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Icelandic pagan/black metal unit Fortíð has revealed the second single/video, "Þúsund þjáninga smiður" (A Man Of A Thousand Sufferings), from its upcoming album, Narkissos, set for release on 13 October via Prophecy Productions.
The video "Þúsund þjáninga smiður" depicts the endless cycle of bloody feuding that lies at the core of most Icelandic sagas and continues with usually less physical violence until today.
Fortíð's mastermind Einar Thorberg Guðmundsson writes: "The title 'Þúsund þjáninga smiður' is a play of words, which is derived from the common Icelandic term 'þúsund þjala smiður'; but instead of referring to a 'man of a thousand traits', we have changed it into a 'man of a thousand sufferings' here. The lyrics are more abstract than the video. They revolve around mankind's thin outer layer of civilization and the pure animal instinct that lurks beneath the surface. It takes little effort to reveal our true nature. The clear cut story-line of the video shows Icelandic farmers fighting over a piece of land. Such family feuds have been very common in Iceland throughout the centuries and lie at the core of our saga literature. Coincidentally, the farmer that so kindly lent me his fence for this video also had a very rough land dispute with the neighbouring farmer. I cannot go into the details, because it is still an ongoing court case that will hopefully get settled in a more civilized manner than what you see in this video".
The video was directed, recorded, and edited by E. Thorberg and Laura Diamond at Electric Horizon Art Studio; the fight scene by Egill Óskar Gíslason and Birkir Kristinsson; the actors: Birkir Kristinsson, Kári Pálsson, Egill Óskar Gíslason, and Kristján Einar Guðmundsson.
Check out "Þúsund þjáninga smiður" and find the rest regarding Fortíð and Narkissos HERE. Link
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