GÅTE feat. DJERV - Svarteboka (Official Music Video)

After a successful venture into an acoustic soundscape Gåte now return to the full-blown folk-rock they are known for. The return to their full-scale soundscape is marked with no less than two brand new songs:
Svarteboka is one of the two brand new songs that marks Gåte’s return to the full-blown folk-rock they are known for. On Svarteboka, Gåte are joined by their labelmates Djerv and the result is an epic meeting between Norway's two most iconic female metal and rock vocalists - Gunnhild Sundli and Agnete Kjølsrud.
Together, they have created nothing less than a monumental song where two of the true vanguards of the scene are given free space to challenge each other.
This is only the beginning!
Credits Video:
Production Company - Valkyrien Productions
Director - Gunnhild Sundli
Producer - Sverre Brandtzæg
Director of Photography - Mikkel Haugsrud Hauge
Camera - Øystein Rambjør Holten
PA - Silje E. Moen
Gaffer - Ina Sofie Martinsen
Costume Design - Inger Hallström Stinnerbom
Editor, Color Grade, VFX - Mikkel Haugsrud Hauge
Artwork - Kasper Haugsrud Hauge
Dancers - Mathilde Enné Madsen, Mirjam Bergerud Eksund, Sara Jeanette Asp, Lotte Marie Garmo Johnsli, Sofie Preststulen Page, Emma Louise Virkesdal
Credits Music:
Vocals - Gunnhild Sundli
Vocals - Agnete Kjølsrud
Guitar - Magnus Børmark
Fiddel, keys - Sveinung Sundli
Drums - Jon Even Schærer
Hardianger fiddel - Sturla Eide
Choir/backing vocals - Leo Davadi Sundli
Producer: Martin Selen
Second Producer: Kalandra
Lyrics: Nora Eklo Sundli & Agnete Kjølsrud
Music & Arrangement: Sveinung Sundli & Agnete Kjølsrud
P & C - line : 2023 Indie Recordings

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[@larsmich1874]

Dette er dønn sant og du må forstå : Mørkt vil det bli, Vondemakt strir ( Støre, Solberg, Stoltenberg. " Ein frykteleg makt, I sjelelaus drakt ." Det Onde satt Fri." Get it Already.

[@GabrielaCaldas]

i am obsessed with this band !

[@catiasilva3966]

In here because of Eurovision!! Such an amazing underrated band!❤❤

[@Victoros97]

X2

[@Zubkov1990]

X3

[@pedrodepedro]

From Spain....You have created a work of art. What a discovery!

[@annymus4502]

Same :) I'm from the Canary Islands

[@klotterplanket1]

I just recently watched the performance of Ulveham and I was instantly hooked on your music! I can't listen to this song without getting chills, every single time!!! So insanely good. Love from Sweden ❤

[@AddictwithAnEcho]

i cant help but have this on repeat everyday, it brings me chills every single time and agnete's screaming...just otherwordly

[@bongfuhrer]

Awesome! Gunnhild is one of, if not the best, Norwegian folk music singer/voice of this age. And Agnete, her voice is just a force of nature. And the most amazing thing is, if you hear Agnete speak, she sounds like a tiny little girl. They are just awesome!

[@madzikundziak]

What an amazing band!!!! Thank you Eurovision!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@ОльгаСлавинская-ь7я]

Я после Евровидения 2024. Недооценённый талант. Я в восторге, Украина

[@Zubkov1990]

Ти після Євробачення. Ти у захваті, Україна.

[@katerynastechynska]

Hello from Ukraine! OMG I love this band so much now❤❤❤❤❤

[@soniafigueiredo5938]

Thanks eurovision. Fantastic music. Love it. Greetins from Portugal

[@AlxThSeal]

Eurovision audience doesn't know how to appreciate good music.

[@alexajax7712]

who won?

[@NorthernWind_Vlll]

@@alexajax7712 switzerland, the issue is that Norway ended up dead last in the finale while having one of the best songs.

[@alexajax7712]

@@NorthernWind_Vlll ok,ty

[@larsmich1874]

@@alexajax7712 Some Nephilim mutilated garbage. They are coming. UFO's are NOT From Other Planets, they are Nephilim.

