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DETAILS OF FOURTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM FROM DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV REVEALED

Posted: October 19, 2012 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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With a release date set for early December 2012, BLODARV have today revealed the track listing and artwork for “Gâst”, the fourth full-length album from the veteran Danish Black Metallers.  The eight-track album will be released in two versions on Self Mutilation Services – regular CD format and a limited edition in A5 format which will feature different artwork.  Both versions come with a 16 page booklet which includes lyrics. Limited edition merchandise will also be available to mark the release.   All artwork for “Gâst” is done by the blasphemer himself – BLODARV founder and frontman HUGIN.  The recording, mixing and engineering were all done by HUGIN at his HammerArt and Studios, where the artwork was also produced, and which is located on the frontman’s home island of Bornholm.  Tracklisting for “Gâst”, which will run for 45 minutes, is as follows:

1. Indelukket
2. A Snowy Night In November
3. I Blaek Og Blod
4. Korset Paa Baalet
5. The Heart Of Art
6. Lonely Journey
7. Surrounded By Dust
8. Into The Halls Of Orion

In the Bornholmsk (Burgundian) dialect of Bornholm a “Gâst” is a type of a ghost demon or energy that possesses a mortal and inspires them in much the same way as a muse, with visions, stories, smells, sounds, emotions and pictures.  Commenting on the album, which is a powerful blend of BLODARV’s mid-tempo black metal spiced with both fast and slow tracks,  Hugin had this to say: “It’s fitting that the release of “Gâst” will take place in winter, when the winds howl and the snow blankets the island of Bornholm, creating the perfect setting for an album that explores life philosophies, death, the micro and macro cosmos, and the forces of nature and power of the universe and all the energies that cling to it. Like our previous releases, the album contains a mix of tracks in both Danish and English, and is a piece full of hateful blasphemous poetry, dark visions, possessive muses, and soul-seeking demons”.

The lineup on “Gâst” comprises BLODARV core members HUGIN on vocals, bass, guitars and effects, SATINAE MA on female vocals and PESTILENS on lead guitar.  Session studio drums are by YNLEBORGAZ .  BLODARV’s line up has just been expanded with the addition of FJORGYNN on drums whilst live bass is handled by session member HUUL. BLODARV’s next live appearance will be on the 1st December with HORNED ALMIGHTY at the Club Brutal in Arhus, Denmark.  They have also been confirmed to appear at next year’s Kvlt Fest which will be held on the 1-2 March in Odense.   More information about BLODARV can be found on the band’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial

“Surrounded By Dust” a track from “Gâst”, together with tracks spanning BLODARV’s 14-year career can be heard on the band’s SoundCloud player at the top of the page and at http://soundcloud.com/blodarv/sets/blodarv

“I Blaek Og Blod”, another track from “Gâst”, can be heard below and on the BLODARV YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWjAaKuHlk

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BLODARV Store: www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
Myspace: www.myspace.com/blodarv
Youtube: www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter: www.twitter.com/blodarv
Management: www.patriciathomasmanagement.com
SELF MUTILATION SERVICES: www.selfmutilationservices.com
For Interviews & booking, contact
BLODARV: stafahugin@hotmail.com
Or PATRICIA THOMAS BAND MANAGEMENT: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV DEBUT TRACK FROM UPCOMING ALBUM

Posted: August 11, 2012 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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With a new album “Gâst” set for release later this year on Selfmutilation Services, Danish Black Metallers BLODARV have debuted a second track from what will be the band’s fourth full-length album.  Unlike the previous track “I Blaek Og Blod”, which recently had its debut as a music video, the lyrics to the new track, “Surrounded by Dust”, are in English and the track can be heard on BLODARV’s SoundCloud page at http://soundcloud.com/blodarv/blodarv-surrounded-by-dust as well as on the player above.

