After the tragic … Read Full Bio ↴Vreid is a black metal band from Sogndal, Norway.
After the tragic death of Valfar in January 2004, some of the Windir members decided to end Windir, and put their energy into other projects.
Hváll formed a new band, called Vreid. Vreid is a Norwegian word for wrath. Vreid consists of the 3 Windir members Hváll (bass), Steingrim (drums), Sture (vocals/guitar) and a new guitarist named Ese. Ese has been a close friend of the Vreid members for years, and he was co-engineer on Windir's Likferd album.
Hváll wrote most of the material for the debut album entitled Kraft. The music was described as a natural continuance of the music Hváll wrote for Windir and Ulcus, but with its own personal sound. A mixture of the ambience of Windir, the the rawness of Norwegian black metal and the rocking groove of Sepultura, Metallica and Motörhead is a fitting description of the music of Vreid. The lyrics are in both in Norwegian and English. Kraft was released by Tabu Recordings in 2004.
Vreid's second album, Pitch Black Brigade, was released by Tabu Recordings on March 27, 2006.
The band released their third album, I Krig (Norwegian for: In War), through Indie Recordings in May / June, 2007. All the lyrics on this record are based on poems from 1946 by Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, a member of the Norwegian resistance fighters during WWII. This makes the album almost a concept-album about war.
In 2010 Ese left the band and was replaced by Stian "Storm" Bakketeig, the former Windir- and Ulcus guitarist. Bakketeig plays guitar in Cor Scorpii and Mistur as well.
Discography:
2004 - Kraft
2006 - Pitch Black Brigade
2007 - I Krig
2009 - Milorg
2011 - V
2013 - Welcome Farewell
Line-up:
* Hvàll: Bass - (ex-Windir, ex-Ulcus)
* Steingrim: Drums - (ex-Windir, ex-Ulcus, ex-Cor Scorpii)
* Sture: Vocals, Guitar - (ex-Windir, ex-Ulcus)
* Storm: Guitar - (Cor Scorpii, Mistur ex-Windir, ex-Ulcus)
Former members:
* Ese: Guitar
www.vreid.no/
Under isen
Vreid Lyrics
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No er me underlagt
Den gr og skitne isen
Av framand overmakt
Tungt kviler den på landet
Men høyr i fjellet vatnet
Det sender bod med bekkane
Som kviskrar nedad brekkane
I breane
No er me under isen
Og den er grå og våt
Det strøymer under isen
Så mang ein stille gråt
No er me under isen
Av ufridom og tvang
No er me under isen
Og vinteren blir lang
Men høyr det susar og straumar
Av ville vårnattsdraumar
Så levande og skjelvande
Ein uro gjennom elvane
Det susar under isen av eining tru og tross
Ein dag skal alle bekkar små gå saman og bli foss
Det lever under isen der tusen hjartar slår
Det innestengte Noregs udrepelege vår
The lyrics of Vreid's song "Under Isen" reflect on the feeling of being under a foreign power and subjugated under its control. The singer describes the heaviness of the ice that lies on the land, representing the oppressive presence of this foreign power. However, the singer hears the sound of water running beneath the ice, whispering messages of hope and ushering in the arrival of spring. This water represents the resilience and perseverance of the people, who despite their oppression hold onto their beliefs and hope for a better future. The song ends on an optimistic note with the belief that all small streams will come together and form a waterfall, symbolizing the power of unity.
Line by Line Meaning
No er me under isen
We are under the ice now
No er me underlagt
We are subject to
Den gr og skitne isen
The gray and dirty ice
Av framand overmakt
Of foreign power
Tungt kviler den p landet
It rests heavily on the land
Men hyr i fjellet vatnet
But listen to the water in the mountain
Det sender bod med bekkane
It sends messages with the streams
Som kviskrar nedad brekkane
That whisper down the slopes
Snart skiner vren leande
Soon the spring shines, smiling
I breane
In the glaciers
Og den er gr og vt
And it is gray and wet
Det strymer under isen
It flows under the ice
S mang ein stille grt
So many silent tears
Av ufridom og tvang
Of unfreedom and coercion
Og vinteren blir lang
And the winter becomes long
Men hyr det susar og straumar
But listen to the whispering and streaming
Av ville vrnattsdraumar
Of wild spring night dreams
S levande og skjelvande
So lively and trembling
Ein uro gjennom elvane
An unrest through the rivers
Det susar under isen av eining tru og tross
It whispers under the ice of unity, faith and determination
Ein dag skal alle bekkar sm g saman og bli foss
One day all small streams will come together and become a waterfall
Det lever under isen der tusen hjartar slr
It lives under the ice where thousand hearts beat
Det innestengte Noregs udrepelege vr
The trapped Norway's irresistible spring
Contributed by Brooklyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.