Black metal! Church burning and satanism! Or? Or is it a more diverse scene? I didn't know when I first heard Storm back in 1995. The thing that caught my attention was their take on old folk songs that I learned in school as a kid. Admittedly norwegians get more out of this, since the lyrics are norwegian. But it is a grat introduction to both Satyricon and Darkthrone if you you by some chance have been sleeping under a rock the past 20 years.

Storm -Nordavind (1995)

Folk songs in a black metal setting seems like a contradiction, but it is far from the case. There is a lot in this scene that draws inspiration from the past. The highlights of this album are "Mellom bakkar og berg", "Haavard Hedde", "Oppi fjellet" "Naglstev" and "Villemann".

Kari Rueslåtten that has the female vocals is a refreshing one when the listening habits is dominated by male vocals. Musically this is typical for the second wave of black metal. Cold riffs and a slightly muted drum track. Not by any means exceptional. It is the total package with female vox and the melodies I learned as a kid that makes this a album I try to add to the playlist from time to time.

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