Windir
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Windir (gaes ower intae Scots as "Warrior") wis a Fowk metal/ Black metal baund frae Sogndal, Norrowey. The baund jyned thegither black metal wi Norrowegian fowk muisic an meethology.
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[edit] History
Windir stairtit oot in 1994, but didna set furth an album until 1997. As is aften the case in Black metal, the baund wis essentially the project o the ae man, Terje "Valfar" Bakken that wrate the leerics an tukk owerance ower the baund's muisical airt. They set furth fower albums in awmaist ten year o existence, ilkane mair muisically compticate an successfu nor the last, but a promisin career wis tragically cut scort in Januar 2004, whan Valfar dee'd o hypothermia whan he wis taigelt in a snaw storm whan he wis walkin in the hills o Sogndal tae his familie's hoose at Fagereggi. Efter his daith, the ither members o the baund held a tribute concert for tae mynd him, that wis filmed an setten furth on DVD. Efter the baund spleet, three o the ither members stairtit a baund cried Vreid that conteenas wi a seemilar kynd o thocht tae Windir.
[edit] Leerics
As wi awmaist aw Black metal baunds, Windir's leerics wis for ordinar anent hatred, iil etc. but they wrate anent history as weel as Norrowegian meethology an fowklair. The maist kenspeckle thing anent their leerics is that they war for the maist part in Sognamål, the auld-farrant byleid o their region (tho maist o the leerics on the 1184 album wis in Inglis).
[edit] Final line-up
- Terje Bakken - vocals, accordion, an sum ithir instruments
- Hvàll - Bass guitar
- Steingrim- Drums
- Sture- Rhythm guitar
- Strom- Lead guitar
- Righ: Synthesizer
[edit] Discography
[edit] Demos
- Sogneriket (1995)
- Det Gamle Riket (1996])
[edit] Albums
- Sóknardalr (1997)
- Arntor (1999)
- 1184 (2001)
- Likferd (2003)
- Valfar, ein Windir (Compilation album, tribute tae the deid foonder Valfar) (2004)
[edit] Videos
- SognaMetal (DVD) (2005)