The music and lyrics of BLODARV have always represented a very personal aspect of founder and front man Hugin’s life and beliefs.  Writing both in English and Danish he gives voice to his deepest thoughts and emotions through his poetry, which in turn becomes the lyrics to his music.  According Hugin  “Surrounded by Dust” is in a way much more representative of the album as a whole: “The “I Blaek Og Blod” video caught some of our fans by surprise as the track is not as dark as they have come to expect from us, but as always in BLODARV we create various atmospheres, to fit the music to the lyrics, and “Surrounded by Dust” takes us firmly back into the darkness.   It is, in fact, one of the slower tracks on the album and is one of my personal favourites.  We finished recording the guitars for the track on the 5th of August and mixed and engineered it over the next few days, so it’s ‘smoking hot” in every sense of the word”.

BLODARV’s next live appearance will be at the Club Sick in Odense, Denmark on the 15th September supporting IMPALED NAZARENE.   More information about BLODARV can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial

Below you can see BLODARV’s “I Blaek Og Blod” video.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – BLODARV
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios
ReverbNation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Management: https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/ email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV

Posted: July 21, 2012 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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Danish Black Metallers BLODARV have released a music video for a track that is due to appear on their upcoming fourth full-length album.  The video for the track “I Blaek Og Blod”, which translated means “In Ink and Blood” was filmed in Hammerknuden and amongst the evocative ruins of Hammershus on the island of Bornholm, where the band originates and where it’s founder Hugin lives.  Appearing in the video are band members Satinae Ma and Pestilens along with Hugin himself, who also filmed the video and edited and produced it in the band’s HammerArt and Studios.  The track itself features Huginon Vocals, Guitar and Bass, Pestilens on Lead Guitar, Satinae Ma on Female Vocals and Ynleborgaz on Session Drums.  The “I Blaek Og Blod” video can be seen here or on BLODARV’s official YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv

 

Although 1999 may be the date when the very first demo, “Murder in the Name of Satan” appeared, it’s difficult to actually set an exact date for the birth of BLODARV, which was originally formed as a solo project by Hugin.  It would be more accurate to say that BLODARV is the culmination of a period of musical development that Hugin underwent whilst playing in bands such as SKJOLD, ARANTRUTH and ESSOUPI.  Over the years since then BLODARV has become a fully fledged recording and live band, but it still remains the physical incarnation of Hugin’s imagination.  BLODARV represents his deepest thoughts and emotions, bringing them to life through his music, but also through his poetry which becomes the band’s lyrics.  Like the storytellers of old he leads the listener on a disturbing journey through a dark, evil, demonic world, peopled by lost souls, witches and demons.

Commenting on the “I Blaek Og Blod” video and the upcoming album, which will be titled “Gâst” and is set for release towards the end of 2012 on Selfmutilation Services, Hugin had this to say: “As always with BLODARV we have used both Danish and English lyrics on the album, and on this particular track the lyrics happen to be in Danish.  “Gâst” itself contains material that is a lot darker than perhaps you would expect when you listen to “I Blaek Og Blod”, so the track is definitely not representative of the entire album itself.  Metaphorical speaking, it’s just a chapter extracted from a complete book”.

BLODARV’s next live appearance will be at the Club Sick in Odense, Denmark on the 15th September supporting IMPALED NAZARENE.   More information about BLODARV can be found on the band’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – BLODARV
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios
ReverbNation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Management: https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/ email: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV TO RELEASE TEN YEAR RETROSPECTIVE COMPILATION

Posted: November 15, 2011 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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Danish Black Metallers BLODARV have reached an agreement with the Slovenian underground label Nigrum Serpentis Production, for the release of a retrospective compilation that will cover ten years of the band’s history.   The ten-track CD will contain various tracks from BLODARV’s pro-releases, including the bonus track “Six feet Below As She Wished For Death” which was originally written in 1996 and up to now has only been available on the first BLODARV demo “Murder in the Name of Satan”.  The album is set to run for 60 minutes and comes with a twelve-page booklet containing lyrics (the band writes in both Danish and English), photos and fan art which detail the history of BLODARV, whose founder and front man Hugin lives on Bornholm, an island steeped in history and myths and legends, and whose music takes its listeners on a journey along dark paths peopled by powerful demons, haunted souls, tragic destinies and chilling dreams. Track listing for “A Demon’s Diary” as follows:

