Feb 102012
 

Yesterday, I devoted three separate posts to three new songs by three different bands (not counting that track by some djent band named Meshuggah). Though I don’t plan to make a habit of this, I’m doing it again today, because yesterday and today I spotted three more songs worth sharing around. But unlike yesterday, today’s songs come from bands whose music I already know.

First up is Borknagar. We already splashed the eye-catching Marcelo Vasco cover art for their new album Urd (here), and now we have the first song from the album — “Roots”. Here’s what Borknagar mastermind Øystein G. Brun had to say about the song on the band’s official site:

“In regards to the depth, diversity and magnitude of our new album, “Urd”, it almost feels painful to slice off just a tiny bit of the bloody roast for the very first official “starter”. I would argue that each and every song on the new album stands on solid ground, but as usual with our music, the songs empower each other in the context of a full album.

That said, “Roots” is probably the song on the album that gives you the most representative impression of “Urd”. Musically it contains most of the elements that framework the musical universe of BORKNAGAR, and lyrically this song is gnawing on the very spine of our lyrical tradition. Hope you enjoy this song, the first tiny glimpse into our new opus. The beast is about to be unleashed…”

The song debuted yesterday exclusively on DECIBEL magazine’s on-line site and on Metal Hammer’s site. I’d recommend a visit to either place, because the song is worth hearing.

To be honest, I pretty much got hooked from the opening seconds of the tumbling drums and Vintersorg’s first howl. And it stays strong after that. Also, if you’re going to allow clean singing into your life, the vocal combination of Vintersorg and ICS Vortex is a winner.
 

  4 Responses to “BORKNAGAR: “ROOTS””

  1. Looks like one shall finally listen to some Borknagar… despite the absence of Garm, which seems to bother one for some reason.

  2. I remember one time a group of friends and I were getting together to play some Manhunt, and a dog followed us there. We named him Borknagar. He was awesome. /anecdote

    I’ve never been the biggest Borknagar fan, but I do like that song. Certainly it’s enough to pique my interest in the new album.

  3. I’m seeing Borknagar in April. Massively looking forward to the whole experience.

    Particularly now that the Big Show is part of their line-up!

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