Happy Friday, here’s some proggy folky black metal care of Borknagar. These guys have been singing about paganism and nature and whatnot since 1995. They’re from Bergen, but not Kneurgen, near the Joergen Fjords. Hmm. Kneurgen, that’s in the Klargen Province, near the Biburgen River. Now correct me if I’m wrong. Their annual rainfall varies from about 40 inches in the winter to about 200 inches in the summer, and their chief export is modular furniature. I did a report on Sweden in the eighth grade.It was really hard, I stayed all night on it. Then the next day, in gym class I was on the minitramp and I got diarrhea. I really wish I hadn’t told you that. Given that it’s wicked cold in much of the northern climes, Winter Thrice seemed like a good song to share.

The song kicks off with a quiet melody before the blast beats blast your face off and the song starts in earnest. I think there are four vocalists in this band, three singers and one growly dude. Growly dude gets going a couple minutes in, I think he’s singing about how it’s so cold it wrecked his voice and now he needs a chamomile tea. All the vocalists are pretty great, and fit into the folky metal vibe of the band.

The video bounces between the band playing in a cabin of some sort and clips of a very cold and frozen over lake & town. Their room does look very cozy as a contrast to the tundra. I would much rather hang out indoors. Given their robust vocalist count, it’s fun to see the indoor wide shots. One singer will be singing, and the other three are just kinda sitting there like goofs. I wonder what they do during the live performances. Maybe they hang out off to the side and get tagged in like it’s survivor series or something.