NATTSOL
STEMNING

DEBUT ALBUM OF FOLK INFLUENCED BLACK METAL FROM NORWAYS NATTSOL
Norway's Nattsol present their debut album "Stemning" ("mood, atmosphere"). Their folk-influenced Black Metal in the tradition of Ulver's early records takes the listener to the fairy-tale vastness of Norwegian nature, to the world of fjords, mountains, forests, and mirror-like lakes, a world as unreal and mysterious as the music of Nattsol itself. Founded back in winter 2006 by guitarist Erlend Antonsen, the project Nattsol has worked in secrecy until now. They have set themselves to combine melodic Black Metal with that special aggression and mysticism that made the Norwegian school so legendary. With their debut "Stemning," the six piece prove that the icy winds that blew from Norway in the early Nineties haven't calmed down yet, still sending icy chills through the branches in the 21st century. Deeply rooted in the spirit of traditional Black Metal and surrounded by a nature-mystical aura full of grandeur, Nattsol offer six timeless compositions bridging the past and the present by marrying highly archaic Black-Metal elements to powerful production values. Ulver's legendary trilogy may be a pointer towards Nattsol's musical journeys, but the band has always paved its own path through the twilight woods of Norway; their poetic Norse lyrics tell us about elemental experiences of nature, ghastly legends, and timid creatures you can often only perceive as silhouettes between the trees. Again and again, acoustic guitars and evocative clean vocals break up the resounding fury and take you to the solitary vastness of Norwegian nature, to the world of fjords, mountains, forests, and mirror-like lakes, a world as unreal and mysterious as the music of Nattsol itself. They didn't name their album "Stemning" ("mood, atmosphere") in vain – these Norwegians revitalize classic nature-mystical Black Metal. A nocturnal walk through the forests set to music.