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Borknagar: : "The Earthling" Video-Clip launched online!

Century Media Records — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:26:26 GMT

In order to further promote BORKNAGAR's much acclaimed current album "Urd", which was voted "album of the month" in the Germany's Metal Hammer Magazine as well as Norway's Scream Magazine upon release, a video clip for the outstanding song "The Earthling" track has recently been finalized. UK's Terrorizer Magazine proudly announces its European premiere HERE! BORKNAGAR's mastermind �ystein G. Brun comments on the video as follows: "The lyrical core-theme of BORKNAGAR has always been to portray the primal encounter between man and Nature, to project the poetry of Nature and to profess pondering about man's existence therein. Over the last couple of months we have been working with Twitchy Films to produce a video for the song "The Earthling". Thematically, this song really grips onto the backbone of the album "Urd" and the band in general. As with our music, we wanted to do something really unique and special- and not a typical metal video. You won't see a raging metal band in dim lights with scary effects, but rather a video that sophistically portray the beauty, magnitude and power of the Nature. Kjetil Kolbj�rnsrud and David Solbj�rg at Twitchy Films spent allot of time and effort to get the right shots and the perfect vibe. They spent hours and days in the Norwegian wilderness to make this video a reality. As you know, Nature is untamable. Hands down for their efforts and the great work! Enjoy, folks!" The tracklisting for the "Urd" album reads as follows: BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (www.P2RDESIGN.com), who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. The mixing duties for the album were taken care of by Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). Next to the standard CD, 180gr. vinyl LP (in unlimited black version, but also in very limited coloured pressings of 200x green copies via the CM Distro Shop in Europe and 100x golden copies via the CM Distro shop in North America!), a limited edition first pressing version of the album will be available in Europe as Digipak with the 2 bonus tracks "Age Of Creation" (unreleased new album sessions' track) and "My Friend Of Misery" (Metallica cover). BORKNAGAR's "Urd" can be ordered in Europe from CM Distro in its different formats as follows: Ltd. Digipak CD (+ Bonus Tracks) Standard CD Black LP (Unlimited!) Ltd. Green LP (Limited to 200x copies!) Bundle version of Ltd. Digipak CD and T-Shirt BORKNAGAR Line-Up 2012: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Baard Kolstad - Drums * Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). Go check out the enthralling track "Roots" off the "Urd" album by BORKNAGAR HERE. Official BORKNAGAR sites: http://www.borknagar.com http://www.myspace.com/borknagar http://www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial http://twitter.com/borknagarHQ

Borknagar: : New album "Urd" out NOW! New song "Frostrite" launched online!

Century Media Records — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:22:41 GMT

BORKNAGAR's much anticipated new album "Urd" is out NOW in Europe and North America! Having recently been voted "album of the month" in the current issues of Germany's Metal Hammer Magazine as well as Norway's Scream Magazine, we would like to celebrate the release date by presenting another new song off the album online. To check out the track "Frostrite", featuring the returned ICS Vortex (Arcturus, ex-Dimmu Borgir) on main vocals, please visit the band's the band's official facebook profile ("Like" required!) here: www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (www.P2RDESIGN.com), who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. The mixing duties for the album were taken care of by Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). The tracklisting for the album reads as follows: BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World Next to the standard CD, 180gr. vinyl LP (in unlimited black version, but also in very limited coloured pressings of 200x green copies via the CM Distro Shop in Europe and 100x golden copies via the CM Distro Shop in North America!), a limited edition first pressing version of the album will be available in Europe as Digipak with the 2 bonus tracks "Age Of Creation" (unreleased new album sessions' track) and "My Friend Of Misery" (Metallica cover). BORKNAGAR have previously launched a first promotional song off "Urd" on Century Media's YouTube-channel. Go check out the enthralling track "Roots" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPRXaTpICM BORKNAGAR's "Urd" can be pre-ordered in Europe from CM Distro in its different formats but also as bundle of the limited edition Digipak with an exclusive shirt. Ltd. Digipak CD (+ Bonus Tracks): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-Ltd-_Edition-/1163 Standard CD: www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd/1164 Black LP (Unlimited!): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-black_LP-/1165 Ltd. Green LP (Limited to 200x copies!): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-_green_Vinyl/1172 Bundle version of Ltd. Digipak CD and T-Shirts: www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_URD_Ltd_Edt_CD_-_Shirt_-Black-/1176 BORKNAGAR Line-Up 2012: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Baard Kolstad - Drums * Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). BORKNAGAR Live 2012: 04.-07.04. Oslo (Norway) - Inferno Festival / www.infernofestival.net More dates will be announced soon and more information about BORKNAGAR and "Urd" can be found here... Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : "Album of the Month" title In Metal Hammer (Germany) and Scream (Norway); "Ask the Band" Submissions; "Urd" album out soon!