1. Under Satans Vinger
2. Daemonstormens Tid
3. Power Of A Soul
4. Where The Beast Dwell
5. Those Who Speaks In Minds
6. Heksen Nitiria Amlech
7. Sealed In Black With Silver Stars
8. Beyond Life
9. Langt Vaek Fra Livet
10. Natteskarn
*Bonus track: “Six Feet Below As She Wished For Death”

Despite an accident which smashed Hugin’s jaw and left him unable to either sing or perform live for most of 2011 while it healed, the vocalist has nevertheless been busy.  Work has been progressing well on BLODARV’s next full-length album, and the band featured two previously un-released tracks on the “Shadows of Tragedy” compilation which was released on Self Mutilation Services in September of this year.  Hugin himself has been working on two further projects, one being the 7” “Laesaabobbainjnj” EP from his side-project SANSÂGER for which a release date has still to be set, and the other a collaboration with Norwegian musician ELENYX (COMBATH), along with Sweden’s IT (ABRUPTUM, VONDUR, OPTHALAMIA), on the new album “Heksevind” from her NÅE project.  With their frontman now once more fit and well, BLODARV will mark their return to the stage with a gig at The Rock in Copenhagen on the 26th November, supporting Germany’s ENDSTILLE. More information about BLODARV can be found at http://www.myspace.com/blodarv

The video below is a collage of photos of BLODARV in concert in May of 2011 with the track “Natteskarn” from the “Civitas Diaboli” album.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – BLODARV
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
ReverbNation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios
Management: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com
NIGRUM SERPENTIS RECORDS
www.facebook.com/nigrum-serpentis
http://www.myspace.com/n.s.records

All enquiries relating to the release of “A Demon’s Diary” should be addressed directly to the band at stafahugin@hotmail.com or to the band’s management at patriciathomas@btinternet.com

BLODARV – LOOKING BACK ON 2011 AND FORWARD TO 2012

Posted: October 31, 2011 in BLODARV
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We’re coming to the end of yet another eventful year for BLODARV, and once again, in what we hope will become a tradition, I will take a look back at the achievements, and, it has to be said, mishaps that we went through, and a look forward to the year to come.

 January kicked off 2011 in what looked like a great way.   YNLEBORGAZ was fit and at full power after an enforced rest following knee surgery and once again BLODARV was ready to hit the stage.  Dedicated Booking had already booked us two shows, the first of which took place in Copenhagen at Beta and was a more than successful return to live performing for the band – (photo left by Ravna).

With our second show set to take place at PH-Cafeen in May, disaster unfortunately struck again, and the show had to be cancelled when my jaw, which was already recovering from earlier surgery, was badly broken following an accident.  With some bone needing to be removed from my jaw, recovery from this was obviously not going to happen overnight.  In fact, it took half a year, during which time not only was I unable to sing, but I was also not able to eat anything more exciting than soup.

The time was not entirely wasted however, and despite not being able to rehearse I was still able to start mixing the drum tracks for the next BLODARV full-length album.  I had actually already composed most of the album back in 2010, and all the drums tracks had already been recorded by YNLEBORGAZ in December of that year when he visited my home and studio (HammerArt & Studio’s) on the island of Bornholm.  A few months later we began recording the guitars, and the next step will be to record the bass, for which HUUL will come to the island over several weekends to lay down the bass lines.  And then, of course, it will be time to do the vocals.  All the lyrics have already been written, so an evil guess would be that the next full-length will probably be ready during the first half of 2012.

In between working on the new album, answering interviews, doing layouts for cover art, I was also working at getting my jaw healed again – rehearsing in small amounts alone in the studio, starting with one song in the first week, and gradually adding one extra song week by week, until I was once more fit to do a full live set-list without my jaw falling apart.  The preparation paid off, and at the end of Sept 2011 I was ready to hit the stage again.

