GALAR: New Album Details Revealed

December 8, 2009

Norwegian black-folk metallers GALAR will release their sophomore album, "Til Alle Heimsens Endar", on March 1, 2010 via Dark Essence Records. The CD, whose title is taken from Snorri Sturluson's history of Norwegian kings, "Heimskringla", and means "until the ends of all worlds," will consist of the following eight tracks:

01. Forspill
02. Ván
03. Paa frossen mark
04. Grámr
05. Det graa riket
06. Ingen siger vart vunnin
07. Til alle heimsens endar
08. Etterspill

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, GALAR is a two-man band that makes use of guest artists from various musical disciplines, as well as an unusual array of instruments including bassoon, grand piano, double bass, cello, viola and violin; and combines haunting melodies with blast beats and grim vocals, to produce a sound that is evocative of the traditions of both black metal and folk music. For "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" the band has produced a concept album based around the history of the Viking kings who ruled GALAR's home county of Vestfold. While the lyrics are all in Norwegian, the band has ensured that there will be introductory notes explaining the concept in English, as well as for each individual song.

Aside from GALAR members M. Kristiansen on screams, guitars and bass, and A. B. Lauritzen on clean vocals, bassoon and grand piano, the lineup for "Til Alle Heimsens Endar" includes Phobos (GRAVDAL, AETERNUS, MALSAIN) on drums, Ricardo Odriozola on first and second violins, Hans Gunnar Hagen on viola, Siri Hilmen on cello, Morten Nome on double bass, and Cecile Langlie on female vocals.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/galarmetal.

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