Karg - La Tristesse Durera Toujours

For "Dornenvögel" mastermind J.J. (vocalist of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY) invited a lot of guest musicians from Lunar Aurora, DOWNFALL OF GAIA to participate with guest vocals on the album.

It is for sure the most diverse album that KARG wrote so far. It’s a steady up and down of negative and melancholic feelings and short glimpses of hope, recited in a quite hysteric way. Every song is a separate, private ,"Dornenvögel" (which is a metaphor in this connection) to KARG, every song treats a different chapter. That’s why the album is called ,"Dornenvögel". A collection of dramas, one followed by the other.”

KARG was founded back in the summer of 2006 as a one-man project. Between 2010 & 2014 KARG was fully formed as a band to play gigs, formally in Germany, Austria and Central Europe. In the years till 2018 KARG was, like in its beginning, held as a one-man project and released two more albums. With the release of KARGs sixth studio album "Dornenvögel".

The musical style of KARG is a furious, hysteric mixture of Atmospheric Black Metal and a huge load of Post Rock, with influences also from Grunge, Shoegaze and Post Punk. The influences from other genres than Black Metal evolved more and more within the last few years but were there in abridged form since day one. Textual KARG always was about the more melancholic side of life, such as broken relationships, lost love, estrangement, drug abuse, loss or suicide thoughts and depression. In contrast to many other bands KARGs lyrics are as equal important than its music is.

Today's tune "La Tristesse Durera Toujours" is taken from the album "Dornenvögel". Released on November 16th, 2018 through AOP Records. Featuring guests vocals of Dominik from DOWNFALL OF GAIA



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King of Asgard - The Runes of Hel

"Karg" is the third album from the Swedish "Viking Heads" in King of Asgard. "Karg" is another solid entry into the world of Viking and melodic death/black metal. "Karg", meaning "barren". The record is in my ears the best release so far, it's the most solid and well worked and not just "another" Viking Metal album that ends up in the pile of records that soon will be forgotten. I feel and believe this will get more than a few spins before the dust creeps in.

King of Asgard took form in Mjölby, Sweden in 2008 by founder Karl Beckman. Teaming up with long time fellow worker, Karsten Larsson, once together in the well known viking horde Mithotyn. Now re-entering their roots, the foundation of King of Asgard was a fact. Both musically as well as in the Norse heritage used as lyrical approach.

In January 2009 the first recording was done. Resulting in the demo "Prince of Märings", a seven track disc recorded in Lotang studio. In November the same year, Jonas Albrektsson (ex-Thy Primordial) joined King of Asgard. The three piece now took serious form, meanwhile the demo recording was well received and caught the interest of Metal Blade Records. In December of 2009 King of Asgard inked a deal with Metal Blade!

Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden were booked and in March 2010 the debut album was recorded together with engineer Andy LaRocque. King of Asgard nailed down thirteen songs of folk based blackened death metal reminding of times of old. During the summer a video was shot for the album opener "Einhärjar", produced by Rickard Moneus from the production company 1897.

King of Asgard´s debut album "Fi'mbulvintr" was released in August of 2010 and made an astonishing impact on the scene. Still, the band was in need of a second guitarist for future live events and after all Lars Tängmark was hired for the job in August of 2010. King of Asgard finally started being active as a live performing act and played a bunch of successful festivals and club shows during 2010 and 2011.

In early 2012 King of Asgard finished the songwriting for their second album and returned to Sonic Train Studios in April, again with Andy LaRocque at the helm, to record ”...To North”. Another video will be shot in May, yet again with producer Rickard Moneus.

Now in 2014 they released their third album "Karg". The best record so far these fellows.

Todays tune "The Runes of Hel" from "Karg", released July 22nd.


King of Asgard Consists of:

Karl Beckman - Guitar/Vocals
Jonas Albrektsson - Bass
Lars G Tängmark - Guitar
Karsten Larsson - Drums


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