[@thisevinj]

I'm obsessed with her after Eurovision:) but I agree, majority cannot appreciate this

[@robinsonhuso613]

I don't know the language but agnetes and gunnhilds voice together is just beautiful. Awesome song . ❤

[@annymus4502]

You guys are amazing

[@SuurJuomari]

I love you Gate!!! Wellcome to win the ESC!!!

[@biscoitagem]

I watched your presentation on Eurovision and I love it! Love from Brazil!

[@wungadunga5099]

Please come to Brazil. Wonderful song! Love the vocals and everything!

[@JoanMaddie]

Wow, just incredible! So powerful, hypnotic. Great performance, the voices are stunning! Nothing less than a Masterpiece!

[@whirab3556]

What a magnificent song. You're the best that Norway created in rock music outside black metal posse.

[@SailingMayhem]

This one grows on me and sticks. I love the underlying darkness and the way it is expressed in this piece of art. Thanks!

[@JWildberry]

I really love that Agnete is representing the devil. When I grew up, the ultimate terror was Villvetter from Ronja Røverdatter. Agnete summons those feelings with her voice.

[@blue2mato312]

God beskrivelse! Både fra boka og filmen, Agnete har det uttrykket til Villvettene.

[@TopperZen]

Okey, this is a really good song - now you two make another one! 🙏

[@leonlaks9173]

Så vildt, så voldsomt, så godt!

[@InnaKyivUkraine]

Як гарно. Магія якась ❤

[@todedo]

This is so amazing, the stunning powerful vocals from both, the sound effects mix and ORGASMIC powerful sound! And the mood of desperation and despair and probably love as far as I understood. I have no words, this is beyond beautiful folk/hard rock!!!!! I have no words... NONE.

[@kurooitami]

It's the devil trying to tempt Gåte after she opened the Black Book (Svarteboka). Amazing song ❤

[@holdover8199]

Even though I don't understand the language, I feel exactly what this song is about. So incredibly powerful and such excellent performances both in vocal performance and in the acting as well. No person was more perfect for the antagonist in this piece than Agnete. I've never listened to a piece of music like this and thought that I'm actually hearing the artists truly reaching their pinnacle the way this song feels. Absolute masterpiece.

[@janicebond6414]

How do you get the subtitles

[@egorillad]

This is brilliant musical art masterpiece.

[@alinarymacka4037]

Agnete and Gunnhild - you have created a Masterpice 🤩 Fantastisk!

[@JoanMaddie]

Gives me goosebumps!🤩

[@AntoniaNemcova-Becker]

..So insanely good...

[@f88f88]

I´m here after eurovision song

[@rockon4853]

Love it! Knallbra sang 🤩😍

[@ellenkasbohm6069]

Fy flate, dette er helt rått❣️❣️❣️ Må ærlig innrømme at jeg hadde ikke hørt om Gåte før de vant Melodi Grand Prix, men NÅ er jeg helt betatt av gruppen og musikken de representerer 👏🤗Gleder meg til å lære Gåte bedre å kjenne 🎵😁❣️

[@zarolikse2372]

Anbefaler å finne Lydverket sitt opptak av Gåte fra Storåsfestivalen 2005 på NRK TV.

[@bjornvip2]

Jeg hørte på Gåte for over 20 år siden men så ble de borte, ble mildt sagt overrasket da de dukket opp i MGP, hadde ikke fått med meg at de startet opp igjen i 2017.

[@traseeide8375]

Gåte ligger på 9 plass på my Eurovision scoreboard. Fint om flere er med å støtter dem ved å gi dem poeng 😊👍

[@IbanezMarty]

Så sinnsykt bra låt!!! 🤘🏻 Håper å se en gjesteopptreden av Agnete på Rockefeller 22. mars. ❤️🤘🏻

[@Shurko113]

Талантище! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@ВалентинБожицький]

Дякую, ви найкращі!

[@Haribol108x]

Aww amazing band ❤️❤️❤️😍 pls more songs

[@jana.r26]

Agnetes look at 3:22 is amazing! Love this song😍🔥

[@ningenneko-coversong]

My favorite kind of music 🎶 There’s great drama

[@arsenjakub9697]

Goosebumps everytime i listen to this masterpiece, such an amazing vocal performance.

[@dariy9902]

Absolutely love your art!

