Garm, aka Kristoffer Rygg. I could listen to him sing all day. I'm a massive Ulver fan. And of course, he was the original singer of Borknagar for the first two full albums.
@arnaultlouveau19887 ай бұрын
He's the boss.
@WNYretiree10 ай бұрын
This was beautiful. The music was awe inspiring and the vocals were good. I liked the theme of the song (looked up the lyrics). Though, it always makes me a little sad that winter is so often portrayed as dismal. I love winter. To me, it is the time when Mother Nature rests and leaves the world to the stark beauty of the cold and the snow.
@punkjay468110 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I've been trying to get people to react to this so long. I knew you'd love it if Septicflesh and Wintersun are to your liking :) For 18 years I considered Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian to be the best album ever made. That was until I heard Winter Thrice. It's such a perfect album. I love how epic it is, at times so serene and beautiful yet so harsh and brutal at others. I guess it's a perfect depiction of the nature and winter at the True North (the name of their next album after this one :) ) A few facts about the vocalists: First up, Lars "Lazare" Nedland. Keyboardist and vocalist in Borknagar. Also has another "avant-garde black metal" band Solefald. The second one, with blond hair, is Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs. He was the bassist/vocalist of Dimmu Borgir and also sings in Arcturus. The third one, with the cap, is Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg. He used to sing in Borknagar and Arcturus (A coincidence Vortex is now the singer of both? :D ). He left the band around 1997 but is a guest vocalist on this track. His own main band is Ulver. One of the originators of Norwegian Black metal. Their early works are considered among the best releases of the genre and have a really unique atmosphere. Somewhere around 2000 they switched completely to electronic music. Garm has been a guest singer with many bands and has also produced a lot of music. The one doing harsh vocals is Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund. Unfortunately not with Borknagar anymore. A swedish musician and has his own band Vintersorg. Very good folk black metal. I recommend checking out the album "Till Fjälls Del II" And on guitar the only one, apart from the drummer, who doesn't sing is the mastermind behind the whole band, Øystein Brun. He's the founder and the only original member of the band. He writes pretty much all the music. Kinda like Tuomas in Nightwish :D
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
Ya, I'm gonna snag the album. I want to dive in.
@JoelJesus199810 ай бұрын
Yeah, I love Borknagar and I want more reactions for them, specially some songs from their four first albums (Borknagar 1996, The Olden Domain, Archaic Course and Quintessence) when the band was more black Metal.
@wolverine66910 ай бұрын
ICS Vortex and Garm, two of my favourite vocalists. This song is epic! Vortex was in Dimmu Borgir as bass / clean vocals and after he was kicked out, he released one album by his name. He's now in Arcturus. Garm (dude w/black beard) was in Arcturus before Vortex, but at some point focused fully in his other band Ulver. And boy have they come a long and variable career. From black metal to some what noeclassical to their present, which you might can call an alternative electronic music. But damn they are good. Listen "Nemoralia", "So Falls The World", "One Last Dance" etc.... from Garm era Arcturus I could recommend "Painting My Horror", "The Chaos Path", "The Throne Of Tragedy" (from "La Masquerade Infernale" album versions) Enjoy! ❤
@punkjay468110 ай бұрын
Garm was also a member of Borknagar earlier, but here he's a feature vocalist.
@wolverine66910 ай бұрын
@@punkjay4681 indeed. He also sings in Head Control System
@punkjay468110 ай бұрын
@@wolverine669 Didn't know about this one, gotta check it out!
@Kraakesolv10 ай бұрын
Well done for suggesting from LMI, still my favourite after all these years. TSM is right behind though!
@Nightwench1310 ай бұрын
I so totally concur with this comment! It was Ulver, Dimmu Borgir and Arcturus that led me to Borknagar waaay back in the early 2000's. So many great rabbit holes to dive down 😉
@violettamorbid11843 ай бұрын
I got to Borknagar first listening to this song, just a few weeks ago. I freaking love it. 🖤 Kind of reminds me a bit of Opeth's Damnation. I'm in love with the whole Winter Thrice album. Btw, about your reaction, I saw you completely thrilled with Moon. Much more compared to this. Urd and Fall (where Moon track comes from) are also amazing albums. I see you have reacted to other Borknagar tracks. Gonna watch them! So glad I get here. 🤘
@BB-oc9qg10 ай бұрын
I know them since they first featured ICS Vortex on „The Archaic Course“ back in ´98… Epic band. (Crap, I‘m old 😮… when did this shi* happen?)
