Containing seven songs, this recording showed a slightly more varied structure than the first demo. After the tragic loss of Windir frontman and founder Terje "Valfar" Bakken in the winter early 2004, the remaining members of Windir decided to pull the plug on the band. A last Windir album was planned as a final tribute to Terje. Hváll, member of Windir and later his new band Vreid, phoned Erik E and asked if Weh could record a coversong of Windir as one of several bands paying homage on the album "Valfar, Ein Windir". "Likbør", from Windir's first album "Sóknardalr", was recorded by Weh (produced by Morten Hennum Nicolaysen, Morgan's older brother), and included on the tribute album.
Later in 2004, the third demo was recorded (on a sixteen-track this time), yet again with the help of the old friend Morten Hennum Nicolaysen doing the mixing. "The Coffee's Cold In The Morning, The Beer's Warm At Night" included ten songs. Late 2005 saw the classic "Hoof & Horn" recording, produced and mixed by Erik E. These three songs were so far the closest representation of what Weh was supposed to be in the first place, with a more dynamic feeling than the previous recordings. In the last days of November 2006, the four new songs took shape. "North" continues along the path trodden by "Hoof & Horn" a year earlier.
In October of 2007 Weh participated with the song 'And the Bells are Ringing Doom' for the online 'zine Lunar Hypnosis' third free mp3 compilation ‘Autumn Calls | Winter Awaits.’
The official website has all recordings to date available for download, save for the Windir cover.
Official Weh website:
http://www.weh.erikevju.com
An interview with Erik (conducted in mid-2007) can also be found here: http://www.lunarhypnosis.com/
Ruin
Weh Lyrics
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The lyrics to Weh's "Ruin" depict a post-apocalyptic world devastated by war and destruction. The opening lines set the tone, depicting a sky as dark as never before, a clear sign that something ominous is about to happen. The reference to "ancient gods preparing for the war" suggests that the conflict has a mythical quality to it, something beyond human comprehension. The lines "we all knew the torment would be slow" further add to the sense of dread, hinting that the survivors are aware that their suffering is far from over.
The imagery of "shattered, laid waste, ruin" is used repeatedly throughout the song to describe the state of the world. The repetition of these words serves to emphasize the extent of the devastation, as if the singer is struggling to find words to describe the horror that surrounds them. The lines "even vultures gone, ruin" suggest that not even scavengers remain, leaving behind a truly desolate landscape.
The lyrics also describe the arrival of the "hordes, children of the abyss and their lords", further reinforcing the idea that the war has taken on a supernatural quality. The final lines repeat the opening lines in reverse, describing the return of the ancient gods from the war. The fading thunder of the drums below adds a sense of finality to the song, as if the world has been permanently changed and nothing will ever be the same.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you seen the sky as dark as this before, ancient gods preparing for the war.
Have you ever witnessed a sky so dark and ominous that it reminds you of the time when ancient gods prepared themselves for an impending war.
Hear the distant pounding of the drums below, we all knew the torment would be slow.
Listen to the distant beat of the drums that foretell the arrival of an impending doom, and we can feel the pain that is yet to come, slowly approaching.
Shattered, laid waste, ruin.
Everything is destroyed, and the world is left in ruins.
Broken, buried days, ruin.
Days of peace are broken, and buried under the ruins of war and destruction.
Silence, ashes fall, ruin.
Silence reigns supreme as everything crumbles to dust and ashes, leading to complete ruin.
Even vultures gone, ruin.
The scavenging vultures that feed on death and decay are even gone, as there is nothing left to scavenge anymore.
Like a spell of magic there they come, the hordes, children of the abyss and their lords.
It seems as if these dark forces appeared out of nowhere, unannounced and uninvited, and they are ready to unleash their destructive powers- the forces of the abyss and their dark overlords.
Blessed now are the ones who cannot see those eyes, blessed is he who cannot hear their lies.
Those who are unable to witness the evil and cruel eyes of these demonic creatures, and those who cannot hear their deadly lies, are the lucky ones, as they are saved from the terror and fear that these creatures bring with them.
Never saw the sky as dark as this before, ancient gods returning from the war.
Now the sky is more ominous and dark than it was before, as the ancient gods return from the war that they prepared for, bringing back the same sense of unease and foreboding with them.
Hear the fading thunder of the drums below, we all knew the torment would be slow.
Listen to the sound of thundering drums that slowly fades away, signaling an end to the coming onslaught that we knew would be slow and painful.
Contributed by Bailey D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
afriendofepicproportions
This short film is so nostalgic. I remember seeing it in 2013 and it inspired my love for sci-fi and fantasy short films. Bummer it never turned into a full movie, but we still have this!
FoxyFireBoy
I mean this movie landed him with the directing job of the maze runner series which are near identical.
hi bruv
im mindblown about how this animation from 10 years ago is better then some of the animations we have today
Sir Gamer
It’s the bomb
वंदे मातरम
😅 right
Bamidele Oluwatoyin
It is hard to believe it's been 10 years since I first saw this masterpiece.
Bob Lazar
06:09 Gas without hands on the gas.
Владислав Пономаренко
@Bob Lazar нет он просто руль повернул а не газовал
Juan Diego Ramírez Valencia
Yes, I wish I had been nominated or won the Academy Awards. Because this short film is a masterpiece of animation cinematographic art, which deserves more attention.
Tony
If this is 10 years old how come the "Metaverse" fuc@#d up so badly