Ildjarn
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Ildjarn | |
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| File:Ildjarn Logo.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Telemark, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal, dark ambient |
| Years active | 1991–2005 |
| Labels | Norse League Productions Northern Heritage |
Ildjarn was a Norwegian black metal project that formed in 1991. Ildjarn recorded music until 1997 but did not officially end until 2005. The man behind Ildjarn was Vidar Våer, although some releases were collaborations with a musician known as Nidhogg.
History
[edit | edit source]The band was formed in 1991. The band's music was a very raw, fast, simple and lo-fi brand of black metal, with most songs composed of basic drum patterns, a couple of riffs, and unintelligible vocals. The band's style has been compared to hardcore punk in its simplistic ferocity and short song lengths. Two Ildjarn albums were made entirely on a synthesizer. Of all the released music, the only Ildjarn song to have its lyrics published was "Eksistensens Jeger", from the self-titled compilation Ildjarn-Nidhogg in 2003.[according to whom?]
In 2006, the band website stated that no more news would be printed, leading to the conclusion that Ildjarn had ended. The title of Ildjarn's 2005 release, Ildjarn is Dead, further supports this conclusion. Part of Vidar Våer's motivation for ending Ildjarn was due to his 4-track recorder breaking (the same 4-track recorder used during Emperor's early days as Thou Shalt Suffer).[1]
Ildjarn never had or shared any political affiliations, messages or themes, but the artist supported veganism in interviews. However, in the Final Statement Vidar issued in 2005, he stated: "(...) I don’t wish to comment any more on subhumans such as gay human males. They are the lowest of the low, like retards, Congoids (...)"[2]
Related projects
[edit | edit source]The related band Sort Vokter consisted of Ildjarn, Nidhogg and two other members known as Tvigygre and Heiinghund. They released only one album called Folkloric Necro Metal.[according to whom?]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- 1992 – Unknown Truths – demo
- 1992 – Seven Harmonies of Unknown Truths – demo
- 1993 – Ildjarn – demo
- 1993 – Norse – EP (black metal release with Nidhogg)
- 1994 – Minnesjord – demo
- 1995 – Ildjarn – album
- 1996 – Forest Poetry – album
- 1996 – Landscapes – album
- 1996 – Strength and Anger – album
- 1996 – Svartfråd – EP (black metal release with Nidhogg)
- 2002 – Hardangervidda – album (ambient release with Nidhogg)
- 2002 – Hardangervidda Part 2 – EP (ambient release with Nidhogg)
- 2004 – Nocturnal Visions – EP
Compilation albums
[edit | edit source]- 1995 – Det Frysende Nordariket – contains Ildjarn Demo, Norse, Minnesjord
- 2002 – 1992-1995 – contains a collection of songs from 1992–1995
- 2003 – Ildjarn-Nidhogg – contains the two black metal releases with Nidhogg: Norse and Svartfråd
- 2005 – Ildjarn 93 – contains previously unreleased songs from 1993
- 2005 – Ildjarn is Dead – contains all demos and the outtakes from those demos
Band members
[edit | edit source]- Ildjarn (Vidar Våer) – vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, synthesizer
- Nidhogg – vocals, keyboard, drums (occasional member)
- Samoth – vocals (occasional member)
- Ihsahn – vocals (occasional member)
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- IldjarnLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz
- Ildjarn[permanent dead link] on MusicMight
- Bandcamp by Season of Mist
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- Norwegian dark ambient music groups
- Norwegian ambient music groups
- Norwegian black metal musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Norway
- Musical groups disestablished in 2005
- 2005 disestablishments in Norway
- Musical groups from Telemark
- One-man bands
- Norwegian musical group stubs