[@fkzstoreloja3622]

MERMÃO QUE VOCAL É ESSE DESSA LOIRA? ?!?!?!?!?! EU TO É NO CHÃO PUTA QUE PARIU , EXCELENTE AO EXTREMO 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@blue2mato312]

If you look at Ref A its Agnete singing in bewteen Gunnhild: But you pull away, because I have the words. I can give you all you want, when the darkness falls. But the voice cracked. Bridge: (Agnete) Curse your soul, forever lost. Ref A (2): I can give you all you want. I can give you eternal life. But you pull away, because I have the words. I can give you all you want , when the darkness falls. But the voice cracked. Forever lost (or forever doomed)

[@reyreyes4987]

Love and Blessings from Puerto Rico! I'm literally speechless. I've said it a million times, once you bring Agnete into any at all, that piece of work instantly transcends into something otherworldly and you become entranced by it. Emotionally moved. Beautiful song from EVERYONE involved. Absolutely amazing. This live with an orchestra... Just take my money. ☺️🤘🏾🔥🤘🏾❤️🙏🏾

[@loicbaillieux3759]

I definitely want more of these vocal duets. This is transcendent. Long time i didn't get that much emotion and power at the same time in a song. Sincerely, thank you for this piece of art.

[@everrime]

Wait, what?!? One of my favorite bands featuring one of my favorite vocalists?!? I never expected this to happen, but I want more, now that this is a reality!

[@myflash02]

Какое невероятное сочетание музыки и глубоких голосов которые проникают глубоко в душу, фантастика!

[@vihj2206]

Denne sangen er faktisk så vanvittig bra at dette samarbeidet fortjener et ALBUM!

[@oemusik]

OUTSTANDING

[@monicavonr9029]

Denne er SÅ RÅÅÅÅ

[@larsmich1874]

Bare bra, denne sangen er Immence... 16 points ? Lol, bare piss 😝😂 VI vet ALLE hvem som vant.. ;)

[@RyanSmith-zw7ve]

Greetings from the US! Awesome song, amazing voice. New fan 🤘🏻

[@aldric]

Dette er en veldig sterk tekst, fremført av to fantastiske stemmer og med kunnskap om instrumenter på et utrolig nivå!

[@marlenabednarz1585]

Super piosenka I super wykonanie

[@GalizischerFuchs]

Prawda !

[@nickisummers8952]

Ihr habt einen neuen Fan gewonnen dank dem Esc für mich hättet ihr gewinnen müssen nicht der Schweizer danke esc gåte ist super band. Habe 4 mal angerufen weiss nicht ob es dann die 4 Punkte waren die ihr bekommen habt ❤❤❤

[@morrioghan]

That's amazing! 🖤

[@cybercroatoanband]

Agnete é uma das vozes mais impressionantes desse planeta !

[@masterninjaryuken1747]

It's the new dawn of opera metal & thanks for sharing

[@thenorseman_einherjer]

Dette samarbeidet var en maktdemonstrasjon 🤘🎼 Fantastisk rått! Mørk og trollbindende🖤🎼

[@Kay-eh8lm]

Agnete Agnete Agnete!!! 🖤

[@triv1]

Agreed! 🖤

[@jhetyjieu]

That’s spectacular!!

[@larsmich1874]

2024 ESC Winner are these Guys !! You are AmaZing...🤗♥💕🤘🏻

[@naotosenpai1971]

the song took me somewhere else thank you for this masterpiece

[@PedroLobo97]

Agora fazueli

[@TheCreativeKobold]

English translation of the lyrics: A shout from hell Darkness it bound Curse your soul Ask mercy for those who remain Do not read The devil's word Then he goes free You go to the land of sorcery With power to rule And damage a world Words that can beat But not before you begin Do you wish to sow peace Cultivate virtue The devil's poetry Gives you its shameful joy Dark it'll be Evil power fights Until you to the mountain ride Ref (Gunnhild) Whatever you want You withhold Whatever remains It is dark all around Black as eternal night Ref (Agnete) But you withhold, because I have the words I can give you whatever you want, when darkness comes But the voice broke Eyes that saw Innocence that burned Can not be The peaceful life ended The evil set free You have a new calling Born to fight The mountain can absolve your fall A terrible power In soulless guise Forever stuck in the rock walls Bridge (Agnete) Curse your soul! Forever lost! Ref (Gunnhild) Whatever you want You withhold Whatever remains It is dark all around Black as eternal night Ref (Agnete) I can give you whatever you want, I can give you eternal life But you withhold, because I have the words I can give you whatever you want, when darkness comes But the voice broke. Forever lost. (Note: I speak a very different dialect of Norwegian, so please allow for some discrepancy!)