@davidhughes820410 ай бұрын
Such a great album 🤘
@timothybrostrom45417 ай бұрын
You neeed to listen to the song Colossus from their Quintessence album. My all time favourite song :)
@chrisxdeathxinfiniti8 ай бұрын
I saw them to with septic flesh hahaha they sound awesome as well
@TheWolffAndTheMelody8 ай бұрын
dudeeee so lucky!
@damiengrief10 ай бұрын
Borknagar is so good. Saw them live a couple years ago with Rotting Christ. Put on a great live show, too.
@deliathorja4428 ай бұрын
G Damn! Look at Baard gooo! I didn't noticed him cos didn't loved Leprous like i do now. 😅
@Croz7610 ай бұрын
Another fine band to add to the list! I first heard these guys when the True North album came out, I must've watched the Up North video 20 times in a row 😂. As for the Winter aspect of this and several other songs, we don't get winters like that here , not sure I'd survive.🤘 🥶🤘
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
dude, I love winter and I wish we got winter like this.
@Kraakesolv10 ай бұрын
@@TheWolffAndTheMelodyIt's where I work and live, literally. To me, nothing more beautiful. Palms and white beaches are nothing compared.
@sagebooker10 ай бұрын
Amazing discovery
@kornelar88823 ай бұрын
Yea this is modern black metal
@chilliwilliams252510 ай бұрын
Excellent band, so professional live too.
@JoelJesus199810 ай бұрын
This song is quite special, as it showcases the 4 vocalists who have been part of Borknagar over the years. The bearded one is Garm, the band's first vocalist. The one with long, blonde hair and an angelic voice is Vortex, their second vocalist after Garm's departure. The one doing the growls is Vintersorg, the third vocalist who stayed the longest. The one with short hair is Lazare, the second vocalist and keyboardist who joined in 2000, replacing Ivar Bjorson (from Enslaved).
@olavrell10 ай бұрын
You meant Enslaved, as Ivar Bjørnson has never been a member of Emperor.
@JoelJesus199810 ай бұрын
@@olavrell oh, true. My mistake, thanks
@FunKill5010 ай бұрын
Listen the first those album,its something different,something amazing,beautiful and progressive. For me those first album is best folk black albums ever.
@PW_Thorn10 ай бұрын
Baard Kolstad on drums 😍 You should check leprous, another band with him. This is a very talented band !! (I would advice the drums playthrough of "moon", this is 🤯)
@Kraakesolv10 ай бұрын
Yeeees. Leprous!
@wtglb10 ай бұрын
Leprous is excellent 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@Kraakesolv10 ай бұрын
Yes! Thank you! Was one of the many who asked, teice even, thrilled for this.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
Thanks for being patient with me friend.
@Luna.o710 ай бұрын
New one! ❤
@odedeliyahu175610 ай бұрын
so happy you liked them, i would suggest deep dive into 3 albums: the north, winter thrice, URD ( my personal favorite )
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
I'm gonna have to cause this was so great.
@gabrielkain110 ай бұрын
To me, this sounded kinda like a ballad. I enjoyed it. I like the tone shifts. It showed a lot of range in the whole band.
@phoenixaki345810 ай бұрын
Borknagar has been on my list for years to explore more, they really seem to be masters of the atmospheric black + progressive metal stuff. Try out "Ruins of Future" or "Rivalry of Phantoms" for something a bit more raw in production, or "Epochalypse" for something more like this one :) Those are the only 3 songs I know from them lol
@Will-ug5rs10 ай бұрын
I am a bit nostalgic for the scenery. But there are better places on earth.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
lol theres always better places
@D3ADPO3TRY10 ай бұрын
Borknagar totally hooked me once I started discovering diving into "Black" metal. Masters of the clean and harsh vocal mashup.
@ZerilathImmortal10 ай бұрын
That's ICS Vortex
@showmannen9910 ай бұрын
Iotunn mistland check IT out
@PW_Thorn10 ай бұрын
Hi, My comments automatically dissapear from your videos. Did you blacklist me or something?
@PW_Thorn10 ай бұрын
Okay, this one seems to stay 😂 Did you block the suggestions, or something?
@TheWolffAndTheMelody10 ай бұрын
I havn't but I have heard that youtube is weird sometimes.
@Lightmarez9010 ай бұрын
Borknagar is the only thing that makes me proud of being Norwegian.