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Dold Vorde Ens Navn is now revealing the video "Er det måneskinn?" ("Is It The Moonlight?") as the second single taken from their forthcoming debut album Mørkere ("Darker"), scheduled for release on 12 November. The Norwegian black metal veterans have previously unveiled the cover art, tracklist, and further details of their new full-length that can be viewed below.
Dold Vorde Ens Navn comment: "Within the lyrics of 'Er det måneskinn?', which translate as 'Is It the Moonlight?, the moon serves as a parable pertaining to the visible and the hidden form", tells vocalist Vicotnik. "The real topic here is the conflict within those opposing worlds, both externally and internally. The greater the number of conflicts that we are subject to, the more tools we need to develop to face the adversity."
Dold Vorde Ens Navn was born out of friendship: two old friends, Haavard Jørgensen and Kai S. 'Cerberus' Halvorsen getting together over drinks and deciding to record a track together for fun. Although the band consists of veterans of Norway's black metal scene that have been or are still members of such important names as Dødheimsgard, Ulver, Satyricon, Ved Buens Ende and Strid that has never been their point or an end in itself. Instead, their focus lies entirely in creating the music that they love and want to play.
Dold Vorde Ens Navn's debut full-length, Mørkere, is a case in point. The perspective of this album has, in the true spirit of black metal, expanded into something that is bound to its roots yet at the same time reaches beyond them. Arguably, all black metal records are intrinsic commentaries on the state of its art, and Mørkere offers a wider view than most. It's a measure of distance travelled, and a dialogue between the past and the present moment, where the trailblazing insurgency is contoured by the emotional currents of genuine artistic honesty. Black metal is a pact. It's the abyss that gazes also. In order for its full power to be channelled, it demands something in return. Even if Dold Vorde Ens Navn were conceived as a pet project, it soon started asking more of its members - a psychic offering to oil the sparks, but also a pooled vision. For the two founders, the band was initially an opportunity to reignite a passion that for them had lain dormant for two decades.
Although the sound of Mørkere is rooted in 90s black metal, that soil has proven abundantly fertile, allowing it both free, expressive rein, and a central point to navigate around, pick up momentum and veer off once more into new sonic terrain. The range of dynamics and textures throughout this album - the dramatic escalations and the discipline with which they hold to a beat; the utilising of mid-paced grooves made gripping by the conviction driving them on; and the shifts in tone proving as unforced and holistic as a weather front - are not just the mark of a band in full control of their art. They are stages of an emotional journey that is meticulously charted through scenic routes that lead to the most unexpectedly rewarding pastures. Even in purely sonic terms, Mørkere has a story to tell. A part of it, "Er det måneskinn?", awaits you right below. Link
Mørkere tracklist:
1. Jeg vil ha det mørkere
2. Løgnens abstinenser
3. Det falt et lys i min mørke krok
4. Determinismens paradoks
5. Ensomhetens rytter
6. Arvesynden
7. Er det måneskinn
8. Syke hjerter
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