Ansur's debut album, "Axiom", was recorded in their own studio in 2005. This album is cold and eerie, with heavy black metal influences and intricate progressive structures. The band was signed by Samoth (of Emperor) to his label Nocturnal Art Productions. "Axiom" was released by NAP/Candlelight Records 18th of September 2006.
Ansur's sophomore album is called "Warring Factions". This unique album draws influences from varied metal genres as well as 70's progressive rock, in the bands own special way. "Warring Factions" was released 21st of April 2008 on Nocturnal Art/Candlelight, to much applause from the metal press. Now occupied with live playing and writing, the band develops ever closer to their own unmistakable sound.
In 2011 the band decided to leave the Ansur name behind and continue under a new name Leixis that would focus much more on the progressive side of Ansur rather then the extreme metal side.
"There will be a lot of musical changes, but the most significant will be the change from screaming vocals to clean vocals, and the change from a extreme-based metal style to a more progressive rock-ish expression (though you guys still may have a some difficulties describing it genre-wise)." As quoted by the Band. The Band also stated that they expect to their debut in 2012.
Leixis started a new website (leixis.com) and a Facebook page, but it seems it was a stillborn project and nothing else has happened as of January 2018. Also the original Ansur website (ansursite.com) is not working anymore.
Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands
Ansur Lyrics
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put the inhabitants in a gasp!
In which ascendancy
that made their planet descent
The earth will transfigure
into a plantation strict
Of an eloquent exigency
"Air travellers and their planes subsided to the grounds
and there was not a single light on the surface of the earth
Power was generated, but not used at all
A comprehensive told of an immense, electromagnetic
pulse in a scale larger than the surface of the earth itself"
This bomb had no purpose of killing!
The lyrics to Ansur's song, "Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands," describe the aftermath of an apocalyptic event that has left the planet in complete ruin. The opening lines suggest that the impact of this event was so profound that it left the inhabitants of the planet gasping for air. The cause of the event is not explicitly stated, but it is suggested that a power of some sort caused the planet's descent from its previous ascendancy.
The next lines imply that the earth will transform into a strict plantation of sorts, with an eloquent exigency and persiflagness. This suggests that the planet will be more heavily controlled and regulated, possibly as a result of the need to rebuild and establish order in a post-apocalyptic scenario.
The final lines of the song introduce some new imagery, describing air travelers and their planes subsiding to the ground, and a lack of light on the surface of the earth. The cause of this is revealed to be an immense electromagnetic pulse, larger than the surface of the earth itself. The final line suggests that this bomb had no purpose of killing, which leaves the listener to wonder what the ultimate goal of such a destructive force might be.
Line by Line Meaning
The profound impact
The significant event
put the inhabitants in a gasp!
shocked the population
In which ascendancy
As a result
that made their planet descent
causing their world to decline
The earth will transfigure
The world will transform
into a plantation strict
into a disciplined society
Of an eloquent exigency
with a clear and urgent need
with grit and persiflagness!
with determination and wit!
"Air travellers and their planes subsided to the grounds
The airplanes and their passengers fell to the earth
and there was not a single light on the surface of the earth
All power was lost and no lights were visible
Power was generated, but not used at all
Energy was created but remained unused
A comprehensive told of an immense, electromagnetic
Reports described a massive electromagnetic
pulse in a scale larger than the surface of the earth itself"
wave that covered the entire planet
This bomb had no purpose of killing!
The explosion's aim was not to cause death
Contributed by Natalie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
severin martl
i bought your warring factions album on a festival in germany last week. Great stuff. i really like this kind of music.
Mark Johnson
Nice and experimental/post-metal influence... just the way extreme prog metal should be.
Laurie Price
We are about to enter a future that n9ne of us want but eh there is no one to blame other than yourself.
Great track great album
Torstein Nipe
Vi tar GJERNE turen til ampfest!!
Anthony Sirianni
This sounds like Extol before they went soft
catzviol
Heavy shit ;P Haha, jeg synes det er litt morsomt og.. Espen ser litt forvirra ut, Torstein ser ut som det flyvende spagettimonsteret en liten periode og Stian ser gøyal ut når han tar av i slutten. Men regner med at dere tåler det xD Ellers fikk jeg frysninger da Torstein begynte på soloen..
Torstein Nipe
We'll try to get a vid done, yeah!
AudunYT
det som er litt morsomt er at torstein er fettern til kameraten min og at brutters kjenner torstein mer eller mindre og at jeg er fra drammen :p Liker Ansur :)
Kaido Luide
hea black metal
Harjawaldar
akkordane minne om Enslaved