{"id":27843,"date":"2024-01-16T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/?p=27843"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:47:40","slug":"borknagar-new-single-nordic-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/borknagar-new-single-nordic-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"Borknagar releases new single \u00abNordic Anthem\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The black\/progressive\/folk metal band <strong>Borknagar <\/strong>has recently released the song <strong><em>Nordic Anthem<\/em><\/strong> through online streaming platforms, the second preview of their long-awaited new album <strong><em>Fall<\/em><\/strong>, which is scheduled for release on <strong>February 15<\/strong> through <strong>Century Media Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below you can listen to <strong><em>Nordic Anthem<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Nordic Anthem\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3MnRucrQa8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nordic Anthem<\/em><\/strong>, whose video clip will be released in the next few hours, is the second preview of their twelfth studio album <strong><em>Fall <\/em><\/strong>after the single <strong><em>Summits <\/em><\/strong>dropped on December 15, 2023 and which you can listen to below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"BORKNAGAR - Summits (VISUALIZER VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wh0jrqz-eow?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1994, the Norwegian guitarist <strong>\u00d8ystein G. Brun<\/strong> (who previously released two albums with the death metal band <strong>Molested<\/strong>) started to work on a new musical vision and move forwards with an own new project, where he wrote all the music and the lyrics. Having always been fond of melodious atmospherics, he recruited like-minded musicians from <strong>Enslaved<\/strong>, <strong>Gorgoroth<\/strong>, <strong>Arcturus<\/strong>, <strong>Immortal <\/strong>and <strong>Ulver <\/strong>with the goal of rupturing the peripheries of what was then deemed \u201c<em>traditional<\/em>\u201d Black Metal. Thus, the remarkable and sophisticated anomaly that is <strong>Borknagar<\/strong> was born, considered an \u00aball-star\u00bb gathering playing majestic epic metal ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without initially even putting out any form of demo, <strong>Borknagar<\/strong>&#8216;s first and by now \u201c<em>cult<\/em>\u201d self-titled album was recorded at Bergen\u2019s legendary <strong>Grieghallen Studios<\/strong> for the underground label <strong>Malicious Records<\/strong> from Germany, who released it in 1996. Next to <strong>\u00d8ystein G. Brun<\/strong>, <strong><em>Borknagar<\/em><\/strong> featured the likes of <strong>Garm <\/strong>(Ulver, ex Arcturus) doing the vocals, drummer <strong>Grim <\/strong>(ex-Immortal, Gorgoroth), <strong>Ivar Bj\u00f8rnson<\/strong> (Enslaved) on keyboards and bassist <strong>Infernus <\/strong>(who played in Gorgoroth). The overall press reaction was extremely positive, with media and fans alike praising the highly original and fresh approach of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast forward 25 years, in which <strong>Borknagar <\/strong>has so far released a total of 11 albums in various, progressing line-up constellations and performed live-shows all over the world. Now, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of <strong><em>Borknagar<\/em><\/strong> as well as finally curate and endorse a proper re-issue via longtime label partners <strong>Century Media Records<\/strong>, <strong>\u00d8ystein G. Brun<\/strong> worked tirelessly in coming up with a deluxe album edition for everyone interested in finding out about the beginning of <strong>Borknagar<\/strong>\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to a careful remaster of the 10 album songs and a makeover for the original artwork, this very special <strong><em>Borknagar (25th Anniversary Re-issue 2021)<\/em><\/strong> edition comes as Digipak 2CD and as Gatefold 2LP on 180g black vinyl with plenty of rare and previously unheard bonus material (Among others an instrumental live studio session, alternate mixes and even rehearsal tracks), exclusive photos and profound liner notes, making it the definitive version of a pioneering Norwegian Metal classic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Borknagar-Fall-2024.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tracklist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Summits (07:58)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nordic Anthem (05:14)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afar (06:54)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moon (05:51)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stars Ablaze (08:26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unraveling (04:33)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Wild Lingers (05:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northward (09:54)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Borknagar <\/strong>will soon be performing at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/inferno-metal-festival-2024-information\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27161\">Inferno Festival<\/a><\/strong> where he will also be presenting the new songs that are part of his 12th studio album, <strong><em>Fall<\/em><\/strong>. You can buy your tickets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infernofestival.net\/no\/Festival\/News.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">festival&#8217;s official website<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borknagar will soon be performing at the Inferno Festival where he will also be presenting the new songs that are part of his 12th studio album, Fall.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1159],"tags":[488],"class_list":["post-27843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-borknagar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliedforces.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}