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Latest news: Tue, May 14 2013, ARCKANUM

Latest release: "Fenris Kindir"

Release date: Fri, May 10 2013, US Tue, May 14 2013

Black metal cult ARCKANUM are streaming their forthcoming record, 'Fenris Kindir' (out now everywhere in the world) in its entirety. Check it out at the following locations:

In the UK, 'Fenris Kindir' is streaming on Terrorizer
In Finland, Inferno is streaming it here
Sweden Rock has it here
Germany's Metal.de's link is here
Loud (Portugal) is here
Imhotep (Norway) is here
You can also listen to the album on Bandcamp

Regarding the new album, ARCKANUM mastermind Shamaatae said: "This album is a dedication to the flaming giant-wolf, son of Loki; created from the Chaos-fires of Múspellsheimr. It is a tribute to the wrathful giant-wolf, son of Angrboða, found in the Ironwood where he is breeding hordes of giant monstrous wolves with Angrboða. His victorious name is Fenrir, also called Tungls Tjúgari! Hail Fenrir!"

Shamaatae continues: "The sounds and music on this album are my auditory vision of the march of Fenrir convoyed with his hordes of giant wolves from the depths of the underworld to face Ragna Rök with warlike glory – deformed giant-wolves swarming in thousands. This is my tribute to the wrathful, harsh and untamed anti-nature of Fenrir’s mighty essence! The anti-cosmic enemy of the worlds! Heill Tungls Tjúgari! Heilir Fenris Synir!"

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  1. Fenris Kindir Grúa
  2. Tungls Tjúgari
  3. Dólgrinn
  4. Hatarnir
  5. Hamrami
  6. Fenris Gangr
  7. Vargøld
  8. Angrboða
  9. Úskepna
  10. Spell
  11. Sólbøls Sigr

The LP editions include a cover version of NECROMANTIA’s classic “Lycanthropia” as bonus track and are available in different colours. All formats, as well as merch items and CD+shirt bundles, can be purchased from Season of Mist’s e-shop.

Biography

Ragnarök, the end of days, when the old Norse gods engage in final battle with the giants. Mankind will burn in fire and all land drowns in the oceans. This is the time when a giant wolf breaks free from his chains and swallows the sun and moon. The name of this vile creature is Fenrir. To him and his predatory grey kin, the wolves, ARCKANUM dedicates its eighth album "Fenris Kindir". With this theme, mastermind Shamaatae continues on the path taken with his previous full-length "Helvítismyrkr" (2011), which explored the Old Norse giantess and ruler of a realm of the dead, Hel, another spawn of the trickster deity Loki and sister of Fenrir. Shamaatae founded ARCKANUM in 1992 as a band project, but decided to continue solo after the first demo, “Demo-93”. The Swede had previously played drums in CONQUEST/GROTESQUE (which were to become AT THE GATES) and founded Death Metal band ABSORPTION with his brother Sataros, before renaming it DISENTERMENT. With ARCKANUM, Shamaatae turned musically to Black Metal again, while taking inspiration from Pan, anti-cosmic Satanism, Old Norse tradition, runic witchcraft and chaos Gnosticism. His sound draws inspiration from Black and Death Metal with strong influences from the 80's. ARCKANUM's first albums "Fran Marder" (1995), "Kostogher" (1997) and "Kampen" (1998) as well as a host of EPs won Shamaatae a large following in the underground. "ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ" (2009) captured the attention of mainstream Metal media as well, which continued to praise "Helvítismyrkr" as the next step in the evolution of ARCKANUM. Now "Fenris Kindir" adds more elements to the formula that intelligently illuminate the trollish aspect of Shamaatae's work. In his case a "troll" does not stand for juvenile internet delinquents or the villains in children’s books, but the dark beings of medieval folk tales. Thus the listener will be suddenly confronted by a surprisingly rocking undertone or a folklore fiddle cunningly embedded within a cold Black Metal rage. These are all fitting pieces within the musical puzzle that is ARCKANUM. Beware of "Fenris Kindir"!

Line-up

Name Instrument
Shamaatae all instruments

Releases Season of Mist

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Fenris Kindir

General information
: Fri, May 10 2013
: Tue, May 14 2013
: Black Metal
: SUA049
: available

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Helvítismyrkr

General information
: Fri, Sep 16 2011
: Tue, Sep 27 2011
: Black Metal
: SUA019
: available
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