Century Media Records — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:56:39 GMT

The release date of BORKNAGAR's much anticipated new album "Urd" is only a few days away and the great news is that there is a massive positive vibe and media reaction towards the record! Amongst others, Germany's Metal Hammer Magazine as well as Norway's Scream Magazine have voted "Urd" to become the "album of the month" of their current issues! Congratulations to the band for this great achievement... BORKNAGAR's mastermind Oystein G. Brun has checked in to comment about the amazing advance reactions as well as the band status as follows: "Hey folks! Just wanted to give you all a brief status report from the BORK headquarter... First off I would like to express our gratitude for all the amazing feedback we have got for the upcoming album. As earlier stated we're all very satisfied and proud of the new album, but the fact that this album would unleash such a massive and positive feedback came a bit as a surprise for all of us. "Urd" recently won the "album of the month" in Metal Hammer Germany, something we really didn't really expect being the "unconventional" band we are. Also we won the "album of the month" in Scream Magazine in Norway and it feels good to get that kind of recognition in our own territory. We have done numerous interviews the past weeks and what a joyful ride it is, the feedbacks are generally amazing and we can't do anything but smile. As you can see the album comes in different version; standard jewelcase CD, limited digipak with two extra tracks and a vinyl version in black, green and gold. Reportedly some of these limited items are soon out of stock, so if interested to have an exclusive edition of the album, make sure to place you order ASAP. On another note we are currently working on a project that we will reveal soon, we are really excited about it and hopefully it will grant an additional and worthy dimension to our expression.... Due to the massive and positive feedback I would like to offer something back to all our fans: Fans can submit questions to the following mail address: mail.borknagar[at]gmail.com - The 20 first questions will be answered and launched on our sites. Please headline the mail with "Fan Question". So if there is anything you are wondering about in relations to BORKNAGAR that journalists and magazines haven't been digging into - feel free to submit your question!" Take care, folks! �ystein / BORKNAGAR Here are the exact release dates for "Urd" per country: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, March 23, 2012. NORTH AMERICA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, March 26, 2012. SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, March 27, 2012. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, March 28, 2012. AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, March 30, 2012. The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (www.P2RDESIGN.com), who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. The mixing duties for the album were taken care of by Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). BORKNAGAR have now launched a first promotional song off "Urd" on Century Media's YouTube-channel. Go check out the enthralling track "Roots" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPRXaTpICM The tracklisting for the album will read as follows: BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World Next to the standard CD, 180gr. vinyl LP (in unlimited black version, but also in very limited colored pressings of 200x green copies via the CM Distro Shop in Europe and 100x golden copies via the CM Distro shop in North America!), a limited edition first pressing version of the album will be available in Europe as Digipak with the 2 bonus tracks "Age Of Creation" (unreleased new album sessions' track) and "My Friend Of Misery" (Metallica cover). BORKNAGAR's "Urd" can be pre-ordered in Europe from CM Distro in its different formats but also as bundle of the limited edition Digipak with an exclusive shirt: Ltd. Digipak CD (+ Bonus Tracks): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-Ltd-_Edition-/1163 Standard CD: www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd/1164 Black LP (Unlimited!): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-black_LP-/1165 Ltd. Green LP (Limited to 200x copies!): www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_Urd_-_green_Vinyl/1172 Bundle version of Ltd. Digipak CD and T-Shirts: www.cmdistro.de/Item/Borknagar_-_URD_Ltd_Edt_CD_-_Shirt_-Black-/1176 BORKNAGAR Line-Up 2012: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Baard Kolstad - Drums * Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). BORKNAGAR Live 2012: 04.-07.04. Oslo (Norway) - Inferno Festival / www.infernofestival.net More dates will be announced soon and more information about BORKNAGAR and "Urd" can be found here... Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : Announce new drummer; "Urd" album formats; Pre-order links available!

