– June fifth, 2024 –
The Formless Fires Full-Size Nears Launch On Metallic Blade Information
Photograph by Amanda Lindelöf
Watch/stream KVAEN’s “The Historic Gods” HERE
“The Historic Gods” is the newest single from Swedish melodic black/demise metallers KVAEN. The spellbinding new hymn comes off the band’s impending new full-length, The Formless Fires, set for launch on June twenty first on Metallic Blade Information.
KVAEN is led by inventive mastermind Jacob Björnfot. A luxurious however bitingly intense exploration of magnificence and violence, KVAEN‘s The Formless Fires is a real masterwork radiating an inspirational sense of place. “Björnfot skillfully balances out anger and darkness with these deathly melancholic melodic loops that characterize the style combine…,” writes Sweden Rock in an early evaluate of the file. “KVAEN’s greatest file to this point.”
Much more than 2020′s folky, pace metal-infused debut The Funeral Pyre or 2022′s compelling, expansive follow-up, The Nice Beneath, the huge pine woods and icy lakes of Björnfot hometown of Kalixare powerfully evoked within the elemental gloom riffs, chilly melodies, and windswept solos operating by way of these eight mighty songs. “Our environment — weird climate circumstances, northern lights and so forth. — assist form the best way we see and listen to issues. It impacts us greater than we expect,” Björnfot ponders, considering the impact of his setting on KVAEN‘s exquisitely tuneful however richly atmospheric black steel. “I believe it’s approach higher to be raised right here than in Stockholm for instance. I by no means preferred large cities, aside from weekend visits. I don’t like the large metropolis perspective; right here we’re all calm and all the way down to earth. I’m in my thirties and most of the people have both left or returned. I’m not planning on going wherever quickly. I nonetheless go to my cabin within the woods of Torne Valley and write numerous music, particularly through the Winter, which may really feel very lengthy and typically harsh.“
Helping on this file’s immersive sweep are Björnfot’s fascinating lyrics. Like many Swedish songwriters, his use of English reveals a love and look after the language that few native audio system even trouble to rival. If this album appears much less intimate and extra common than the uncooked candor of its predecessor, it’s solely as a result of Björnfot’s knack for allegory has improved. Illuminating a few of the lyrical themes, Björnfot asserts “I really like mythology. ‘Basilisk’ is, for instance, the king of serpents however is never talked about by the mainstream. ‘The Perpetual Darkness’ is about being born completely different from those that are ‘regular.’ It’s also about being a lone wolf and banished from society. That music has turn out to be a private favourite of mine.” Moreover, ‘De Dödas Sång (Tune Of The Lifeless)’ tackles the disturbing theme of Ättestupa, the traditional Norse suicide ritual whereby aged villagers leap to their deaths from sheer precipices.
Feedback Björnfot on newest single, “The Historic Gods,” “This music was written proper after The Nice Beneath was launched. I’ve at all times wished to jot down a music with super-heavy/tight guitar riffing that’s simply straightforward to hearken to whereas letting the vocals do many of the work. I additionally unleashed a little bit of my internal David Gilmour on the outro.”
Watch KVAEN‘s “The Historic Gods” video HERE.
Watch KVAEN‘s beforehand launched video for “The Formless Fires” HERE.
All instrumentation on The Formless Fires was composed and carried out by Björnfot except for drums which had been resoundingly hammered by ex-Amon Amarth basher Fredrik Andersson. The file options the visitor solos of Sebastian Ramstedt (Necrophobic) on “Traverse The Nether” and Chaq Mol (Darkish Funeral) on “The Wings Of Dying.”
The Formless Fires will likely be obtainable on CD and digital codecs in addition to vinyl within the following colour variants:
180 g Black
Darkish Midnight Blue Marbled
Copper Orange Marbled – Ltd. 400
Darkish Violet Marbled – Sound Air pollution Unique Ltd. 300
Fiery Orange Pink Splatter – Ltd. 300
Blue Black & White Splatter – Ltd. 200
Discover pre-orders at: metalblade.com/kvaen
KVAEN Reside:
6/21/2024 Helvete – Oberhausen, DE
6/22/2024 Boarstream Open Air 2024 – Buchenbach, DE
6/23/2024 Nachtleben – Frankfurt, DE
8/30-31/2024 Bulasal Metallic Fest – Västeräs, SE
5/03/2025 Karmøygeddon Fest – Kopervik, NO
KVAEN:
Jacob Björnfot – every part
KVAEN Reside Lineup:
Jacob Björnfot – vocals/guitars
Kristian Gustavsson – guitars
Rasmus Rova – guitars
Per Lindström – bass
Fredrik Andersson – drums
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