Bitter Hærvest has gone through quite some evolution since its inception in 1999. Initially they could be described as a melodic death metal band.
In part because of the impending parting of Robert Nijssen and in part because of a good response to live gigs, the band decided to record something. At the bleak end of 2001 Bitter Hærvest recorded four tracks with producer Marc ter Braak at Harrow Studios in Losser. Early 2002 the EP was released as «Amaethon Weeps and Turns Away».
The band continued to write and play steadily until late that year, when Paul van Veggel announced his eminent departure. After a period of auditions, readjustment and a few very successful gigs all through the larger part of 2003, the band decided to go into seclusion starting fall that year. At this time, it was estimated that within a year, there would be an album waiting for release. It turned out during the course of that year that quite a bit more time would be required to find what it really was Bitter Hærvest had set out to do in the first place.
Finally, in august 2005, recording started on the debut album with Dennis Leidelmeyer and Matthijs van Wageningen at Excess Studios in Rotterdam. After recording, mastering, artwork and production of the actual CDs, the debut album was lastly ready for its release. The album, entitled «Wilt», was presented to the world on January 14th, 2006.
Some have tried to classify the new Bitter Hærvest as some specific kind of metal. Most agree that "melodic death" really does not apply anymore, but opinions vary about whether to call it doom or death and whether it is melodic, symphonic or progressive. Even attempts to classify the greatest common divider of the band's influences has proven to be hard, i.e. finding what Opeth , My Dying Bride and Philip Glass have in common - to name just a few - is not easy. Bitter Hærvest is a metal band. That much is certain.
Harvests all over the world have slowly, but steadily, been embittering since.
Our video "With Every Suffering" is online… For the people who truly understand Mournful Gust – debut video "With Every Suffering" from the album "The Frankness Eve"… Disappointment, separation and stone cold indifference…
Our second tombstone "The Frankness Eve" is out now at Bad Mood Man Music/Solitude Productions... Press-release from a label: "Mournful Gust - a well known Ukrainian group comes back with a new album after an eight-year break! The debut album was issued in 2000 on MC and has been re-released on CD in 2005 by Soyuz/Metal Agen. Today the group comes back with the new material, combining such styles as: gothic metal, death/doom and elements of the European folk-music. The sated melodies are filled with parts of live flute. The voice of the vocalist (known from his work with Autumnia) transfers a rich palette of feelings and experiences, which have been put in pawn in the English-speaking lyrics, passing from clear singing, to growl. The addition of a 24 page booklet makes this disk a unique eye catcher with pit art." ...and...today is a total updating of our virtual refuge with news/biography/albums/lyrics/concerts/press/gallery/links/contacts and guestbook… The way to us lies through mournfulgust. com
