As the second wave of black metal rolled back, the scene has been filled with various types of metal that relates back to black metal, some good and some bad.Slagmaur was conceived in the late winter of 2006, mainly because the band..sleader and composer, General Gribbsphiiser,
wanted to make the kind of music he fell in love with
when he grew up. Namely True Norweigian Black Metal.
The General spendt almost a year in search for that cold and hostile atmosphere, and to find that he had to forget all about technical guitar-riffs and blast-beats,
and instead create his own style.
In his own words:
"The sounds has been arranged in a distorted audial enviroment
that makes the soundscape appear
as twisted and sinister.
This challenges the listener to really get into the music,
and too separate the different elements inbedded
in our compositions.Hopefully, this will make
the listeners create their own audial image
on a subconscious level depending on their state of mind."
In the beginning
Slagmaur started out as an one-man-band, but after a couple of months
the General recruited 2 new members;
Aatselgribb, a multitalented musician, got recruited as
the vocalist in despite of being one of the General..s sworn enemy..s.
The relationship between the two gets worse the longer
they spend time together. Mainly because of the General..s
demands on the subjects of dedication and commitment
to Slagmaur and Aatselgribb..s total lack of
respect for the General..s requests.
All the arguing and fighting between the two, helps
his voice sound even more cruel and hateful than intended.
The second and last member to be recruited was Lt. Wardr.
The General coincidently met him at a consert.
Lt. Wardr himself beeing an one-man-band, liked
the Generals philosophy on the matters of black metal and how
he intended his music to sound like. They listened to eachothers music,
and figured out that they could fight this battle together.
Lt. Wardr became responsible for Slagmaur..s
cold and monotonous percussion besides adding synths and effects.
On Slagmaur..s first demo there is also a whole song made by Lt.Wardr,
that originally was intended for his own band.
This song appear as a hidden track on "Svin"
Both members got recruited during the recording of "Svin"
...you are now beeing introduced to a musical style and atmosphere
that will revive the feelings you got to know
back in the days when this genre was discovered,
when it was at its coldest and most intense...
Prepare yourself for a journey in time, which will take your mind and
your body back to the time when the Second Wave Of Black Metal came crushing onto our shores..
Heisann og hoppsann! Grattis med finfin kritikk i Adressa, ser jeg! Fult fortjent! Bra Metaæll, syns jeg, og e ikke no typisk mættallfæns i utgangspungtet! Skip o' hoi. og se opp for Gud... Hilsen en småbrisen Marquis!
There once was a time in the land where the sun was worshiped as god and its embrace with the moon made the earth hold its breath as time stood still in silence, and at that hour the smothered sun shall cloak the whole world in the dead blackness of midnight giving birth to the Element Of Eclipse.
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