Madder Mortem - "Vigil" (video)
Είκοσι χρόνια συμπληρώθηκαν φέτος από την κυκλοφορία του ντεμπούτου των Madder Mortem, "Mercury". Με αφορμή την επέτειο η Dark Essence Records επανακυκλοφορεί το album με νέο εξώφυλλο και πέντε bonus τραγούδια (τρεις επαναηχογραφήσεις και δύο νέα). Η επανακυκλοφορία αναμένεται την πρώτη εβδομάδα του Σεπτέμβρη...
Δελτίο τύπου: «While preparing for the 20th anniversary celebration of our first album, Mercury, we have for the first time opened the doors to our musical lives and our process so that a documentary film team can explore what beats at the heart of Madder Mortem.
"Vigil" is quite a special song. As one of the bonus tracks for our Mercury re-release, the main riff was written in the early 90s by Christian Ruud, our then guitar player. We were never able to forget this idea, so when we started thinking of bonus tracks for this re-release, that riff was immediately on our minds.
Madder Mortem anno 2019 worked on it and added to it in the rehearsal room, and the result is a fragile and beautiful landscape of music that we are very proud of. The lyrics are very direct and honest, and balance right on that razor’s edge between despair and hope that we feel is a Madder Mortem trademark.»
Randy M. Salo (Director): «When I first began filming the project, the band was in the rehearsal room putting the last touches on the bonus tracks for the Mercury re-release. When they began to play "Vigil", I immediately saw the music video playing out in my mind.
Experiencing the 20 years of history between the first album and that moment, I saw a mini-version of the documentary that would combine images of the hauntingly beautiful landscape of Hedmark county in winter, with the band rehearsing and recording the bonus tracks.
To give the fans a more intimate look at their journey we included many archival photos from their storied career. I hope this video will help tide over the fans until the release of the feature length film!»
Δελτίο τύπου: «While preparing for the 20th anniversary celebration of our first album, Mercury, we have for the first time opened the doors to our musical lives and our process so that a documentary film team can explore what beats at the heart of Madder Mortem.
"Vigil" is quite a special song. As one of the bonus tracks for our Mercury re-release, the main riff was written in the early 90s by Christian Ruud, our then guitar player. We were never able to forget this idea, so when we started thinking of bonus tracks for this re-release, that riff was immediately on our minds.
Madder Mortem anno 2019 worked on it and added to it in the rehearsal room, and the result is a fragile and beautiful landscape of music that we are very proud of. The lyrics are very direct and honest, and balance right on that razor’s edge between despair and hope that we feel is a Madder Mortem trademark.»
Randy M. Salo (Director): «When I first began filming the project, the band was in the rehearsal room putting the last touches on the bonus tracks for the Mercury re-release. When they began to play "Vigil", I immediately saw the music video playing out in my mind.
Experiencing the 20 years of history between the first album and that moment, I saw a mini-version of the documentary that would combine images of the hauntingly beautiful landscape of Hedmark county in winter, with the band rehearsing and recording the bonus tracks.
To give the fans a more intimate look at their journey we included many archival photos from their storied career. I hope this video will help tide over the fans until the release of the feature length film!»
Band: Madder Mortem
Country of origin: Norway
Location: Oslo
Formed in: 1997
Genre: Atmospheric Doom (early), Prog Metal (later)
Lyrical themes: Insanity, Depression
Years active: 1993-1997 (as Mystery Tribe), 1997-present
Video: "Vigil"
Directed / Edited by: Randy M. Salo
Camera by: Randy M. Salo, Blake Ryan Lewis
Motion Effects by: Blake Ryan Lewis
Type: Full length
Release date: February 8th, 1999
Label: Misanthropy Records
Format: CD
Re-release date: September 6th, 2019
Label: Dark Essence Records
Format: CD, 12" vinyl + CD
Track listing - Disc 1 (Vinyl):
01. Undertow 06:02
02. Under Another Moon 06:00
03. He Who Longed for the Stars 05:50
04. These Mortals Sins 05:15
05. The Grinding Silence 05:28
06. Loss 03:45
07. The Remnants 05:37
08. Misty Sleep 06:25
09. Convertion 07:31
Track listing - Disc 2 (CD):
01. Undertow
02. Under Another Moon
03. He Who Longed for the Stars
04. These Mortals Sins
05. The Grinding Silence
06. Loss
07. The Remnants
08. Misty Sleep
09. Convertion
10. He Who Longed for the Stars (2019 re-recording)
11. The Grinding Silence (2019 re-recording)
12. Remnants (2019 re-recording)
13. Shadows Coming Home
14. Vigil
Band members:
BP M. Kirkevaag - Guitars
Boye Nyberg - Bass
Christian Ruud - Guitars
Agnete M. Kirkevaag - Vocals
Sigurd Nielsen - Drums
Miscellaneous staff:
Fredrik Darum - Engineering
Tom Kvålsvoll - Mastering
Runhild Gammelsæter - Photography
Fritdjof A. Lindeman - Engineering, Mixing
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