{"id":909,"date":"2017-09-16T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T16:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gradualhate.info\/?p=909"},"modified":"2023-08-13T05:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:21:23","slug":"volur-ancestors-label-prophecy-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/?p=909","title":{"rendered":"V\u00f6lur \u200e\u2013 Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko1_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko1_640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko1_640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko1_640-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko3_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-912\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko3_640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko3_640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gradualhate.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tumblr_owdrqiObYA1u8pupko3_640-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><b>V\u00f6lur \u200e\u2013 Ancestors<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Label: Prophecy Productions \u200e\u2013 PRO 213<br \/>Format: CD, Album, Digipack<br \/>Country: Europe<br \/>Released: 02 Jun 2017<br \/>Style: Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Experimental<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Toronto-based experimental doom trio V\u00f6lur will release its sophomore album, \u201cAncestors\u201d, via Prophecy Productions this summer. Produced by the band and mixed by Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), \u201cAncestors\u201d is the follow-up to V\u00f6lur\u2019s celebrated debut, \u201cDisir\u201d, which was hailed as \u201ca winsome blend of pastoral folk, gentle prog, atmospheric doom, and old world magic\u201d by Noisey.<\/p>\n<p>Just as \u201cDisir\u201d dealt with themes surrounding female figures from mythology, \u201cAncestors\u201d focuses on the heroines\u2019 male counterparts and is the second part of a planned four album series spotlighting various elements of the old Germanic spiritual world. V\u00f6lur\u2019s songs are long, quasi-narrative pieces that feature Laura C. Bates\u2019 violin assuming the role traditionally executed by a guitar, allowing the bass playing of Lucas Gadke (also of Blood Ceremony) to take on unique responsibilities in both lead and melodic roles while drummer Jimmy Payment (Do Make Say Think) feeds the band\u2019s bombastic, crushing oomph. Doom music (not necessarily metal) is about slow contemplation and the transfixing power of heaviness and V\u00f6lur\u2019s weighty riffs, layers of feedback, dynamic, angular melodies and moments of beauty give heed to the band\u2019s promise to always seek newer modes of musical expression and discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Moving between high-tension heaviness and beautiful pastoral moods, V\u00f6lur aims to reflect the world of primordial nature inspired by ancient myths and chilling poems of death and heroism. \u201cAncestors\u201d takes you into a world of stories that have been shrouded by the fog of ages. But there\u2019s nothing obscure about this album: it is the statement of an ambitious band defining their sonic territory. This is music as profound sound\u2026 prepare!<\/p>\n<p>Edition:<br \/>&#8211; Digisleeve CD<\/p>\n<p>Tracklist:<br \/>01. Breaker of Silence<br \/>02. Breaker of Skulls<br \/>03. Breaker of Oaths<br \/>04. 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Produced by the band and mixed by Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), \u201cAncestors\u201d is the follow-up to V\u00f6lur\u2019s celebrated debut, \u201cDisir\u201d, which was hailed as \u201ca winsome blend of pastoral folk, gentle prog, atmospheric doom, and old world magic\u201d by Noisey. Just as \u201cDisir\u201d dealt with themes surrounding female figures from mythology, \u201cAncestors\u201d focuses on the heroines\u2019 male counterparts and is the second part of a planned four album series spotlighting various elements of the old Germanic spiritual world. V\u00f6lur\u2019s songs are long, quasi-narrative pieces that feature Laura C. Bates\u2019 violin assuming the role traditionally executed by a guitar, allowing the bass playing of Lucas Gadke (also of Blood Ceremony) to take on unique responsibilities in both lead and melodic roles while drummer Jimmy Payment (Do Make Say Think) feeds the band\u2019s bombastic, crushing oomph. Doom music (not necessarily metal) is about slow contemplation and the transfixing power of heaviness and V\u00f6lur\u2019s weighty riffs, layers of feedback, dynamic, angular melodies and moments of beauty give heed to the band\u2019s promise to always seek newer modes of musical expression and discovery. Moving between high-tension heaviness and beautiful pastoral moods, V\u00f6lur aims to reflect the world of primordial nature inspired by ancient myths and chilling poems of death and heroism. \u201cAncestors\u201d takes you into a world of stories that have been shrouded by the fog of ages. But there\u2019s nothing obscure about this album: it is the statement of an ambitious band defining their sonic territory. This is music as profound sound\u2026 prepare! Edition:&#8211; Digisleeve CD Tracklist:01. Breaker of Silence02. Breaker of Skulls03. Breaker of Oaths04. 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