The sound of Vintersorg has vastly changed over the years, as his demo and first three albums, Hedniskhjärtad, Till Fjälls and Ödemarkens Son being folk/viking metal with black metal influence where their more recent albums, Cosmic Genesis, Visions from The Spiral Generator and The Focusing Blur are more progressive and influenced strongly by 60s/70s progressive rock. The album Solens Rötter took both the folk and progressive sound and mixed it into a more unique style.
The name "Vintersorg" has often confused people in the metal scene due to it being the BAND name and the NICKNAME of the front man and composer, Andreas Hedlund. The actual band Vintersorg consists of Andreas Hedlund and Mattias Marklund, with regular appearances from Jan Erik Torgersen, Steve DiGiorgio, Asgeir Mickelson and Lars Are Nedland.
Andreas Hedlund (Vintersorg/Mr. V) is constantly creating music. He is the front-man of several bands including Vintersorg, Otyg (folk metal), Borknagar (progressive black metal), Havayoth (gothic metal), Fission (melodic death metal), Cronian (progressive metal), Waterclime (progressive rock/jazz) and Cosmic Death (black/thrash/death metal).
The name Vintersorg means "winter sorrow". It's a character from the Isfolket series, by the author Margit Sandemo.
Curtains
Vintersorg Lyrics
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At the cosmic theater
Standing ovations came at the 15 billion-mark"
Blurs and vague impressions aside
The engineer, the director
Had the galaxies disposed, and then exposed
For the explorers who never took an answer for an answer
A matter of time not space
How far linearity has permitted us to see
Outwards means backwards in a universe so vast
Stretched in time, see it commence
A set of celestial fragments
At immeasurable expanses
How far a flicker can force itself
Through dimness, through fields of emission
The shine slowly turning red
A burgundy sense of distance
An overturned curtain call
The velvety draperies eternally rising
Into infinite blurs of timelessness
For an audience correctly dressed in
Extravagant suits of flaming curiosity
The witnesses and surveyors of celestial enchantment
Hunted by distance and time
The curtain reluctantly withdraws
A prelude to the swirling drama:
Creation formation design
Or deduction destruction collapse
All depending on the angle
The lyrics to Vintersorg's song "Curtains" suggest an exploration of the vast expanse of the universe and the wonder and awe it inspires in the human mind. The opening lines "The curtains never fall they only rise / At the cosmic theater" evoke a sense of grandeur and spectacle, with the universe being compared to a magnificent, otherworldly theater. The idea of "standing ovations" coming at the "15 billion-mark" further emphasizes the sheer scale of the universe and how long it has existed.
The song then goes on to explore the concept of time and how it, rather than space, is the true measure of distance in the universe. The lines "A matter of time not space / How far linearity has permitted us to see / Outwards means backwards in a universe so vast" suggest that our perspective on the universe is limited by our own linear understanding of time, and that the farther we look out into the universe, the farther back in time we're actually seeing.
Line by Line Meaning
The curtains never fall they only rise
The curtains of the cosmic theater never fall down, they always rise up.
At the cosmic theater
The setting is at the cosmic theater of the universe.
Standing ovations came at the 15 billion-mark
At the 15 billion year mark of the universe, there were standing ovations for the engineer and director of the cosmos.
Blurs and vague impressions aside
Disregarding vague notions and unclear views,
The engineer, the director
The creators of the universe, the engineer and the director,
Had the galaxies disposed, and then exposed
Organized and displayed the galaxies,
For the explorers who never took an answer for an answer
For the adventurers who kept questioning the answers given to them.
A matter of time not space
The expansion of the universe is not determined by space, but by time.
How far linearity has permitted us to see
The extent to which linearity has allowed us to understand the universe,
Outwards means backwards in a universe so vast
In such a vast universe, moving outwards actually means moving backwards in time.
Stretched in time, see it commence
The beginning of the universe, stretching across time.
A set of celestial fragments
The universe as a collection of broken, smaller pieces.
At immeasurable expanses
Expanse that is beyond measurement.
How far a flicker can force itself
How much influence the smallest of sparks can have,
Through dimness, through fields of emission
Navigating through darkness and waves of energy,
The shine slowly turning red
The shine eventually becoming weaker and redder in color,
A burgundy sense of distance
A feeling of burgundy-colored distance,
An overturned curtain call
A reversal of the final scene.
The velvety draperies eternally rising
The soft and luxurious stage curtains that rise endlessly.
Into infinite blurs of timelessness
Fading into an endless blur of timeless existence.
For an audience correctly dressed in
For an audience prepared with the appropriate mindset and knowledge, decked in,
Extravagant suits of flaming curiosity
Outrageous ensembles of flaming passion for discovery.
The witnesses and surveyors of celestial enchantment
The observers and explorers of the enchanting cosmos.
Hunted by distance and time
Chased by time and distance.
The curtain reluctantly withdraws
The curtain slowly pulls away,
A prelude to the swirling drama:
An introduction to the chaotic and transformative events that follow,
Creation formation design
The process of creation, being formed and designed,
Or deduction destruction collapse
Or the process of reduction, destruction and collapse,
All depending on the angle
Everything depends on the perspective.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDREAS HEDLUND, LARS NEDLUND
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