The group soon changed name to Nåstrond, the word became a combination between the ancient and the modern writing, yesterday and now, coming together in unity; Nastrond. At the time of Yule, Nåstrond released the first production: "The Black Winter". Three of the songs were later used on their demo "From A Black Funeral Coffin" in january 1994. This tape was released in 666 copies. And since several years ago, totally sold out.
During the Winter season 1994-1995 Nåstrond recorded, under much of problems, their 7"ep "Digerdöden" a sort of celebration of the 645 years that had passed since the bubonic plague ripped the spine of Europa. The cover featured “Pesta”. A Nordic female manifestation of the Plague.
The ignorance of "want to be" stories concerning "Vampirism" made the ground for the CD "Toteslaut". The Triumph of Death was an link between the songs which dealt with numerous things, all from the sadist king, Gilles de Rais, to Necromancy and Vampirism in Magick practises (Wamphyrism). During this phase, the band was also associated with the Black Order of the Dragon. An Occult lodge submitted to the Sinister Tradition.
During the year 1996, Nåstrond composed their second album “Age of Fire”. The themes had at this album changed. The lyrics worked more in the traditional Satanic and Luciferian theme and to the theme of war and liberation of the mind and physical existence. Nåstrond became, through their music on this album, close to soldiers with the mission to invoke the Sinister archetypes, such as Set, Tiamat and Satan.
The title track consists of hard drums joined with orchestral sounds creating the scene for a Cosmic War between the forces. The music took the step to become more industrial, and involved several parts of pre-recorded tapes, synth, sampling and keyboards. This step was taken even further when they recorded their third album “Celebration of the Four”, which was totally ritualistic, and where the four elements are taking personification through a given character. This album was finally released in 2004 by own label. The focus was the skull and the presence of the greater mind. It is now again kept in silence and waiting.
In 2005 the band came with a new release: "Vargtid", a split with the Greek band Nocternity, which shows the initiation to the regeneration of the spirit of Nåstrond. It is also a return to the Nordic cosmology and the theme of the end stages, the "Wolf Age" and the destruction of this present world.
In the continuation of “Vargtid”, a second split was planned in 2006 together with the Irish/Swedish band Myrkr. Also a new full-length album was recorded in late 2006, finally released early the year 2008 by Debemur Morti Productions entitled “Muspellz Synir”. The Sons of Fire.
Lord of the Woods
Nåstrond Lyrics
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Dressed with the wolf's skin
Cloaked in darkness
I raise my arms towards Nanna
I beg, plead to you, make me a werewolf
Make me a beast
Cut my thighs
Breed my inner wolf
You outstanding phantom of darkness
Make me a werewolf, advance to me dark one
I (now) run though mist-covered trees
I smell the children's vital flesh
My howls freeze the earth
Smell the horrid death
Lord of the woods
Werewolf
You shalt bleed
Blood unto me
I am the beast
Of the forest
My eyes burn red like fire
My claws gleams under the grey fur
I slash your neck
I tear out your entrails
I open up your chest, your blood
And feed upon your heart
Lord of the woods
Werewolf
The lyrics of Nåstrond's song Lord of the Woods depicts a ritualistic transformation of a person into a werewolf. The person is described as being covered in the ointment of the deity, with a wolf's skin and cloaked in darkness. The person then raises their arms towards Nanna, pleading to be turned into a werewolf. The lyrics suggest the idea of being reborn, with the old self being sacrificed in exchange for a new, more ferocious persona. The verses that follow describe the werewolf's transformation and depicts the joys of hunting and feeding upon the flesh and blood of the prey. The song ends with the werewolf being referred to as the Lord of the woods.
The lyrics could be interpretted as a metaphor for shedding one's inhibitions and embracing a more primal, animalistic nature. The act of shedding the human self and taking on the identity of a werewolf, symbolizes a break from societal norms and embracing a more aggressive and raw version of oneself. The idea of the werewolf as a lord of the woods, suggests an elevation in the status of the person, from being a mere mortal to a powerful entity that controls and acts upon their primal instincts.
Line by Line Meaning
Greased with the ointment of Him
Anointed with an ointment of a divine entity
Dressed with the wolf's skin
Wearing the skin of a wolf as a cloak
Cloaked in darkness
Hidden in the darkness, unseen
I raise my arms towards Nanna
Lifting my arms towards the moon goddess
I beg, plead to you, make me a werewolf
Requesting to be transformed into a werewolf
Make me a beast
Transform me into a fierce creature
Of the moon's shape
With the ability to shape-shift under the moon
Cut my thighs
Perform a ritualistic cutting of my thighs
Breed my inner wolf
Awaken the wolf within me
You outstanding phantom of darkness
Referring to a powerful entity of the night
Make me a werewolf, advance to me dark one
Pleading for a transformation into a werewolf and evoking a dark entity
I (now) run though mist-covered trees
Moving quickly through trees shrouded in fog
I smell the children's vital flesh
Sensing the scent of young, living beings
My howls freeze the earth
Causing the surrounding area to tremble in response to my howling
Smell the horrid death
Noticing the scent of death or decay
Lord of the woods
Claiming the title of ruler of the forest
Werewolf
Asserting the identity of a werewolf
You shalt bleed
Threatening another with injury
Blood unto me
Demanding someone's blood
I am the beast
Asserting oneself as the powerful creature
Of the forest
Claiming to be ruler of the woods
My eyes burn red like fire
Eyes glowing with a burning red hue
My claws gleams under the grey fur
Claws shining under a layer of grey fur
I slash your neck
Attacking someone with a swift blade motion aimed at the neck
I tear out your entrails
Violently extracting inner organs from someone's body
I open up your chest, your blood
Ripping open someone's chest cavity, exposing their blood
And feed upon your heart
Consuming the heart of another being
Lord of the woods
Asserting oneself as ruler of the forest
Werewolf
Asserting one's identity as a werewolf
Contributed by Stella E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.