Norway‘s pioneers of avantgarde/progressive black metal Borknagar are releasing their monumental 12th studio album Fall worldwide on February 23rd, 2024 via longtime record label partners Century Media Records. Today, a second single off the Fall album is being released. Check out "Nordic Anthem" in a video created by Marius Martinsen, Kenneth Williams and … Continue reading Borknagar release new video, album to follow next month
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Borknagar recently released their 11th album True North to rave reviews from both fans and the media alike (Mosh's review can be found here). One rather autumnal evening recently, founder and guitarist Øystein took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss both the new album, his inspirations when writing music and working with Simon … Continue reading Interview: Øystein Brun of Borknagar
Eleven albums. Almost 25 years. That's pretty impressive by any band's standards and it does come with some level of expectation. Borknagar have risen to this challenge and created something very special with True North. Now I'm by no means a black metal fan. I enjoy it a bit, when I'm in the right mood, … Continue reading Album Review: Borknagar – True North
Three years ago, rather than staying at home over Easter only to realise the bars shut early, we decided to travel to Norway to the annual Inferno Festival. Founded in 2001, the Festival has gone from strength to strength over the years, and 2017 sees 44 bands play in various venues around the city of … Continue reading Gig Review: Inferno Festival 2017 Day 1