We have also, for the last 3 months, been rehearsing with a substitute drummer by the name of FJORGYNN, who will play live session drums for us on those occasions when BLODARV’s live schedule clashes with that of YNLEBORGAZ’s other band ANGANTYR.  Fortunately for us FJORGYNN has turned out to be a superb live drummer for BLODARV, being able to sync with the band both in terms of his personality and his excellent drumming skills.  He will make his first appearance with the band at the Rock in Copenhagen on the 26th November when BLODARV will support ENDSTILLE, which will also be my first time on stage since my injury.

The 16th of September this year saw the release of the split CD “Shadows Of Tragedy” on Self Mutilation Services.  The Limited Edition CD (500 copies only) features BLODARV, GRIMLAIR, NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION, BLACK HATE & ACEDI. The two tracks contributed by BLODARV are both previously unreleased songs written at the same time as the band’s “Civitas Diaboli” album, which was itself released on Self Mutilation Services in 2009.  The first track, “Sharpstone Mountain”, is effectively a prelude to the tale recounted in the “Blood Red Rocks” track from “Civitas Diaboli”, whilst the second track, “I Hulernes Rige” is a melancholy acoustic song, which gives our female vocalist SATINAE MA a chance to take the lead on vocals.

As if enough hadn’t happened in September, including the offer to release a retrospective compilation, which I will come back to later, I also started to collaborate on the upcoming NÅE Project.  This came about after years of sharing musical ideas and visions with ELENYX (COMBATH).  Actually it’s turned into  something of a Nordic alliance with Norway’s ELENYX, who founded NÅE, and myself being joined on the album by Sweden’s IT (ABRUPTUM, VONDUR, OPTHALAMIA).  The album will be called “Heksevind” and ELENYX herself will work on composition, lyrics, and vocals and play various instruments on the album, whilst I will provide vocals and additional lyrics and IT will participate both musically and with written material.   The exact details of the collaboration will be known as the work progresses.  “Heksevind” will be recorded both at my own HammerArt and Studios on the Danish island of Bornholm and at ELENYX’s own recording facilities in Oslo.

Aside from the positive, we also had some negatives in 2011.  One of them being the release of my side-project SANSÂGER, which should by now have been out as a 7” EP.  As is often the case with these things, there have been some problems in communication between the band and the label, and right now we don’t know exactly when it will be released, but I somehow doubt that will happen this year at this late stage, so you will probably only see this appear in 2012. When it is eventually released, it will be limited to 300 copies, and come with a limited edition shirt and patch.  The EP, to be titled “Laesaabobbainjnj”, explores the thousand year old culture of the Danish island of Bornholm which came to an end at the death of Earl Blod Egil, and was subsequently replaced by Christianity.  Artwork for the release and the vocal recordings were done at HammerArt & Studios.


That about wraps it up for 2011, so what lies ahead for BLODARV in 2012 aside from getting the SANSÂGER 7” EP out?

Well, first of all there is the retrospective compilation CD I touched on earlier.  Around September time, when everything seemed to be happening, I was contacted by a label who wanted to release a BLODARV compilation CD.   I gathered one hours worth of the best tracks from a ten-year period and made a complete cover layout with a 12 page booklet full of photos, drawings, and lyrics.  Unfortunately when it was all ready to be shipped for pressing the “label” admitted it was only interested in releasing it on CDr, and not as a pro CD, which of course was totally out of the question.  We have, since then, spoken to some of the labels we already knew, and knew we could trust, and right now we are working on the last details with a label for this release, and if everything goes to plan the compilation CD, which will carry the title ” A Demon’s Diary” will be released in the first half of 2012

2012 will also mean a lot of hard work for all of us rehearsing the new tracks and making sure they are 110 percent tight and ready to be added to the live setlist.  At the same time that “A Demon’s Diary” is released, we are planning a smaller tour in Denmark together with another band.  It’s all in the planning stage right now so I can’t say too much about it, but if all goes well we will be visiting various venues in Denmark in the spring.  We hope to get a lot of gigs now that we are finally fit enough to hit the road after all the shit both myself and YNLEBORGAZ  had to go through after our operations. We have some new stage-effect machines, and have been working hard to produce a more intense show.  Obviously we are all very eager to get out and reclaim the stages, but only the venues, the fans and the bookers have a say in this matter.