Century Media Records — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:38:17 GMT

In the wake of their upcoming new album's release, Norwegian Avantgarde Metallers BORKNAGAR have announced a new drummer for the band's line-up... The exceptionally talented youngster Baard Kolstad ( www.facebook.com/BaardKolstadOfficiall ) is joining BORKNAGAR as new drummer and he will perform his first show together with the band at this year's Inferno Festival in Norway, April 4th-7th in Oslo, Norway / www.infernofestival.net. Kolstad's extreme drum abilities have been proven through several YouTube clips, TV-appearances in Norway and just recently he won the world championship in V- Drums, in Los Angeles. BORKNAGAR's mastermind �ystein G. Brun comments as follows: "First and foremost I would like to welcome Baard into the fold, may our journey ahead become a joy able ride. We are all very excited about Baard teaming up with the band. He has proven to be an immensely talented drummer with skills and a technique that is simply breathtaking. Our first encounter was late last year when he stepped in and recorded drums for ICS Vortex's cover version of Metallica's song "Don't Tread On Me". Since then we have kept an eye on him. When we spilt with David Kinkade a bit later on, the road ahead was obvious. We are all very much looking forward to pull off the very first gigs..." Baard Kolstad added: "I'm really happy for this opportunity and the fact that I have earned the respect to play with BORKNAGAR. Really looking forward to the musical adventure that the future holds and will do my best to deal with the challenge in the most respectful and creative way. Now, I just want to play!" BORKNAGAR are premiering a first promotional song off their much anticipated new studio album, "Urd", via the website of Metal Hammer (Germany). Go check out the enthralling track "Roots" here: www.metal-hammer.de "Urd" is to be released on March 26th, 2012 in Europe and North America via Century Media Records. The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (www.P2RDESIGN.com www.P2RDESIGN.coml), who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. The mixing duties for the album were taken care of by Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). The track listing for the album will read as follows: BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World Next to the standard CD, LP (in unlimited black 180 gr. vinyl, but also in limited colored pressings of green, grey or golden 180 gr. vinyl!), a limited edition first pressing version of the album will be available in Europe as Digipak with the 2 bonus tracks "Age Of Creation" (unreleased new album sessions' track) and "My Friend Of Misery" (Metallica cover). BORKNAGAR's "Urd" can be now pre-ordered in Europe from CM Distro in its different formats but also as bundle of the limited edition Digipak with an exclusive shirt: Ltd. Digipak CD (+ Bonus Tracks): www.cmdistro.de Standard CD: www.cmdistro.de Black LP: www.cmdistro.de Ltd. Green LP: www.cmdistro.de Bundle Version aus Ltd. Digipak CD and T-Shirt: www.cmdistro.de BORKNAGAR Line-Up 2012: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Baard Kolstad - Drums * Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). More details and information about the album's release will be issued soon... Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : Launch first new promotional song and new band-photo!

Century Media Records — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:36:32 GMT

