Silas discovered these guys with their phenomenal new release sky swallower. If theres one thing that immediately jumps out about the granite staters sophomore effort, its the cover. Im sure most of you know the backstory by now, but for those blissfully unaware, the cover and album itself is. Vattnet viskar shorten name to vattnet, release first song. Vattnet viskar plays a bold and interesting species of black metal that is willing to renege on several tropes of the genre. New hampshire metal outfit vattnet viskar are back but not as you remember them. Its not hard to hear that ep, because its on bandcamp. Watch vattnets ominous, surreal new spun video revolver. Vattnet continues to evolve, while i like their previous album sky swallower more, this is a solid effort. Vattnet viskar sky swallower 20, white, vinyl discogs. A music video was made for the song breath of the almighty. Vattnet viskar by vattnet viskar, released 15 march 2012 1.
Vattnet viskars selftitled debut is an excellent use of the ep format. New hampshire metal outfit shares clip for standout cut off forthcoming eponymous album. 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. Listen free to vattnet viskar sky swallower new alchemy, fog of apathy and more. 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. Sky swallower flawlessly combines the two images into one cohesive, impressive album. Follow up to last years sky swallower, this 8 track ritual is pretty fucking bleak even compared to earlier work. The fact that this is vattnet viskars fulllength debut is nothing short of aweinspiring. Stream sky swallower by vattnet viskar and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Get the guaranteed best price on heavy metal vinyl like the vattnet viskar vattnet viskar ep at musicians friend. The group released a third lp vattnet on september 15, 2017. Im going to get this out of the way regarding vattnet viskars second album, settler right now. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Vattnet viskars aweinspiring, violently gorgeous first fulllength, sky swallower, finds the new hampshire metal band raging and mourning. These three tracks each outdo the previous in scope and intensity, rendering an experience akin to that of a fulllength outing without any frills. Taken from the album, sky swallower, century media records 20. Rem genre metal rem date 20 rem discid 7708f508 rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. Vattnet viskar sky swallower nn promo 20 when i look at the band, and i listen to the album. Theres a saying in new england, if you dont like the weather, wait a. Sky swallower 20, century media records settler 2015, century media records vattnet 2017, new damage records eps. A more grimy, riffy direction, says vattnet viskars nick thornbury to decibel. 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. 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 sophomore lp settler takes its inspiration from a photo taken in 1985 by the new york times keith meyers. Sans the baggage of liturgy or deafheaven, new hampshires vattnet viskar emerges as the great usbm hope on sky swallower. Spun was the last song i wrote for the record and also the last song we recorded and put together. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Vattnet, formerly known as vattnet viskar, was an american postmetal band from new. The clarion call for the next great wave of american black metal has sounded, and vattnet viskar is leading the charge. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
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. Previously we featured the first advance track from the album, apex. Sky swallower 20 new alchemy fog of apathy monarch breath of the almighty ascend mythos as i stared into the sky apex. 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. Originally conceived as a post black metal band under the moniker vattnet viskar, they have recently transformed their sound and name to be more in tune with progressive metal acts like rosetta, intronaut and the ocean. They are releasing their debut record sky swallower, which will be available. 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. Thornbury is speaking of vattnet viskars new album, settler.
Vattnet formerly vattnet viskar premiere spun music. 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 sky swallower century media stereogum. Weve already had our minds blown by the title track, colony and yearn, and today impact is streaming online. Vattnet viskar premiere new song apex with terrorizer. With the recent release of their sky swallower debut, vattnet viskar. Better ghost by vattnet, released 15 september 2017 supported by 29 fans who also own vattnet absolutely fantastic album, i had.
Vattnet is a progressive metal band hailing from new hampshire. 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. Settler is now available on cd, lp, and digital download through. Consider nick thornbury, the bands cofounder and former frontman, the catalyst. They embrace a willingness to take their riffs into major chords opening the space of their music in marvellous ways. But by the time the fortyminute suite is over, the elements of doom and postmetal seem as important in the mix. Vv is invariably categorized as black metal, but this is oversimplistic. 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. 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. Vattnet viskar is an atmospheric blackpostblack metal band from plaistow, nh. 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. Check out sky swallower by vattnet viskar on amazon music.
Vattnet viskar breath of the almighty official video. 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. Atmospheric black metal, progressive metal, black metal. Vattnet is a progressive metal music album recording by vattnet released in 2017 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette. 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 viskars aweinspiring, violently gorgeous first fulllength, sky swallower, finds the new hampshire metal band raging and mourning across massive sonic spaces. Sky swallower, an album by vattnet viskar on spotify. Albums include settler, sky swallower, and vattnet viskar.
Once this song was written, we had a much more clear idea of where the album was headed. Im noticing some stark contrasts between these four hipsters from new hampshire and their music. Vattnet viskar lyrics dark lyrics metal lyrics archive. Conceptually its about being uncomfortable and very unhappy in. I predict it will be remembered as a great stepping stone. Settler 2015 dawnlands colony yearn impact glory heirs settler coldwar.
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