Metal Monday CCLXXXII - Jord och aska

2/2/2020

Found this artist a while ago and let them slip through the cracks with a proper showcase so here we are with Nasheim! Swedish atmospheric black metal that brings quality and quantity. Jord och aska starts off with a track that once again hooked me called Att sväva över vidderna. As always, there is some wicked album art work to grab your attention before we even get into the sweet sounds inside.
At one minute over twenty (yes, the first track is twenty minutes) this creation is one hell of a ride. The first words are spoken at 11:27 so if you want to skip the build up (which is heresy) then you can shave off ten minutes and get right into the absolute, wild meat of the song. Vocally it is dark and haunting while the instruments are a lot faster and heavier than might expect which makes for something unique and enchanting. Grå de bittert sådda skogar may only be five and half minutes with a slow intro but if you give it the chance it will crush you, becoming almost more a doom track yet still exploding with that unexpected energy. Those first few vocal parts really grip you, holding you while that monstrous avalanche looms before you. Sänk mig i tystnad comes in at second for track length being over sixteen minutes, following right behind the previous track, this song starts with consistent, thundering power. Give it a listen and you will be surprised to hear it transition to almost power metal level vocals and guitar work.
Nasheim caught my attention for a reason and nearly a year after this album released it called to me once more, commanding me to give a week of dedication... and so we shall! Three songs that nearly run an hour and offer crazy amounts of creativity and structure that any music fan can appreciate. Let us burn into this next week with Nasheim and may we be as driven as they are with their work. VANTAR!!! /,,/
https://nasheim.bandcamp.com/album/jord-och-aska

Att sväva över vidderna

Låt mig sväva över vidderna i nattsolens glans,
låt mig bli till en dimma, följa irrblossens dans

Låt mig uppgå i etern, låt mig slutas omkring
stjärnorna, skogen, bliva alls ingenting

Låt mig gälda med livet för denna min dröm,
låt mig giva mitt ändliga för evighetens sömn

Låt mig lyssna till den alltets sång som kanske sjungs ännu
men som dold bakom världens larm väntar

Väntar

Men jag är sten, jag är berg, jag är ålderstyngd och grå
och jag vandrar ingenstädes men vacklar ändå

Och jag är mull, jag är jord, jag är skapt av sur ved
som i markerna murknat, de som fordom jag red

Och jag är aska, utbrunnen, jag är svartnad och skör
och blåser med vinden dit lidelsen dör

Men jag vill sväva över vidderna i stjärnhimlens glans
och dö som en dimma, och begravas ingenstans.

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