots, but the
Norwegians are making a solid point that their new sound
is even more dark and fierce than ever before - just in
more twisted and unhinged ways. "...by the word..." is
the result of Espedal expanding the immense range of his
vocals even further into unexplored territories. And it
should be noted that this was partly achieved by his
return to the famous Grieghallen Studios in Bergen to
work again with legendary producer Eirik Hundvin aka
Pytten, who was instrumental in the creation of the
'Norwegian black metal' sound. TRELLDOM continue in the
tradition of all of Espedal's art, which asks to always
expect the unexpected. With "...by the word..." the
exploration of avant-garde dissonance, wicked rhythm
patterns, and wild ideas again destroys preconceptions
and demands intense listening. Better prepare to be
challenged by every note!