Sulla stessa scia degli esempi citati, letichettona tedesca ha dunque deciso di prendersi in carico il nuovo album dei postblack metaller vattnet viskar nome che in svedese significa lacqua sta sussurrando, combo americano giunto con questo sky swallower nome altrettanto stupendo al primo full length sulla lunga distanza. Vattnet is a progressive metal band hailing from new hampshire. Once this song was written, we had a much more clear idea of where the album was headed. I predict it will be remembered as a great stepping stone. The progressive death metal masterminds black crown initiate recently announced their new record portraits of the doomed escape which is going to be released via century media records on august 7th. Includes unlimited streaming of vattnet viskar via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Vattnet viskars aweinspiring, violently gorgeous first fulllength, sky swallower, finds the new hampshire metal band raging and mourning across massive sonic spaces. Im noticing some stark contrasts between these four hipsters from new hampshire and their music. On february 22, 2018, chris alfieri announced the band had broken up. Vattnet viskar will be releasing settler on june 16th via century media records, and we have another incredible song for your listening pleasure today. Ive been hearing a lot of buzz about this band from the wilds of new hampshire, beginning with the praise showered on their selftitled 2012 ep by respected sources including our friend and onetime fellow blogger eric yanyo aka valley of steel in his 2012 yearend list published at ncs here. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience. Atmospheric black metal, progressive metal, black metal.
Vattnet, formerly known as vattnet viskar, was an american postmetal band from new. Silas discovered these guys with their phenomenal new release sky swallower. Albums include settler, sky swallower, and vattnet viskar. Conceptually its about being uncomfortable and very unhappy in. The extremely promising american black metal band vattnet viskar have teamed up with terrorizer to premiere apex, a song from their forthcoming debut fulllength sky swallower, which follows on from their selftitled ep and extraordinary demo which is available as a free download from their bandcamp page. Theres a saying in new england, if you dont like the weather, wait a. Sky swallower 20 new alchemy fog of apathy monarch breath of the almighty ascend mythos as i stared into the sky apex. William owens vattnet viskars blisteringly energetic live performance is only matched by the harrowing and often melancholic nature of this ep. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Vattnet formerly vattnet viskar premiere spun music. Proving that first impressions can indeed be deceptive, vattnet viskar, despite their swedish monicker do not, in fact, hail from the northern wastelands of scandinavia but rather from the shores of the eastern united states their name which translates as the water whispers, however, is a definite homage to the geographic area from both it. Taken from the album, sky swallower, century media records 20.
Just like the previous stuff youve heard, its heavy, its melodic, but more importantly, its. Vattnet viskars sophomore lp settler takes its inspiration from a photo taken in 1985 by the new york times keith meyers. Not long ago a second song from the album debuted via a music video breath of the almighty. Vattnet viskar breath of the almighty official video. Consider nick thornbury, the bands cofounder and former frontman, the catalyst. Vattnet viskar lyrics dark lyrics metal lyrics archive. Im sure most of you know the backstory by now, but for those blissfully unaware, the cover and album itself is. Atmospheric postblack metal early, postrockposthardcore later lyrical themes. Thornbury is speaking of vattnet viskars new album, settler. Vattnet viskars selftitled debut is an excellent use of the ep format. Vattnet viskar sky swallower 20, white, vinyl discogs. Its not hard to hear that ep, because its on bandcamp. Im going to get this out of the way regarding vattnet viskars second album, settler right now.
Black emperor, neurosis, swans, agalloch and classic black metal ferocity is what makes us outfit vattnet viskars dark and atmospheric debut album sky swallower an absolutely captivating assault. Vattnet viskars aweinspiring, violently gorgeous first fulllength, sky swallower, finds the new hampshire metal band raging and mourning. Check out sky swallower by vattnet viskar on amazon music. Thought destined for greatness, mcauliffe was immortalized through tragedy, and yet it is her path, rife with bright ambition and inescapable doom, that inspired new hampshires vattnet viskar. Their use of finely crafted and expertly orchestrated acoustic build ups raise you up to the stars, and are closely followed by deafening, sonic attacks that will eventually crush you with the weight of a dying sun. If theres one thing ive learned from american black metal, its that when a bunch of hipsters get together to play black metal, its. Vattnet continues to evolve, while i like their previous album sky swallower more, this is a solid effort. Vattnet is a progressive metal music album recording by vattnet released in 2017 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette. Watch vattnets ominous, surreal new spun video revolver. Vattnet viskar premiere new song apex with terrorizer. Sky swallower 20, century media records settler 2015, century media records vattnet 2017, new damage records eps. They are releasing their debut record sky swallower, which will be available.
Vattnet viskar have shortened their name to simply vattnet, and vocalistguitarist nick thornbury left the band, with bassist casey aylward moving to guitar and stepping up as. Vattnet viskar s aweinspiring, violently gorgeous first fulllength, sky swallower, finds the new hampshire metal band raging and mourning across massive sonic spaces. Vattnet viskar is an atmospheric blackpostblack metal band from plaistow, nh. Vattnet viskar plays a bold and interesting species of black metal that is willing to renege on several tropes of the genre. Weve already had our minds blown by the title track, colony and yearn, and today impact is streaming online. Get the guaranteed best price on heavy metal vinyl like the vattnet viskar vattnet viskar ep at musicians friend. Sky swallower flawlessly combines the two images into one cohesive, impressive album. The second fulllength from murky new hampshire quartet vattnet viskar has a soft side, but you will have to endure the trampling to get there. Listen free to vattnet viskar sky swallower new alchemy, fog of apathy and more. They embrace a willingness to take their riffs into major chords opening the space of their music in marvellous ways. Sky swallower, an album by vattnet viskar on spotify. Follow up to last years sky swallower, this 8 track ritual is pretty fucking bleak even compared to earlier work.
New hampshire metal outfit vattnet viskar are back but not as you remember them. Vattnet viskar sky swallower century media stereogum. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. Five tracks include vocals, and the lyrics are included in the insert. How the band will flesh out their sound across a full running time has yet to be seen, but on this release it works well. These three tracks each outdo the previous in scope and intensity, rendering an experience akin to that of a fulllength outing without any frills. Settler 2015 dawnlands colony yearn impact glory heirs settler coldwar. The group released a third lp vattnet on september 15, 2017. Settler is now available on cd, lp, and digital download through. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. A music video was made for the song breath of the almighty. If theres one thing that immediately jumps out about the granite staters sophomore effort, its the cover.
Rem genre metal rem date 20 rem discid 7708f508 rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. The clarion call for the next great wave of american black metal has sounded, and vattnet viskar is leading the charge. But by the time the fortyminute suite is over, the elements of doom and postmetal seem as important in the mix. Sans the baggage of liturgy or deafheaven, new hampshires vattnet viskar emerges as the great usbm hope on sky swallower. A more grimy, riffy direction, says vattnet viskars nick thornbury to decibel. Century media released vattnet viskars debut album sky swallower on september 3 in north america and it will be out on september 9 in europe. With the recent release of their sky swallower debut, vattnet viskar. Vattnet formerly vattnet viskar have unveiled the video for their new song spun off their forthcoming selftitled album, out september 15th on new damage. Vattnet viskar shorten name to vattnet, release first song. Stream sky swallower by vattnet viskar and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Vattnet viskar sky swallower nn promo 20 when i look at the band, and i listen to the album. New hampshire metal outfit shares clip for standout cut off forthcoming eponymous album. Vattnet viskar by vattnet viskar, released 15 march 2012 1. Spun was the last song i wrote for the record and also the last song we recorded and put together.