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Spurvehauk

by Skarntyde

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nátthrafn
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nátthrafn Truly in touch with the brutal wonders of nature; devoid of superfluous rhetoric and posturing. Great drum sound, too.
Ädäm
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Ädäm If Darkthrone were still as fresh as in the 90s, then their new album should sound like "Skarntyde". Magnificent darkness in the sense of respect for nature! Favorite track: Jakten.
YomaBarr
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YomaBarr I vastly underrated it when it was released, not buying it right away. Or maybe the time wasn't right. If they keep this sound and this level of production in future I'd be only too happy.
Don't by any means expect a demo. It's an album, and a concept one.
Einherjar
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Einherjar Outstanding demo with a great and unique concept, cleverly developed in the five songs. All of them having their own identity.
Expect 90s Norwegian Black Metal (reminisent of Darkthrone and early Ulver). The production is unpolished just enough to give the sound that grim and icy bite, without being overly raw so even the bass is audible!

If you like nature inspired BM that go for the throat and doesn't lose its edge under layers of sugar keyboards, you shoud check this out!
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1.
Sult 05:32
Sult fra dybden, sult innenfra, sult kommer tilbake, sult fra dypet mitt, sult fra innsiden, sult vender alltid tilbake. Sult fra dybden, sult innenfra, sult kommer tilbake, sult fra dypet mitt, sult fra innsiden, sult vender alltid tilbake. Sult er kraft, sult er legitimasjon, sulten skjerper sansene, sult er essensiell. Den som ikke spiser, dør. Den som spiser ikke, blir spist.
2.
Fokus 05:22
Drømmende øyne om morgenen, sulten skjerper blikket mitt. Så mye bevegelse, øynene mine blir store, jeg ser alt, jeg ser deg. Sola stiger opp over fjellene og bringer en ny dag, en ny sult. Drømmende øyne om morgenen, sulten skjerper blikket mitt. Så mye bevegelse, øynene mine blir store, jeg ser alt, jeg ser deg. Skarpt følger blikket liv, skarpt følger blikket deg, øynene mine ser alt, mine øyne ser deg. Skarpt følger blikket liv, skarpt følger blikket deg, øynene mine ser alt, mine øyne ser deg.
3.
Jakten 04:08
Ubekymret og fri flyr livet gjennom morgenen. Ubekymret og fri flyr du ut av skogen. Uten anelse, uten sorg, uten trygghet. Klørne mine åpner seg og jeg kaster meg ut i luft, vingene mine slår kraftig. Jeg glider ned til jordens nærheten, usett, i fokuset, du. Jeg stuper ut fra skogens ly, ingen tre, ingen busk ved din side. Lammet av skrekk, ingen vei ut, dette er din ende og mitt liv.
4.
Ferskt Blod 04:00
En dump smerte, absolutt maktesløshet. Klørne mine i kroppen din. En siste gang synger du alle melodier av livet ditt. Varme kroppen din er næring, blodet ditt gir meg fred. Du tar sulten fra meg, midlertidig.
5.
Fred 04:27
Du tar sulten min og gir meg fred, du tar sulten min og gir meg kraft, du tar sulten min og gir meg fred, du tar sulten min og gir meg liv. Tar sulten min og gir meg fred, tar sulten min og gir meg kraft, tar sulten min og gir meg fred, ta sulten min og gi livet ditt. Du tar sulten fra meg, sulten fra meg, du gir meg fred, midlertidig fred, du tar sulten fra meg, sulten fra meg, du gir meg liv, midlertidig liv, du tar sult og gir meg fred, tar sulten fra meg og gir kraft, du tar sulten fra meg, bare midlertidig, til sulten på nytt frigir sansene mine.

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Also released on tape (limited to 66 copies) by Narbentage Produktionen: narbentage.bandcamp.com/album/spurvehauk

“Spurvehauk” is the Norwegian term for “sparrow hawk”, a bird of prey that is widespread in Europe and Asia. Despite a strong hunt in the 19th century for the “protection” of songbirds and the strong use of pesticides in the 20th century, which had a negative effect on its reproductive capacity, the bird is no longer considered endangered.

With the first demo, Skarntyde accompanies the hunting behaviour of the sparrow hawk in five chapters: “Sult” stands for the bird’s hunger, “Fokus” for the search for prey, “Jakten” for the hunt, “Ferskt Blod” for the prey hunted down and being eaten and “Fred” for the peace after the hunger has been satisfied.

“Spurvehauk” is musically heavily influenced by Norwegian Black Metal bands from the mid 90s. Furthermore, both the lyrics as well as the band’s name are based on the Norwegian language.

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released December 13, 2019

Fjelleiner: guitars (tracks 2, 3 and 4), drums and vocals
Gerileme: guitars (tracks 1, 3 and 5), bass and keyboards

Written, recorded, mixed and mastered ­between April and November 2019.

Artwork, logo and lyrics: Fjelleiner
Mixing, mastering and layout: Gerileme
Proofreading (Norwegian): Iselin Gjerseth

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Skarntyde celebrates raw and unpolished Black Metal in the vein of the second wave from Norway.

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