Norwegian Avantgarde Metallers BORKNAGAR are premiering a first promotional song off their much anticipated new studio album, "Urd", today via the website of Metal Hammer (Germany). Go check out the enthralling track "Roots" HERE! BORKNAGAR's mastermind �ystein G. Brun checked in to comment about the song as follows: "In regards to the depth, diversity and magnitude of our new album, "Urd", it almost feels painful to slice off just a tiny bit of the bloody roast for the very first official "starter". I would argue that each and every song on the new album stands on solid ground, but as usual with our music, the songs empower each other in the context of a full album. That said, "Roots" is probably the song on the album that gives you the most representative impression of "Urd". Musically it contains most of the elements that framework the musical universe of BORKNAGAR, and lyrically this song is gnawing on the very spine of our lyrical tradition. Hope you enjoy this song, the first tiny glimpse into our new opus. The beast is about to be unleashed..." "Roots" is taken off the album "Urd", which to be released on March 26th, 2012 in Europe as well as March 27th, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco, who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. The mixing duties for the album were taken care of by Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). The tracklisting for the album will read as follows: BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World BORKNAGAR Line-Up (from left to right on band-photo!): �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). BORKNAGAR Live 2012: 04.-07.04. Oslo (Norway) - Inferno Festival 13.-14.04. Lichtenfels (Germany) - Ragnar�k Festival More dates will be announced soon... More details and information about the album's release will be issued soon... Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : Reveal new album's front cover artwork and tracklisting!

Century Media Records — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:14:24 GMT

Norwegian Avantgarde Metallers BORKNAGAR are now unveiling the front cover artwork for their much anticipated new studio album, "Urd", to be released on March 26th, 2012 in Europe as well as March 27th, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records.
The album's artwork was designed by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco (www.P2RDESIGN.com), who has not only already worked on the band's previous "Universal" release but also with artists such as Soulfly, Belphegor, Einherjer or Keep of Kalessin. See the new BORKNAGAR artwork above...
BORKNAGAR's mastermind �ystein G. Brun comments on the artwork as follows:
"The cover and design for 'Urd' is spot on when it comes to portraying the very core of the band. This time around we wanted an earthly expression through our cover and general design to support and empower the main themes on the album. You can almost smell and feel the texture of the old Norse wooden carvings - still there is a sophisticated and eclectic approach to the expression that entwines perfectly into the music. Marcelo Vasco enhanced our ideas into brilliance, he painted the face of the beast that is about to be unleashed..."
BORKNAGAR have recently finalized mixing duties for the album with Jens Bogren at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.). The tracklisting for the album will read as follows:
BORKNAGAR - "Urd" / Tracklisting: 1. Epochalypse 2. Roots 3. The Beauty Of Dead Cities 4. The Earthling 5. The Plains Of Memories 6. Mount Regency 7. Frostrite 8. The Winter Eclipse 9. In A Deeper World
The band previously explained the album title and its overall concept as follows:
"Our previous album was called "Universal" and where should we go after an album title with such a magnitude? Well, we decided to head back home to earth. We really wanted to get back to the core of the band, where it all started - the admiration and pondering about nature and mankind's place therein. "Urd" is the name of one of the norns that according to northern mythology stands under Yggdrasill and weaves the lifeline of mankind. "Urd" is representing the past, while "Verdande" is representing the present and "Skuld" is representing the future. You might very well say that this is an ancient expression of what we today know as DNA. And I have always been very fascinated by the fact that parts and bits of our DNA actually derive from the very beginning of time. All living creatures are somewhat connected to the very first organic cell. That is some of the story behind the album title..."
BORKNAGAR Line-Up: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Arcturus / ICS Vortex, ex Dimmu Borgir)
Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation).
BORKNAGAR Live 2012: 04.-07.04. Oslo (Norway) - Inferno Festival / www.infernofestival.net 13.-14.04. Lichtenfels (Germany) - Ragnar�k Festival / www.ragnaroek-festival.com More dates will be announced soon...
More details and information about the upcoming BORKNAGAR release will be issued soon...
Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : Complete work on new studio album; Announce title and release dates!

Century Media Records — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:39:45 GMT