Most important of course for 2012 is the next BLODARV album which will actually will be the first full-length since “Soulcollector…The thousand Years Tale” LP released by Northern Silence back in 2004.  Between then and now, we have only released the mini albums, “Linaria Amlech” and “Civitas Diaboli”, but now the time is right and we are ready for the next full-length, and I promise it will have been worth the wait! As I mentioned earlier, much of it is already finished, and the final touches will be made during 2012. When exactly  it will be released is harder to say, but I think I should be way off target if it wasn’t released at the end of 2012 on Self Mutilation Services.  During the first month of 2012 we will do the photo-shoots and I will work on the layout for the cover and all that kind of thing. There is always quite a process involved in making an album the way we do, not only because our members have to travel by ship to visit each other, but also due to the fact that we want to do everything ourselves – from recording each track, to mixing, to doing the artwork and the photo-sessions, absolutely everything – and as at least some of you know, such things take time, especially if you take pride in what you create.

Okay, I am sure there are things that I forgot to mention as it’s been a hectic year, but that pretty much sums it up I think, and I would just like to give the biggest of all hails to all our connections, friends, fans, and followers, or whatever it’s all called these days. We’ve got the best ones!  \m/ -Hugin 24 October 2011

 

BLODARV ON THE NET
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Reverbnation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios (see end of post for services offered)

ALL REQUESTS FOR BOOKINGS, INTERVIEWS, PROMOS ETC SHOULD BE SENT EITHER DIRECTLY TO THE BAND OR TO BLODARV’S MANAGEMENT

Management: Patricia Thomas Band Management https://patriciathomasmanagement.com/
Contact: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com  (through the band) or patriciathomas@btinternet.com (through our manager)
Booking inside Denmark can also be done through Dedicated Booking.  ria@dedicatedbooking.dk

DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV RECRUIT SUBSTITUTE LIVE DRUMMER

Posted: October 8, 2011 in BLODARV, NEWS UPDATE
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Due to the fact that BLODARV’s session drummer YNLEBORGAZ is frequently busy these days with his own band ANGANTYR, we have been trying out an additional live drummer who goes by the name of FJORGYNN.  He has been drumming with us for the last six rehearsals and has proved himself to be a superb live drummer who fits right in with BLODARV – being able to understand the flow and energy of our music and synch completely with the band.

This means that BLODARV is now in a position to be able to accept more live shows, without having to worry about the ones that YNLEBORGAZ can’t make.  And who knows, you might even be able to see BLODARV and ANGANTYR appearing at the same festivals in the future.

The first show to feature FJORGYNN in action will be on the 26th November when BLODARV will be supporting ENDSTILLE at the Rock in Copenhagen (DK).

 

BLODARV INFORMATION
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
ReverbNation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios
Management: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV FEATURE TWO NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS ON NEWLY RELEASED COMPILATION FROM SELF-MUTILATION SERVICES

Posted: September 17, 2011 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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Danish Black Metallers BLODARV have contributed two tracks to the “Shadows of Tragedy” compilation CD which was released this week on Self Mutilation Services.  Along with BLODARV, other contributors to the release are NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION, BLACK HATE, ACEDI and GRIMLAIR.  “Shadows of Tragedy” is released in a 500 copies only limited edition CD, which hit the streets on the 16th September.

The two tracks contributed by BLODARV are both previously unreleased songs written at the same time as the band’s “Civitas Diaboli” album, which was itself released on Self Mutilation Services in 2009.  The first track, “Sharpstone Mountain”, is effectively a prelude to the tale recounted in the “Blood Red Rocks” track from “Civitas Diaboli”, whilst the second track, “I Hulernes Rige” is a melancholy acoustic song, which gives BLODARV’s female backing vocalist Satinae Ma a chance to take the lead on vocals.

