Driftwood-like, my course unknown
Charred by flame, bitten by frost
Soaked by waves, hardened by wind
Scraped from tongues, hushed by ink
Vanquished, not vanished
Sought by living, fuelled by death
Utterly pleasant, eternal blame
One man's rest, another one's woe
Onwards to the fevered shores
Foaming blood
A canopy of ice and fire
Watches above
And roaming is the traveller
Called by names
And sung of in the halls at home
By the flame
credits
from Face of the Hunter,
released August 18, 2013
Halegmonath
Two thousand and ten
Side project of Athelstan of UK pagan metal legends Forefather. Evocative of the English landscape - like a modern blend of Forefather's instrumental work and Mike Oldfield's 'Hergest Ridge'. Great! HERNE
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
After listening to Ysyry Mollvün, listening to Downfall of Nur was urgent and turned out to be one of the best decisions I have made in quite some time: Umbras de Barbagia is simply magisterial; the atmosphere can hardly be compared to anything else. There is a deep, palpable connection to nature imbueing each very fibre of this record. The amalgamation of black metal and folk elements is done with a high intuition for detail and class, resulting in a highly immersive experience. Wonderful. David Fischer