PRESS RELEASE:
HIMINBJORG
The Fall Of Valhalla
release date : september 8, 2024
Adipocere records
Cult black / viking / pagan metal band HIMINBJORG is about to release a new album on Adipocere records !
Tracklist :
- Brothers Sequane
- The Pathetic Men Show
- Dogma
- Architecture Of Annihilation
- The Fury Talk
- The Last Journey
- The Treshold
- Tribeless Child
- The Color Of Truth
The Fall Of Valhalla credits :
Music and Lyrics by Zahaah
Arrangements by Himinbjorg, Drum by K.H., Bass by Avgruun
Additional Lead Guitar:
Sven Vinat on "My Last Journey", Ludovic Tournier on "Brother Sequane, Architecture Of Annihilation solo 1, Tribeless Child", Baptiste Labenne on "The Fury Talk", Sylvain Ostengo on "The Color Of Truth", Louis Nas on " Architecture of Annihilation" solo 2
Additionnal voices: Isere LIoyd-Davis on "The Color Of Truth", Christophe Pion- Chozenon on "The Threshold"
Lyrics translation by Isere LIoyd-Davis
Lyrics on "The Threshold" from the book "The Initiation" by Rudolf Steiner (1909)
Cover by David Thiérrée
Photos by Sylvain Clapot
Recorded and Mixed by Zahaah
Except Drum recording by Cedric Lerges "Laforge" at Laforge Studio (FR)
Mastering by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studio (UK)
Biography :
Created in 1996 by Zahaah, HIMINBJORG released their first musical creations in 1997, with their demo 'Hedning' featuring folk sounds, recounting the artists’ pagan thoughts. Distributed in tape format and by post, this reflected a time when music productions of interest were mostly confidential.
In 1998, the band signed to the label American RedStream, and released their first album, "Where Ravens Fly", featuring warlike metal tones.
The tribal dimension, complimented by long ethereal atmospheric musical passages, remains present in their work today. HIMINBJORG have become renowned internationally and have toured a lot.
The second, darker album "In the Raven’s Shadow" (1999) constitutes a progression towards black metal with a more elaborately constructed sound. The exploration of the depths of the soul are more present than ever.
In 2000, the mini LP "Third" is released. Working in collaboration with Stéphane Buriez (Loudblast, Lb Lab), this album is more mid-tempo, and has a cleaner, more professional production, moving away slightly from their previous folkloric sound. The lyrics remain as introspective as one would expect from HIMINBJORG, dealing with the meaning of life, the behaviours of the modern man and pagan traditions.
The album « Haunted Shores » follows in rapid succession in 2001. It becomes one of the group's central pieces, created in a completely different style to the usual black metal stereotypes flooding the scene at the time. Demonstrating the fruits of their experience, each track is impressive, due to the melodies, but also their composition.
The year 2003 marks the return to a more violent and raw sound with the album "Golden Age" under the label Adipocere, featuring a warlike mood and leading to some spectacular on stage performances. Shortly afterwards, the album "Europa", composed of a selection of high quality and unique tracks, is unveiled. Following this release, the band step on the brakes and put the project on hold for 4 years.
Coming out from hibernation in 2008, Zahaah, the group's main composer, decides to bring HIMINBJORG back to life, recording a set of previously unreleased compositions dating back to 1996. The resulting album "Chants d‘Hier, Chants de Guerre, Chants de la Terre" (2009) is released under his own label, European Tribes. For the first time, the songs feature French lyrics and the band moves back to their renowned intimate folk sound. Once again, they have projected their pagan vision within a renewed musical envelope. Touring for a further 4 years, HIMINBJORG continues to share its vitality and impressive stage presence with their fans.
Most recently, in 2015, the album 'Wyrd' is launched into the scene via European Tribes in France and Vegvisir internationally. Passionate and powerful, this album is filled with war cries and dreams, and has been expertly produced and mixed at WSL studio by Zahaah and Patric "Darkhyrys" G. Special guests and friends on the album include the Breton Christophe Morvan (Soldat Louis, Try Yann, Sonorien Du…), and the GasconBaptiste Labenne( Boisson Divine) on the folkloric instruments.
The band make a deal for a better distribution worldwide with Osmose Production, and a complete new version of the album is coming soon under Digipack CD and Vinyl edition.
Busy 2015 fills up with concerts and collaborations for HIMINBJORG, including a European tour, allowing the band to perform the new album in all of its intensity.
During the 2020 COVID period, Zahaah decided to record a project called The Chant of Trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRAJjCzDGa8, based on early HIMINBJORG music from the 90s and offering an intense meditative folk journey.
HIMINBJORG are back on stage in 2023 and 2024 with shows in France, Helvetia, Germany, Brazil and more. They take advantage of this time to record a new album.
The latest album, entitled “The Fall of Valhalla”, is an ode to the revolt against humanity’s enslavement by malicious and financial powers. Tinted with black and death metal, the music urges individuals to delve into their ancestry to regain control over their mind and preserve life on earth. The album will be released in the Autumn by Adipocère Rec.
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