Norwegian Avantgarde Metallers BORKNAGAR have finalized mixing duties for their upcoming studio album with Jens Bogren at acclaimed Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Paradise Lost, Katatonia, etc.) in Sweden and have now checked in to announce that the long awaited new effort will be titled "Urd" and is to be released on March 26th, 2012 in Europe as well as March 27th, 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. BORKNAGAR's mastermind �ystein G. Brun has checked in with the following message: "Well, our new album "Urd" was finished in mid December and all in all we spent about 6 months to record, produce and mix it. In the "Bork-World" this isn't really long, but I can assure you that we have never before invested so much time, energy and effort into one single production. It has been a tough, yet inspiring ride. Since June 2011 I have constantly been working with this album, recording, editing and so forth - day and night. The same goes for my comrades, never before have we made an album where everybody in the band has been so heavily involved and dedicated as this time around. "Urd" is surely the peak of our musical journey so far and we are extremely proud to have made this giant of an album! It's massive, it's emotional, it's fast, it's slow, it's epic, and it's progressive...all the ingredients that we have crafted our musical world on! And not to mention the "golden threesome" on vocals (Vintersorg, Mr. Vortex and Lazare) really shines on this album...Do I need to say more?!" Furthermore he explains the album title within the band's historical context as follows: "Our previous album was called "Universal" and where should we go after an album title with such a magnitude? Well, we decided to head back home to earth. We really wanted to get back to the core of the band, where it all started - the admiration and pondering about nature and mankind's place therein. "Urd" is the name of one of the norns that according to northern mythology stands under Yggdrasill and weaves the lifeline of mankind. "Urd" is representing the past, while "Verdande" is representing the present and "Skuld" is representing the future. You might very well say that this is an ancient expression of what we today know as DNA. And I have always been very fascinated by the fact that parts and bits of our DNA actually derive from the very beginning of time. All living creatures are somewhat connected to the very first organic cell. That is some of the story behind the album title..." BORKNAGAR Line-Up: �ystein G. Brun - Clean & Electric Guitars (Cronian, ex Molested) Vintersorg - Grim Vocals, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Vintersorg, Fission) Lars A. Nedland - Keys, Clean Vocals & Choirs (Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) Jens F. Ryland - Lead Guitars (ICS Vortex) ICS Vortex - Bass, Clean Vocals & Choirs (ex Dimnmu Borgir, Arcturus, ICS Vortex) Drums and percussion on "Urd" were performed by David Kinkade (Soulfly, ex Malevolent Creation). BORKNAGAR Live 2012: 04.-07.04. Oslo (Norway) - Inferno Festival / www.infernofestival.net 13.-14.04. Lichtenfels (Germany) - Ragnar�k Festival / www.ragnaroek-festival.com More dates will be announced soon... More details and information about the upcoming BORKNAGAR release will be issued soon... Official BORKNAGAR sites: www.borknagar.com www.myspace.com/borknagar www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial

Borknagar: : mixing upcoming album in Fascination Street Studio!

Century Media Records — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:02:29 GMT

BORKNAGAR is currently recording the next album roughly planned to be released in February 2012 through Century Media Records. The album will be mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at famous Fascination Street Studios in Sweden in November. �ystein G. Brun comments: "As we speak I am currently sitting in my home studio (The Bork-tower) in Bergen recording guitars for the new BORKNAGAR album. I have been working 24/7 the last weeks to get out the very best of my abilities and polish all riffs into perfection. I am so excited about this production as we have been planning to take a huge step forward in terms of production and being able to finalize our new effort with Jens at Fascination Street Studio is a perfect match. Looking back on our previous releases our major challenge has always been to materialize our highly detailed music and compromises have been done production-wise. This time around there will be no compromise and hopefully you will witness the most powerful, rich, detailed and dynamic BORKNAGAR album to date! " More details and information will be issued soon! Official BORKNAGAR sites: http://www.myspace.com/borknagar http://www.borknagar.com http://www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial http://www.twitter.com/borknagarHQ

Borknagar: : ICS VORTEX ANNOUNCES FULL ENGAGEMENT WITH BORKNAGAR

Century Media Records — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:57:31 GMT

