Posted on November 14, 2013
CRONIAN, the brainchild of BORKNAGAR mastermind Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg, is now premiering the new album ‘Erathems’ in its entirety on Bandcamp and through the following media partners:
Cronian
Progressive Metal - Norway
CRONIAN is the brainchild of two renowned musicians: BORKNAGAR main man Øystein G. Brun and Andreas “Mr. V” Hedlund aka Vintersorg. According to the artists, their third album “Erathems” represents their first full collaboration with shared compositions and lyrics – or in their own words: “The best of two worlds colliding!” The characteristic sound and style of both BORKNAGAR and VINTERSORG is omnipresent in their eight masterful creations on “Erathems”. Yet there is a clear difference in scope and execution between the two original bands and CRONIAN, best explained by their masterminds: “Musically CRONIAN is the counterpart of BORKNAGAR”, relates Øystein. “BORKNAGAR revolves around traditional riffs and organic arrangements, while CRONIAN starts out on huge visionary soundscapes, which we peel down to a cold, sharp and hard hitting expression. BORKNAGAR resembles a philosopher silently pondering about man and nature. CRONIAN is the activist with an attitude portraying the destructive rage of modern civilisation”. CRONIAN was born out shared musical interests that Øystein and Vintersorg discovered after the latter had joined BORKNAGAR in the year 2000. The two musicians began to exchange ideas originally under the moniker ION and in 2004 the project took concrete shape. Under the final name CRONIAN their first full-length “Terra” was published in 2006 and immediately gained critical acclaim. The follow-up album “Enterprise” (2008) was equally highly praised. Yet the artists were not content to rest on their laurels and decided to take their music a large step further. After a creative hiatus of nearly four years, the result is “Erathems” – an equally accessible yet at the same time complex and multilayered masterpiece of dark progressive metal – now supported by a powerful state of the art production. Take your time to discover the serene beauty and marvelous architecture of CRONIAN’s strongest musical vision so far!
Line-up:
- Mr. V : Vocals, guitar, bass and synthesizers
- Øystein G. Brun : Guitars and synthesizers
This band is no longer active on Season of Mist.
Posted on October 29, 2013
CRONIAN, the brainchild of BORKNAGAR mastermind Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg recently revealed a new song from their forthcoming album, ‘Erathems’. “Drifting Station” is already streaming through the following media partners:
Posted on October 22, 2013
CRONIAN, the brainchild of BORKNAGAR mastermind Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg is premiering a new track from their forthcoming album, ‘Erathems’. “Chemical Dawn” is now streaming on the following websites:
Posted on October 3, 2013
CRONIAN, the brainchild of BORKNAGAR mastermind Øystein G. Brun and Vintersorg, has released the first new track from their forthcoming album, ‘Erathems’. The new track, titled “Ecocracy”, is streaming now at the following media partners:
Posted on September 19, 2013
Last May, Season of Mist welcomed dark progressive act CRONIAN to the Underground Activists division. Here are the cover artwork and track listing of the Scandinavian band’s third album, entitled ‘Erathems’ and scheduled for a November 8th release (November 12th in North America).
