Vintersorg
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| Country | Sweden |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Genres | Folk metal Black metal Progressive metal Viking metal |
| Labels | Napalm Records SPV GmbH |
| Members | Vintersorg Mattias Marklund |
Vintersorg is a Swedish progressive, folk/viking, black metal-influenced band formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Lyrically, the band deals with topics on fantasy, mythology, nature, the cosmos and metaphysics. Vintersorg means "Winter Sorrow," but the name was taken from the Isfolket series by Margit Sandemo where the character Vintersorg is the son of a great pagan leader.
The sound of Vintersorg has vastly changed over the years, as his earlier sound had more of a folk influence, and his later more of an experimental sound. This transformation was most notably marked with the release of the Cosmic Genesis album, and the change in sound progressed from album to album, with the most recent album The Focusing Blur being an extremely avantgarde album.
Along with this change in musical style, the lyrical topics began to shift as well. In the past the lyrics were all sung and written in Swedish and dealt with topics of nature and paganism. With the advent of Cosmic Genesis, the lyrics were now written and sung mostly in English and now dealt with scientific ideas and philosophies dealing with topics such as metaphysics, astronomy, and astrology. In the Cosmic Genesis booklet Vintersorg thanks Dr. Carl Sagan, author of the book Cosmos.
Vintersorg (aka Andreas Hedlund) is constantly creating music. He is the front-man of several bands including Vintersorg, Otyg, Borknagar, Havayoth, Fission, Cronian and Waterclime.
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[edit] Band members
- Andreas Hedlund aka Vintersorg - composer, vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Mattias Marklund - guitar
[edit] Session musicians
- Vargher - Keyboards on Hedniskhjärtad, Till Fjälls, and Ödemarkens Son
- Cia Hedmark - Female vocals on Hedniskhjärtad, Till Fjälls, and Ödemarkens Son and violin on Ödemarkens Son
- Andreas Frank - Guest lead guitar on För Kung Och Fosterland & Asatider on Till Fjälls
- Nisse Johansson - Additional keys on Till Fjälls and analog synth, loop editing on Visions From The Spiral Generator and Hammond on Universums Dunkla Alfabet
- Tyr (Jan Erik Torgersen) - Live bass
- Steve DiGiorgio - bass guitar on Visions from the Spiral Generator and The Focusing Blur
- Asgeir Mickelson - drums on Visions From The Spiral Generator and The Focusing Blur
- Lars Are Nedland aka Lazare - Hammond organ on Visions From The Spiral Generator and Hammond organ, vocals, and lyricist on The Focusing Blur
- Benny Hägglund - live drums, drums on forthcoming album, Solens Rötter
- Johan Lindgren - live bass, bass on forthcoming album, Solens Rötter
[edit] Discography
- Hedniskhjärtad (1998) ("Paganhearted")
- Till Fjälls (1998) ("To the Mountains")
- Ödemarkens Son (1999) ("Son of the Wilderness")
- Cosmic Genesis (2000)
- Visions From The Spiral Generator (2002)
- The Focusing Blur (2004)
- Solens Rötter (2007 (not released yet)) ("The Origin of the Sun" or "The Roots of the Sun")