I.C.S Vortex officially announce his return to BORKNAGAR. To mark this grand cooperation between Vintersorg and ICS Vortex, Inferno is announcing that BORKNAGAR will headline the 2012 edition with both vocalist on stage. Over the past months, there has been a wide array of rumors and speculations about I.C.S Vortex' involvement with BORKNAGAR, so now it's time for us to bring this out from the dungeons and into the plains of clarity: Vortex is back as a permanent member of BORKNAGAR. Vortex will handle the bass as well as doing vocals together with Vintersorg. Infernofestival also announces that BORKNAGAR is confirmed to next years edition, doing a rare concert with both these renowned singers on stage. You will also find the band signing autographs at this years Inferno (Saturday at 20:00) ICS Vortex was re- introduced to BORKNAGAR in 2010 after a 10 year break with his participation on "Universal" as guest vocalist, and also stepped up to help out the band on a tour of South- America that was later canceled. After this the rumors and speculations have been many, and here is the confirmation that so many have hoped for. I.C.S Vortex comments: "I am chuffed and proud to be part of the Borknagar universe once again. Hailing the dawn of a new era, I lionize their splendorous glare:)" �ystein G. Brun comments: "Even though Mr. Vortex has been absent from the band for almost a decade due to other musical endeavors, he has always remained a good, loyal and supportive friend of the band. Personally, I have always had a feeling that our paths would cross again - and now they do. I would like to welcome Mr. Vortex back in the fold, and I am really exited to get another opus done with the strongest line-up BORKNAGAR has ever had. Just imagine the musical potential having two of the best and most renowned vocalists in the scene in the same band. This is surely a huge step forward and another exciting chapter in the musical legacy of BORKNAGAR - and I feel like a lucky bastard being part of this. The new album will surely knock your socks off and set some new standards in the world of metal!" Lars A. Nedland comments: "Vortex and Vintersorg in the same band! Can you imagine the possibilities here? Can you imagine the choirs? The vocal duels? The sheer musical potential? Let me tell you: If you are a BORKNAGAR fan, these are exciting times." Vintersorg comments: "The Vortex has made a touchdown in the Borknagar camp again. It feels very inspiring just to think about starting to shape vocal lines with this in mind. Time to make some epic music!" David Kinkade comments: "Nothing can describe the potent amount of excitement that has been flowing through my veins since this became a reality for Borknagar. Having 2 of the most talented, unique and well rounded singer/ musicians that I've ever known..now together in the same band. The creativity behind this effort is off the chart. Be ready. Limits don't exist." Jens F. Ryland comments: "What more is there to say? I can now lean back and enjoy the ride!" BORKNAGAR recently signed a worldwide recording deal with Century Media Records and the new album is scheduled for an early 2012 release. More details and information will be issued soon! BORKNAGAR online: www.myspace.com/borknagar www.borknagar.com (under construction) www.facebook.com/borknagarofficial www.artisannorway.com (Official blog from Jens F. Ryland)

Borknagar: : signs worldwide deal with Century Media Records

Century Media Records — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:12:02 GMT

The 28th of March BORKNAGAR signed a 3 album deal with Century Media Records. BORKNAGAR is currently working on material for a new album, at this point roughly scheduled to be released in early 2012. �ystein G. Brun comments: "Well, sometimes life takes slightly unexpected yet great turns! Due to internal business affairs the deal with Indie recordings was mutually terminated by both parties in January 2011. Since then we have been negotiating a possible re-signing with CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. While you are reading this, Jens F. Ryland and I are at the headquarters of CMR in Dortmund to ink a new deal with our old partners in crime. If feels very good to be back in the fold of the mighty Century family- there is simply no team- no label alike. Thanks to Jens Preuter (head A&R) we have worked out and landed a deal that we are 110% sure will serve the future endeavors of BORKNAGAR in the best possible and most potent way. We share so much history with CMR and we are now preparing to create more musical history for the future to come- together with our friends at the Century family!" Head of A&R at Century Media, Jens Preuter, comments: "We are very proud to welcome back such a great and highly influential band. Whether you want to call it Black-, Progressive-, Viking-, Folk- or whatever Metal, Borknagar always managed to be just themselves on a unique and high level. I already heard some pre-production demos from the upcoming album and I can tell you it will be not just another masterpiece, but probably the best material they've done so far. In case you live near by Dortmund, Germany, you can come by the Die Burg bar on Thursday, March 29 evening and party with �ystein G. Brun, Jens F. Ryland and the Century Media crew." More details and information will be issued soon! Official MySpace site: http://www.myspace.com/borknagar