“Langennut” is the second single and title track from the upcoming debut album of Noitila, due for release on October 20, 2023.
Listen to “Langennut” here: https://nordvis.lnk.to/langennut
Noitila’s music is an invocation of darkness, devil worship, death adulation, and ancient Finnish folk magic. “Langennut” (‘Fallen into the Chasm’) is a concept from Finnish folklore: a portal between reality and the realm of death, a bridge to places hidden beneath earth and water, tied to timeless magic and sexual mysticism. As such, the record was forged in a place where black metal is not just a musical genre but a spiritual channelling. “Langennut” is an offering from a band not defined by its influences but shaped by its environment, background, and primal connection to something beyond our understanding.
The band commented:
Falling into the chasm. Baptised in fire, lifted from ashes, slicing through the clouds like a call from the stars. To fall into the chasm is to travel between worlds, from our realm to the underworld, from the domain of life to the emptiness of death. The chasm can mean many things; for example, a saivo, a bottomless lake considered sacred by the Sami people, the female genitalia, or a seductive mental ravine. This perilous journey requires an exalted state, manifested by the frenetic tempo, potent musicianship, and enraptured lyrical delivery.This ritual carries strong sexual energies, and to re-enter our world through the chasm at the end of the journey is to be reborn, with new experience, wisdom, and power. That is if one can find their way back through the labyrinths of the other side and succeed in protecting heart and soul upon return. The portal-opening mantra repeated at the end was received from the ether in an orgiastic moment: Fallen into the chasm, fallen into death, summoning incantations from the depths of the bottomless lake.
In the remote forests of north-eastern Finland, a primal force has been unleashed. Noitila, translated roughly as ‘Witches’ Bay’, resonates with the ancient echoes of a sacred land where worlds and energies intersect.
Conceived and recorded in a family cabin, employing minimalist equipment and instruments, “Langennut” captures an authenticity that is as powerful as it is pure. The band used an old leather chair as a bass drum, recorded acoustic guitars in the open forest, and wrote lyrics through psychography. No metronome, three microphones, and a passion for the ancient sounds of Ildjarn, Ulver, Isengard, Bathory, Satyricon, Tulus, and Beherit – this is black metal distilled to its essence. Primitive, soulful, and unfiltered.
“Langennut” will be released by Nordvis on October 20, 2023.
Noitila’s music is an invocation of darkness, devil worship, death adulation, and ancient Finnish folk magic. “Langennut” (‘Fallen into the Chasm’) is a concept from Finnish folklore: a portal between reality and the realm of death, a bridge to places hidden beneath earth and water, tied to timeless magic and sexual mysticism. As such, the record was forged in a place where black metal is not just a musical genre but a spiritual channelling. “Langennut” is an offering from a band not defined by its influences but shaped by its environment, background, and primal connection to something beyond our understanding.
Noitila commented:
The inherent contrast in nature’s stark and perilous beauty has undoubtedly seeped into our music, bestowing upon it a kind of nature-romantic dimension. When we congregate in the cabin, our backdrop is a breathtaking view of forests, a lake, more forests, and distant mountains. Should one’s focus waver, a mere look outdoors restores the flow of inspiration. In the stillness of night, as the moon etches its trail over the lake, the veil between worlds is thin. A time for reflection and drawing in energies. Departures from Noitila are never without gain – yet with every visit, there’s a part of oneself left behind. A worthy price to pay.
Tracklist:
1. Kylvemme sateessa enkelten veren (‘We bathe in the rain of angels’ blood’)
2. Kadotuksen liekki (‘The flame of damnation’)
3. Noitilaan (‘To Noitila’)
4. Langennut (Fallen)
5. Ikuisuuteen tuomittu (‘Doomed to eternity’)
6. Ruumis (‘Corpse’)
7. Tähtien takaa (‘From beyond the stars’)
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