Nattefrost

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Nattefrost is a Norwegian black metal project band that has existed since 2003 of Roger Nattefrost (Roger Rasmussen) from Carpathian Forest, World Destroyer and Bloodline.

While Carpathian Forest is a well known old school/atmospheric black metal band, Nattefrost goes even further incorporating more punk influence, stylistically similar to early Mayhem releases such as Deathcrush. The first release, Blood & Vomit was almost completely performed by Nattefrost, with additional help from a number of musicians from other bands Nattefrost has associated with. Vrangsinn, the bassist and backup vocalist of Carpathian Forest, who performed backup vocals on tracks 1, 2 & 8 and bass guitar on track 3. Nordavind performed vocals on track 5 and the backing vocals on track 3. Evind Kulde, who is also part World Destroyer along with Vrangsinn, performed backing vocals on track 2.

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[edit] Themes

This first release begins with the deceptively calm "Ancient Devil Worshipping", which features dialogue spoken in Norwegian that is reminiscent of choral prayer, but suddenly bursts into raw, blastbeat, black metal at 1:18 minutes into the track. Tracks such as "Nattefrost Takes a Piss", are literally what they are titled. The lyrical content of this album is very similar to Carpathian Forest, while perhaps going a step further in that direction. There is a Beherit cover present on this album as well.

While the first Nattefrost album is primarily performed by R. Nattefrost, Terrorist, is an enormous conglomeration of many musicians, often with the same person(s) playing different instruments on different tracks, or completely different lineups altogether. Carpathian Forest, including Nattefrost himself, are often remarked to be completely humorless in their music, although some critics find it difficult to take this album seriously with songs such as "Eine Kleine Arschmuzick", which features what is apparently Nattefrost expelling diarrea, and "Preteen Deathfuck", which seems to be a recording of a wicked laughing Nattefrost raping a small child in tears. "Dinsadansdjeveldyrkaar!!!" is probably the strangest track on the CD, being a lot more calm than the others, featuring little distortion, and "The Transexual Uberdwarves" singing-not screaming-lyrics in Norwegian. The last track, "The Death of Nattefrost - Still Reaching for Hell" contains a wide range of strange samples of noises of pain, conversation, singing by the Uberdwarves, and brass instruments - in the last few seconds of the album, contains some segments of Norwegian conversation, with one English phrase "Some fucked up shit", (apparently about the music), spoken by what could only be assumed to be Nattefrost.

[edit] Appearances

This album contains a very long list of appearances, with:

  • "Aggressor" on drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
  • "Joe Ronny Moe" on drums (track 3)
  • "Dirge Rep" on drums and vocals (tracks 7, 11, 12)
  • Gunnnar Staalseth on drums (track 13)
  • Sanrabb on vocals (track 2)
  • Taaken on vocals (tracks 4, 7)
  • Taipan on vocals (track 5)
  • Hoest on vocals (track 9)
  • Kulde (of World Destroyer) on vocals (track 9)
  • Nordavind on guitars / vocals (track 9)
  • Vrangsinn (of Carpathian Forest and World Destroyer) on bass, lead guitar, and vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12)

Johann Sebvastian Arch is reported to contribute masturbation and tenor on tracks 6 and 13.

[edit] Discography

  • Blood & Vomit (2004)
  • Terrorist (2005)
  • Drunk and Pisseskev at Ringnes 2004 (EP) (2006)
  • Hell Noise and Live Terrorism (Best of/Compilation) (2008)

[edit] Live musicians

  • Roger Nattefrost (Carpathian Forest, Enthroned Monkier)
  • Vrangsinn (Carpathian Forest, World Destroyer)
  • Taaken (Graabein, Tyrant)

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