It has been said that Jørn composed the guitar parts for this album while he was in prison for a church arson (committed alongside Varg Vikernes from Burzum). The lyrics of "Alone Walkyng" were written by Richard Chaucer in 1572.
"Alone Walkying" is a later version of an Old Funeral song of the same name.
Nuclear War Now! is proud to announce an agreement to officially reissue the first two albums of Hades (Nor), "...Again Shall Be" (1994) and "The Dawn of the Dying Sun" (1997) on all relevant formats, including DLP / CD / cassette / digital. In an effort to most completely document Hades' early output, "...Again Shall Be" will include the "Alone Walkyng" demo from 1993 in its entirety as bonus tracks, and "The Dawn of the Dying Sun" will include two additional bonus tracks from the era. NWN! Is working directly with the band and Jon of Full Moon Productions, who released the original versions, in order to produce the highest-quality reissues to honor the legacy of one of Norway's most significant black metal bands. These recordings represent some of the best of the sound and Viking-related themes first pioneered by Bathory on "Blood Fire Death," and they stand alongside such monumental releases as Immortal's "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism" and Enslaved's "Frost" in the pantheon of Norwegian Black Metal. Release is tentatively set for Summer 2023
Jørn Inge Tunsberg: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals (backing)
Janto Garmanslund: Vocals, Bass, Guitars (acoustic)
Stig Hagenes: Guitars
Remi Andersen: Drums, Vocals
From Norway comes this release by Hades. Hades was one of the early Norwegian BM bands, and also one of the bands to take part in the burning of Fantoft Stave Church. Their hatred and contempt for Christianity and the modern world is all over this release which seems to look with longing back to a Barbarian age, this is less Viking metal then Barbarian metal, but there is also a very intellegent and subtle edge to it which helps to make it a more enlivening listening experience, rather then "barbaric" bludgeoning like most bands with that kind of conceptual territory.
The songs are usually with a mid tempo epic beat, with guitars that are played most often with a sense of dignity, less strumming then many bands, although there are some trem picked moments. The bass is present yet doesn't really exist too strongly. The vocals are buried under the massive amounts of guitars, but are very effective, reminding me much of Kanwulf's vocals in Nargaroth.
There is a lot of use of acoustic guitars, which sounds really good, and gives it a very atmospheric feeling. One can tell the biggest influence on this band was the Blood Fire Death album in particular the songs Blood Fire Death and A Fine Day To Die, the way the acoustic breakdowns sound and occur in the music. However they do go beyond their influences to create a very original sound.
If you like Enslaved's old cds but want something more atmospheric and a bit more darker then pick up this cd, it's hard not to recommend it, every about it is really good, and very medieval/barbaric feeling. Check it out.
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