[@Vi-king-dom]

Synes du har gjort en god jobb jeg 👍Jeg lurer litt på om de mener Hel, som i nordisk mytologi, eller Hell, som i helvete på engelsk. To vidt forskjellige ting. Teksten tyder jo veldig på at det er Hell og fanden sjæl. Hel var riktignok et stusselig sted for de døde, men hadde ingen djevel og var ikke ment for å straffe. Kanskje @Gatemusic kan svare på dette? Uansett en fantastisk låt som fortjener mye mer oppmerksomhet.

[@blue2mato312]

@@Vi-king-dom Det jeg synes er interessant er at vi har med oss mer enn vi er klar over fra førkristen tid inn i tidligkristen og senere tid her i landet. Djevelen er jo et middelalderprodukt, det var ikke mye snakk om han (eller kanskje ikke i det hele tatt?) blant de første kristne i Roma. Men det magiske, onde krefter har vi hatt fra vikingtiden og sikkert mye lenger tilbake. Den norske folketroen på tusser, troll, underjordiske, Huldra, Nøkken osv. er overlevninger og muligens viderespinninger fra førkristen tid som overhodet ikke kommer fra kristendommen men som folk fortsatt aktet seg veldig for på 1800-talket og kanskje inn på 1900-tallet. Så i mine øyne er dette en norsk blanding, djevelen er kristen-middelaldersk, men den svarte magien og navnet Hel er mye eldre.

[@blue2mato312]

@@Vi-king-dom Oj, må bare vise min uvitenhet (kan ikke nok norrøn mytologi enda), men det styrker jo bare teorien min om denne blandingen i sangen, og som jeg også mener finnes/fantes blant folket for når jeg googlet Hel så er det ikke en mann som hersker over dødsriket slik som Hades for grekerne, men Hel er også navnet på herskerinnen over det norrøne dødsriket. Det gjorde denne sangen og duetten med Agnes enda litt bedre om mulig!

[@blue2mato312]

Og akkurat som med Hades er Hel både navnet på dødsriket og på herskeren/herskerinnen. Vi er jo forbundet på mange måter med flere andre eldre europeiske trossystemer, myter og fortellinger samtidig som vi har vår egenart og ting som skiller.

[@GreeceloveESC]

yasss

[@daanhogenkamp2346]

This is absolutely amazing, feels like the devil and angel on one's shoulder

[@khargh]

hilsen fra schlessien.

[@HipoMilo]

Wow so beautiful!

[@WyrdHag]

Klarer ikke å slutte å høre på denne!!! Av alt det fantastiske dere har laget opp igjennom, må dette være det mest kraftfulle og magiske

[@larsmich1874]

samme her, sangen har gått i nesten 3 timer strait nå. ;)

[@MustiToshiro]

hauntingly beautiful song!! Always feels good to hear Agnete

[@blue2mato312]

Åh! Håper dere spiller denne i operaen 🙏 Helt rå.

[@tillla42]

Wow.... 😱 denne traff meg langt inn i sjela. For en mørk og kraftfull tekst, og for en fantastisk harmoni og vanvittig flott musikk. Elsker den ❤

[@hansjakobstrai9348]

Very nice

[@n0vatix]

Dette er så vanvittig bra, jeg har mangel på ord som kan beskrive følelsen dette gir på en verdig måte.

[@muribird232]

just saw you in Oslo last night and fall even deeper in love! what an insane performance of an unbelievable song

[@antoniopanzera3375]

So great, so dark, so strong music. You make me dream your country, your land.

[@vivhel]

Perfeksjon!!

[@zemekiel]

Fantastisk opptreden av disse rå damene!

