Sterbend - Depressing Paths Through Fullmoon Forests

Here we have the new EP of Vanhelga. After many positive reviews of the second album "Höst" the band recorded a new EP in their unique style. 7 songs with a playing time of nearly 32 minutes of sick and melancholic music.

First time with Johan Gabrielson/1853 of Lifelover in the line-up. 

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02. Another Side (of Me)

wedard : Black Hole Sagittarius Alpha

Colgado De Esta Melancolia Gris

Infos and order at:
http://www.art-of-propaganda.de
https://www.facebook.com/officialvanhelga

To be released on digipak on 28th of april 2014

Line-up:
Vocals and Lyrics: J. Gabrielson (ESKAPI, ex-LIVELOVER)
Bass/Guitars/Vocals: J. Ottosson/aka 145188 (ex-LIFELOVER (live session musician), ex-SKOGSTRON)
Guitars: J. Ejnarsson (TAKETH)
Guitars: D. Wadström (ex-SKOGSTRON)
Drums: D. Franzén

VANHELGA was formed in Linköping, Sweden, in 2001 by J. Ottosson, aka 145188, who got together
with like-minded musicians in order to finally breathe life into his vision, something he had not been
able to do with any previous bands and musicians he had worked with. Through music and lyrics
VANHELGA, which, translated from Swedish means "Profane", explores the darker side of humanity.
The one that few will admit exists, but which nevertheless is a huge part of every individual's
existence. VANHELGA's music can doubtlessly be classed as black metal, but that would be too
restrictive a definition. Their music is cold and sinister but with melodies and melancholic moments
that can draw you in and lull you into a false sense of security before you realize, too late, that you
have been caught in an ominous web of sound that sends shivers down your spine.

With their full-length album, "Höst", receiving high praise from both the press and the fans,
VANHELGA has been hailed by several commentators as one of the most exciting bands to emerge
from Sweden in recent years. The upcoming release of the band's sophomore full-length album
"Längtan", coupled with the band's intense stage presence, will only serve to confirm and
strengthen this opinion and expand VANHELGA's ever-growing fan base.

 
With "Längtan" we have each sought, either with our words or our music, to give voice to our hatred
of life. And our love of life. A life that is a prison full of slaves. If we don't embrace the end of this
life, and transcend the limitations imposed on us by this world we live in, then we will never be free.
Because freedom can only exist once we have broken free from the material world and the strictures
imposed on us by society. To attain it we must become one with all and none. It is a state we can
only attain through death.

"Längtan" is about longing. "Längtan" is about death. It is about facing death without fear and
without regret because death is another chapter in our life, not the ending of it. It is the definitive
chapter in our lives. Lives that are lived as half lives, fake lives, because we are forced to live them
within the only reality that this fucked up world allows us. It is an existence we want to escape from
in order that we may truly start to live. So that we may find peace. A peace we can only find after
death. A life we can only live after death. A life we can live forever. "Längtan" is about longing.
"Längtan" is about death. "Längtan" is about the longing to die.

Vocals and Lyrics: J. Gabrielson (ESKAPI, ex-LIVELOVER)
Bass/Guitars/Vocals: J. Ottosson/aka 145188 (ex-LIFELOVER (live session musician), ex-SKOGSTRON)
Guitars: J. Ejnarsson (TAKETH)
Guitars: D. Wadström (ex-SKOGSTRON)
Drums: D. Franzén

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Vanhelga - Eternal night

Hypothermia - Ur Ångest Född

Wedard - What we left behind

This song is entitled "Dö av ren vilja" from the album "Svenskt Vemod", performed by Hypothermia and was recorded, mixed and mastered by Profane Sound at Bohus Sound in November 2011. Lyrics contributed by Ravenlord. This is the pre-mix which will be available for download until the whole album is released. More information and updates will be available at the official pages linked at www.unjoy.com/Hypothermia

Hypothermia - Dö av ren vilja

Oktober 
Klockan ställs snart om till vintertid 
och i mitt huvud är det krig 
Går ingenstans utan min kniv 
och själen min känns tom på liv 
Höstlöven faller idag, 
och likaså gör jag 


Januari 
Det är ett nytt år 
Vill inte veta hur jag mår 
Minns ingenting från igår 
och dagens ångest är så svår 
Timmarna bara går 
Men tiden tycks inte läka mina sår 
Snart är det åter vår 
Men snön faller idag, 
och likaså gör jag 


Maj 
Äntligen kan man gå ut 
Men min kropp är helt slut 
Tar mig en flaska själakrut 
och får stryk av en snut 
De kallar mig sup-ut 
Men vem kan leva med en ångest så akut? 
Pollen faller idag, 
och likaså gör jag 


Juli 
Nu kan man försöka leva 
Ljusa nätter och många fester 
Men mina drömmar har blivit så skeva 
och det känns som jag lever på rester 
av mitt förra liv, och det är ett stort kliv 
att ta makten över psykets strid 
Försöker vara positiv, finna lite frid 
Kanske hitta lite tröst 
Men jag känner en stor klump i mitt bröst 
När jag förstår att det snart igen är höst 
Sommarregnet faller idag, 
och likaså gör jag 


Oktober igen 
Jag välkomnar den mörkaste höst jag skådat 
Nu är mitt skal allt för skadat 
och mitt psyke - allt för plågat 
Möter tankar jag känner igen allt för väl 
Vill inte längre leva som en träl 
För politiker och polisbefäl 
Jag tror jag frusit ihjäl 
Ni har träffat min akilleshäl 
Det är nog dags att ta mitt farväl 

Höstens sista löv har fallit idag, 
och likaså har jag

Ofdrykkja - Livets dystra gång

Det här är helt klart den finaste delen av Västerås. Det här är Anundshög. 
Det är inte bara Anundshög som är mitt favoritställe, utan det är det hela kringomliggande området. 
Jag finner en slags ro här.

Jag letar utväg men jag trängs bara längre bort. 
Jag finner ingen ro, styrka, tro eller hopp.
Fastnar i spår som jag inte kan ta mig ur,
och de få vägval jag möter leder enbart till förintelsen av mig själv.
Jag har inget val.

Det är här jag vill avsluta mitt liv.

Vem vet vad som väntar? Den tanken har knappt slagit mig.

Sista andetaget - befrielsen är min död.
Sista andetaget - in i min sista sömn.

Ofdrykkja - Befrielsen

An Open Letter/Sadness

An Open Letter - The Root That Grows Among The Rocks

Autumn 2011. Drabbad (Lepra, Suicide) had spent two and a half years institutionalized, after a suicide attempt which ended up with him being clinically dead for several minutes. He was now getting himself ready to face the outside world once again. 
Pessimisten, (Apati, there known as C9H13N) had recently disbanded his former band Apati, as a result of the death by overdose of one of the members. 
The two ended up with starting Ofdrykkja, and just a few months later, The Associate (Death under siege, Suicide) Arkomann and Bödeln joined them. 
Gabrielson (ex-Lifelover, ex-Vanhelga, Eskapi)joined the band on the 30th of April 2015.

The main valuation of Ofdrykkja is to reflect our view of our contemporaries which often can be quite tangled and complex. But we try to be honest with what we do and do not exaggerate or fictitious catch on with the DSBM culture of total negativity. Though we sometimes use extreme expressions (as a kind of visual art or authentic presentations). But those incidents that rarely happens and affects the members of the band are unfortunately parts of our lives.

Ofdrykkja - Livets dystra gång

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