Windir
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| Windir | |
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| Origin | Sogndal, Norway |
| Genre(s) | Black metal Viking metal Folk metal |
| Years active | 1994–2004 |
| Label(s) | Tabu Head Not Found |
| Associated acts | Vreid Cor Scorpii |
| Website | www.windir.no |
| Members | |
| Valfar - vocals Hvåll - bass guitar Steingrim - drums Sture - rhythm guitar Strom - lead guitar Righ - keyboards |
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Windir (Warrior in English) was a folkloric black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. The band combined black metal with Norwegian folk music and mythology. The band was formed in 1994, but did not release an album until 1997. Windir was a project of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Terje "Valfar" Bakken.
Windir produced four albums in their almost ten years of existence, each more complex and successful than the last. The band broke up when Valfar died of hypothermia amidst the hills of Sogndal on January 14, 2004.
Many of Windir's lyrics are written in the local dialect Sognamål.
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[edit] Valfar's death
On January 14th, 2004, Terje "Valfar" Bakken went to his family's cabin at Fagereggi, Norway by foot. Seeing he had never arrived his family contacted local authorities, who organized a search party. On January 17th, Valfar's body was found at Reppastølen in the Sogndal valley. Apparently surprised by the extreme weather and deep snow, he had attempted to turn back toward home, but died from hypothermia on the way. He was buried on the 27th of January at Stedje Church in Norway. In March of 2004 Windir officially disbanded. A compilation album containing Windir outtakes and B-Sides, Valfar, ein Windir, was released in 2004 as a tribute to Valfar. On September 3rd 2004, in Oslo, Windir's remaining members performed their last concert in honor of Valfar. Enslaved, Finntroll and Mindgrinder were the guest bands.[1][2][3]
Three of the other members of the band have since created the band Vreid, which continues Valfar's ambitions in a different direction.
[edit] Members
[edit] Final line-up
- Valfar - vocals, accordion, and additional instruments
- Hvàll (Jarle Kvåle) - bass guitar
- Steingrim - drums
- Sture Dingsøyr - rhythm guitar
- Strom (Stian Bakketeig) - lead guitar
- Righ (Gaute Refsnes) - keyboards
- Flup (Trond Svensen) - Spermsprouting
[edit] Past members
- Sorg - guitars
- Cosmocrator - clean vocals on 1184 and Likferd
- Vegard - vocals (some songs on SognaMetal DVD) (Vegard is Valfar's brother)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Demos
The demos feature Valfar on vocals, Sorg on guitars, and Steingrim on drums.
- Sogneriket (1995)
- Det Gamle Riket (1995)
[edit] Albums
- Sóknardalr (1997)
- Arntor (1999)
- 1184 (2001)
- Likferd (2003)
- Valfar, ein Windir (2004, compilation album, a tribute to deceased founding member Valfar)
[edit] Videos
- SognaMetal (DVD, 2005)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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