BORKNAGAR, Norway’s pioneers of avant-garde/progressive black metal, will release their monumental 12th studio album Fall on February 23 via longtime record label partners Century Media Records.
Pre-order it here.
Today, a third single off the upcoming Fall album is being released.
Check out “Moon” in a stunning animated clip created by visual artist Costin Chioreanu/Twilight13Media here.
Øystein G. Brun states, “Hi all! We are extremely proud to present you with the third single ‘Moon’ from our upcoming album Fall. ‘Moon’ is written by ICS Vortex and adds yet another step to our always evolving musical adventure. As with ‘Up North,’ we are thrilled to be able to work with our friend Costin Chioreanu/Twilight 13 Media once again for a profound and sophisticated visual completion of the song. We sincerely hope you enjoy the song/video as much as we do! We truly love it!”
Videographer Costin Chioreanu, who also created the single’s artwork as pictured above, says,”When I am working with a band with a respectful fanbase who have very high expectations, the pressure over the shoulders is of course more intense than any other daily project. But when it also is the second collaboration with a band like that — a few years ago I already illustrated the song ‘Up North’ for BORKNAGAR — the pressure gets at least double. I am extremely grateful to these amazing musicians and also Century Media for trusting my skills unconditionally, as this is the drug which keeps me high on bringing into this dimension such unique manifestations of visual art as the animation video I created for ‘Moon.’ Feeling also very connected with the theme of the song, being at a time in my life completely drowned in the surreal nectar of this type of poem, I could dress it honorably into the right images. I think this video is pushing by all means the limits of heavy metal aesthetics into a new and fresh fruitful zone.” Previously, the album’s opening track “Summits” was made available in a visualizer clip created by Wanderley Perna/W Designer here and furthermore the song “Nordic Anthem” was launched in a video created by Marius Martinsen, Kenneth Williams and Lars A. Nedland via the production company High & Low here.
Fall includes eight majestic tracks across 54 epic minutes of playing time, once again brilliantly mixed by Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator), and featuring stunning album cover artwork by Eliran Kantor (Testament, My Dying Bride, Sodom), which can be seen below.
Fall is the follow up to 2019’s widely acclaimed True North studio album and will be available as limited first-pressing Digipak CD, Gatefold 2-LP on 180gr vinyl and as a Digital Album.
BORKNAGAR, Norway’s pioneers of avant-garde/progressive black metal, will release their monumental 12th studio album Fall on February 23 via longtime record label partners Century Media Records.
Pre-order it here.
Today, they release the video for “Nordic Anthem.” Watch it here.
The video was created by Marius Martinsen, Kenneth Williams and Lars A. Nedland via the production company High & Low.
“So many gods. So many beliefs. So much conflict,” the band says about the track. “‘Nordic Anthem’ is about rejecting any kind of doctrine, religious or political. It’s about going to your own nature, your inner core, and finding strength and freedom. Our perspective is a northern one — we’re from the north, after all — but this is a firm stance that is universally applicable. It’s about finding and trusting your own values, your own heritage, and standing up against gods and authorities trying to push doctrine to control you, or corrupt you. This is our collective anthem. We won’t bend our knee to any god!”
Fall includes eight majestic tracks across 54 epic minutes of playing time, once again brilliantly mixed by Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator), and featuring stunning album cover artwork by Eliran Kantor (Testament, My Dying Bride, Sodom), which can be seen above.
BORKNAGAR founder and mastermind Øystein G. Brun says, “We are extremely proud to present you all with our 12th album entitled Fall, another chapter of our musical journey. In many ways Fall represents a continuation of True North, but as always, we are pushing further and afar to seek even broader and more challenging horizons. Musically, we are loyal to our musical legacy, but we have most certainly walked through fire and ice to reach our highest peak yet. Although Fall represents a wide array of musical and lyrical ideas, the fundamental theme behind the album is based on the fascination and appreciation of the very outskirts of life. Those places, and those beings, in the vast periphery of our own existence that very few live to see or even learn to know about — but still are profoundly essential for our existence. With Fall we seek to portray and cherish all that holds up and pushes boundaries — against the great fall.”
Fall is the follow up to 2019’s widely acclaimed True North studio album and will be available as limited first-pressing Digipak CD, Gatefold 2-LP on 180gr vinyl and as a Digital Album.
FALL TRACK LISTING:
“Summits“
“Nordic Anthem”
“Afar”
“Moon”
“Stars Ablaze”
“Unraveling”
“The Wild Lingers”
“Northward”
The vinyl edition of Fall will be available in the following variants:
*Gatefold black 2LP
*Ltd. Gatefold neon orange 2LP (300x copies, available from cmdistro.de + various other retailers) (SOLD OUT)
*Ltd. Gatefold transp. bottle green 2LP (300x copies, available from EMP + Nuclear Blast)
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BORKNAGAR ARE:
ICS Vortex — Bass, Vocals + Choirs
Lars A. Nedland — Keys, Vocals, + Choirs
Øystein G. Brun — Guitars
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow — Drums and Percussion
Jostein Thomassen — Guitars
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