DØDHEIMSGARD

Release Year: 2015
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: intense grim harsh black metal

later distinguished by bald experiments, in the very beginning a notorious three-piece from Oslo was practicing grim and ominous Norwegian black metal - there is no reason to be surprised, as that was the era, while their approach was always unique with adornment of early line-up coming from none other but Fenriz from Darkthrone, performing bass guitar, developing Vicotnik's unique ideas with specific characteristics, already at that time drawing inspiration from ambient and industrial scene artists as well; harsh music and peculiar eerie atmosphere have caused the recordings of kult, game-changing debut longplay in February of 1995, where agonized vocals of Aldrahn and uncompromising sound were especially cherished, leaving room to develop such expressive music; recent three panel double digipak edition comes with extremely rare 1994's rehearsal recording on extra disk, while booklet brims with vintage photos and liner notes by all three musicians