BLODARV founder and front man Hugin has only recently been allowed to return to performing, following an accident that resulted in extensive surgery to his jaw.  It was also  revealed this week that he would be collaborating with Norway’s  Elenyx (NÅE , COMBATH)  and Sweden’s It (ABRUPTUM, VONDUR, OPTHALAMIA) on a new album from NÅE, which is to be recorded partly in BLODARV’s own HammerArt and Studios on the Danish island of Bornholm, and partly in Elenyx’s own recording facilities in Oslo.  Commented the front man: “Being out of action so long would have been frustrating if I hadn’t been able to work on writing for the next BLODARV release and record some of the music for it in the studio, as well as drafting out ideas for the NÅE collaboration.  All in all, you could say that it’s been quite a productive time out”.

BLODARV is due to support ENDSTILLE at The Rock, in Copenhagen on the 26th November, and more information about the band can be found at at http://www.myspace.com/blodarv

The video below is a collage of photos of BLODARV in concert in May of 2011 with the track “Natteskarn” from the “Civitas Diaboli” album.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – BLODARV
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Management: patriciathomas@btinternet.com

 

 

BLODARV FRONTMAN TO COLLABORATE ON UPCOMING NÅE PROJECT

Posted: September 12, 2011 in BLODARV, OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASES
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Several years of sharing musical ideas and visions have finally borne fruit with BLODARV front man and founder HUGIN joining forces with ELENYX (COMBATH) on the upcoming album from her NÅE project.   In what has become a Nordic alliance, Norway’s ELENYX, who founded NÅE, and Denmark’s HUGIN are being joined on the album, which will be called “Heksevind”, by Sweden’s IT (ABRUPTUM, VONDUR, OPTHALAMIA).  With ELENYX herself working on composition, lyrics, and vocals and playing various instruments on the album, Hugin is expected to provide vocals and lyrics while IT will participate both musically and with written material.   The exact details of the collaboration will be known as the work progresses.

NÅE, which in the Old Norwegian language means “corpse” or “the dead”, is an experimental project based on mind images and visions.  Using elements of Black Metal, ELENYX creates dark and demonical ambient pieces that are filled with visions of ghosts and are swirling with sinister dark tales, and the band’s first album, the 14-track demo “Nåedroem”, will be released on Concept Machine.  “Heksevind”, which will be recorded both at BLODARV’s HammerArt and Studios on the Danish island of Bornholm and at ELENYX’s own recording facilities in Oslo, takes as its theme occultism and witchcraft, and the summoning of the dark magic that lives inside some of us.  Demo material from “Nåedroem” can be heard at http://www.reverbnation.com/nåe

HUGIN himself, who has been out of action for a few months following an accident that necessitated extensive surgery to his jaw, is now fit and able to resume performing live again, with his return to the stage set for the 26th November when BLODARV will support ENDSTILLE at The Rock in Copenhagen.    He is currently working on the next BLODARV album, and in the interim the band will appear on the “Shadows of Tragedy” split CD with ACEDI, GRIMLAIR, BLACK HATE & NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION, which is due for release in September 2011 on Self Mutilation Services.  More information about BLODARV can be found at http://www.myspace.com/blodarv

The video below is a collage of photos of BLODARV in concert in May of 2011 with the track “Natteskarn” from the “Civitas Diaboli” album.

 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – BLODARV
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/blodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
ReverbNation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios
Management: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NÅE
NÅE MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/naaelys
NÅE ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/nåe
NÅE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NÅE/142139942487990
Contact: elenyx.hellraiser@gmail.com

AN UDATE FROM DANISH BLACK METALLERS BLODARV

Posted: October 18, 2010 in BLODARV
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This has been something of an exceptional year for BLODARV so it’s time for us to look back over what has been happening, and look forward to the future.

You could say that 2010 started out on a low point when our session drummer YNLEBORGAZ was forced to undergo knee surgery in January.  Unsure as to whether he would recover fully, or whether his career as a drummer was over, we were very concerned for him on a personal level, and at the same time found ourselves in a state of limbo waiting to see if we still had one of the best drummers around in our ranks.  Fortunately, after four months of recuperation, YNLEBORGAZ was able to climb back behind the drum kit, and during June’s rehearsals it was obvious that he was not just 100% fit, but 110%, and that BLODARV would be ready to go back to performing live in 2011.

