SLEGEST Launch Music Video For “I Fortida Sitt Lys”

October 27, 2016, 7 years ago

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SLEGEST Launch Music Video For “I Fortida Sitt Lys”

Dark Essence Records will release Vidsyn, the second full-length album from Norway’s Slegest, on November 4th. The band have revealed a video for the opening track from the album, “I Fortida Sitt Lys”, which can be seen below.

Founder and frontman Ese, who assures us that the video is "best enjoyed loud", gives us an insight into the track: ““I Fortida Sitt Lys” is the opening track of Vidsyn and is somewhat of a punk number, or at least the closest you'll get to it in the cold vein of Slegest, since groove and heaviness are the centre of it all. We think the vibe, the visuals, and the atmosphere of both the location for the shoot and the finished video complements the music and the feel not just of this song, but of the whole album.

“The concept behind the video was the brainchild of Håvard Nesbø, who also produced the video, on a budget, it has to be said, based on pure idealism and a case of home brewed lager. Filming took place in a valley in Leikanger, at the site of an old mountain barn that is long-abandoned by time. Like the song itself, the theme of the video can be placed within the context of the past - at the intersection of "the now" and the ever present whiff of olden times.”

Recorded at the Conclave & Earshot and Systrond Studios, Vidsyn was jointly produced by the band's founder and frontman Ese, and Bjørnar E. Nilsen (Vulture Industries, Black Hole Generator), who also mixed the album. Mastering is by Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved). Guesting on the album is Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved).

The cover of Vidsyn once again has its roots in the art of Nikolai Astrup. Design is by Tom Korsvold and drawing is by Lars Hellebø.

Tracklisting:

“I Fortida Sitt Lys”
“Som I Eit Endelikt”
“Du”
“Komfortabelt Nommen Midtvekes”
“Wolf”
“The Reanimator”
“Inn I Uvissao”
“Tenn Den Gamle Varde”

Slegest will hit the road in December of this year, joining Shining's 20th Anniversary tour, which also features Dark Essence label mates Taake, with whom the band has previously toured. The prospect of sharing a stage with Niklas Kvarforth and Hoest, widely acknowledged to be two of the most accomplished and exciting front men in extreme metal, would seem daunting to most bands, but judging from the reviews Slegest has received for its live performances, and from the number of fans the lineup of Ese on vocals and rhythm guitars, Sør (Bäääv, Vonbråten) on lead guitars, Hövard (Bombeklüchter) on bass and Fjøsne on drums, has picked up following those performances, this is a band that is more than able to hold its own against the two titans.

Before the start of the tour Slegest will launch the new album with a show at Krøsset in Oslo, where they will be joined by Alfahanne, and, given the dynamism and sheer entertainment value of the two bands, this will be an evening to remember.

 



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