[@insideheart4346]

WWOOOWWWW THAT VOICES

[@SteinarHusby]

Dette lover godt! Christian Linke Jobber vel for tiden med lydsporet til sesong 2 av Arcane... Er vel kanskje optimistisk å tro dette har en sammenheng, men det hadde vært stas å møte på Gunnhild og Agnete i det lydsporet om et års tid!

[@Obs-gc9lw]

Mesterverk!!!!!

[@markuso1862]

It’s really astonishing that 22 years have passed since I heard for the first time Bendik og Årolilja… I want Agnete Kjølsrud in every song by every band ever, by the way ❤

[@mindgraine]

Power voices and melodies, i wanna travel to the whole world an meet this peoplee

[@KaosEngel]

Omg omg omg!! De to beste vokalistene møtes endelig!! Dette er Faenmegtastisk!!!!

[@Paragorn]

Har ikke ord på hvor mye jeg elsker denne låta. Agnete skinner i denne baladen. Helt enormt lydbilde. Gåsehud HVER gang!!!!

[@tosvus]

Gåtehud, tilogmed ,kanskje

[@Paragorn]

@@tosvus ayyy

[@Ptolemaio]

Ja, ja! Mer av dette vær så snill! ❤

[@kurooitami]

Denne hybriden er det beste man kan få

[@annki3837]

Helt nydelig✨️ Funker sykt bra sammen!🤘

[@plantifulalexandra]

Beautiful! Love from Germany

[@bengtriise6504]

Holy brunsaus! Dette lukter piggtråd & gnistfåkk❤

[@CrimsonRose18]

Don't know if you understand English at all, but this is the first song in a different language that I really like. Powerful vocals. Amazing music video. Congrats. Much love to you and Djerv (Agnete). 💙

[@hokkaidowolf3]

what L.I. Said, Norwegian school children start learning english when they are 6 years old... and in some cases 5 years :D They start with around 5 minutes a day, like sun, star, cloud, the days... and progress from there. source: witnessing the modern schools and actually living it :D

[@MissLoonasSpeech]

If you liked this song, check out Gåte's entire discography! They are my favourite folk rock band and Gunnhild has IMO one of the best and most powerful voices in this genre. I've been a fan of their music since 2004. Another female-fronted Norwegian folk-influenced band singing in Norwegian (they are a bit more metal than rock) which you might like are Bergtatt. I'd recommend to start with their song "Huldra" (it's not the same song as Gåte's "Huldra"). Finally, I'd say that the Swedish folk rock band Garmarna (they started in the first half of the nineties) are also worth a try, if you like a mixture or Nordic folk and rock.

[@CrimsonRose18]

@@WyrdHag sorry if I was offensive in the comment, didn't mean to be at all.

[@Painocus]

@@MissLoonasSpeech Don't forget the Norwegian band Folque which paved the way for all of them. Also, while they leaned much heavier into the folk than the rock element I want to give a shout out to Tiriltunga, another early band in this space, who had their time and renown cut short by the death of one of their members.

[@NevermoreMadGirl]

@@CrimsonRose18 You weren't being offensive, you simply didn't know. That person was being rather rude by talking down to you.

[@larsmich1874]

This other woman, was she in an Dimmu Borgir song some years back? Progenies of something ?

[@linav7705]

Yes. "Gateways"

[@perandersbrattgjerd5332]

Gåsehud!!! Dette var MEKTIG! 🤩

[@clarybeans1]

Elsker dere alle

[@arturoestradanava4951]

Awesome!

[@SaetherOfficial]

Noe av det kuleste jeg har hørt. Nydelig kombo!

[@triv1]

Helt rå låt! Kreds til Florian og Katrine fra Kalandra for herlig vokalproduksjon! 🖤

Ja virkelig!

[@Metalbrygg]

Asså - bare en ting å si. Totalt magisk, som vi pleier å si 🥰

[@ddddddd73388]

art ❤

[@MissLoonasSpeech]

Great live performance of this song and an overall fantastic concert at Rockefeller last Saturday! John Stenersen from Bergtatt also fit in perfectly IMO. I would like to see you live in Germany again - it's now been 18 years since your so far only tour -, preferably together with Bergtatt, though this will most likely remain wishful thinking.

[@Geekella]

Beyond incredible

[@PhillippeLevidad]

Fantastic song and performance! Greetings from Brazil! Looking forward to seeing you guys play around these parts 👏👏👏