It may seem to some that BLODARV has been a little less active than usual, but don’t be deceived.  The fact that we were unable to play live has given us a chance to work on new material and prepare for some new releases.  We have completed work on the tracks that will be used for the “Shadows of Tragedy” split album, which will be released on Self Mutilation Services at the end of this year.  More details on that one will follow.   Right now we are working on new tracks for the next full length album which we plan to record in the usual BLODARV way, which means that will not be entering the studio for a 14 day stretch to record the whole album in one go.  Instead we will be recording throughout the coming year, and so far we have begun to record the guitars for the first four tracks.

Which brings us to our recording studio.  BLODARV has built a new studio and rehearsal facility on the island of Bornholm.  The HammerArt and Studios, as we’ve named it, gives those of us who live on Bornholm access 24-7 which is a huge advantage, and it is of course open to any bands who would like to record, so if you are interested, please feel free to get in touch. You can find out more information about the facilities, including photos at http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios

2010 was also the year when BLODARV signed with professional management when we approached Patricia Thomas, a specialist in Black and Extreme Metal, and she agreed to work with the band.  Patricia manages and works with established artists such as former MAYHEM vocalist MANIAC, NIKLAS KVARFORTH and SHINING, CARPATHIAN FOREST, NATTEFROST, DANIEL VRANGSINN, PANTHEON I, as well as some of the most interesting upcoming black and extreme metal bands out there.  Patricia will handle all the business and promotional side for BLODARV and get some organisation into our lives.

We’ve now made it easy for fans to buy CDs and merchandise directly from the band by setting up a BLODARV on-line store.  At the moment we have CDs, Ts, Patches, Pens and Pins in stock, as well as special packages and items that you will not be able to find elsewhere and we will be happy to sign any merchandise, all you have to do is ask us.  You can check out the store at http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/ .  Ordering is very easy, and payment is via PayPal so need to worry about sending cash hidden in envelopes anymore!

We’ve also increased our presence on the internet so that fans can interact with the band more easily.  A lot of people seem to prefer Facebook these days so we’ve set up an official page at http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial with music and videos, and where you can easily keep up to date with all the news.  You can also find us on YouTube, Twitter and ReverbNation, you’ll find all the links at the end.

Throughout the year, interviews and features on BLODARV have appeared both in print and on the internet.  The most significant of these is probably the 15 page interview that appears in “SUBKULTUR – Undergrund og Modkultur”, PETER GRØNLUND’s book on Danish Subculture, which was published by the Bogkompagniet on the 2nd October of this year.  It was a particularly interesting project to be involved in, and not unnaturally I focus on Satanism and Black Metal.

Individual BLODARV members have also been busy outside of BLODARV.  I (Hugin) re-recorded some old SANSÂGER tracks, and am currently talking to various labels about a vinyl release this coming year, whilst bass player HUUL has been working on his own project, and, if all goes as planned, the first album will be recorded in 2011.

To sum it all up, 2010 has been a year that started out with a sense of uncertainty, but which ended with a great deal of progress having been made in all aspects of the BLODARV, and we now look forward to what the future will offer, including new releases and hitting the stage once more.  We’re more than ready for it!

Hugin of BLODARV October 2010

BLODARV ON THE NET
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/blodarv
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/blodarvofficial
YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/huginofblodarv
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/blodarv
Reverbnation : http://www.reverbnation.com/blodarv
Web Shop:  http://www.blodarvshop.bigcartel.com/
HammerArt Studios: http://www.myspace.com/hammerartstudios

ALL REQUESTS FOR BOOKINGS, INTERVIEWS, PROMOS ETC SHOULD BE SENT EITHER DIRECTLY TO THE BAND OR TO BLODARV’S MANAGEMENT:
Management: Patricia Thomas Band Management
http://www.myspace.com/viewfromthebacksofmirrors
Contact: patriciathomas@btinternet.com
Booking: stafahugin@hotmail.com or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

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