Till Makabert Väsen, Par Gustafsson's third full length as Bergraven, is like raising a kid and then having to be big enough to recognize when that same kid is better than you at running, shooting, rafting, gathering, football americano, sleding, oki noodling, and chicks... The entire one man metal band genealogy should be hitching their hiking thumbs to this one, if you catch my drift. Till Makabert Väsen, well encapsulates the mood/progressive nature of Dödsvisioner, Bergraven's previous full-length, and takes it one step further.
This time with a more diverse range of vocal treatments and a masterful approach to overall song structure, on Till Makabert Väsen, Par perfected his already unique rendering of Nordic chants and vehement growls. The real genius, though, is in Par's ability to give you just enough room to breath before elegantly knocking the wind right out of you... Only someone like Par, someone wholly proficient in all the necessary instruments, could do so in such a way that you know you can't be mad at the guy after the fact. We heart Bergraven and if you possess anything in the way of good taste so will you.
Till Makabert Väsen Tracklist
1. Drömmen om undergång (9:16)
2. Fasa (6:00)
3. Asketens enda prydnad (8:39)
4. Hunger (7:08)
5. Det andra liket (8:35)
6. Jag lever djävul (4:22)
7. I timmen när allt är över (9:05)
www.myspace.com/bergraven
This time with a more diverse range of vocal treatments and a masterful approach to overall song structure, on Till Makabert Väsen, Par perfected his already unique rendering of Nordic chants and vehement growls. The real genius, though, is in Par's ability to give you just enough room to breath before elegantly knocking the wind right out of you... Only someone like Par, someone wholly proficient in all the necessary instruments, could do so in such a way that you know you can't be mad at the guy after the fact. We heart Bergraven and if you possess anything in the way of good taste so will you.
Musically, it follows its own journey, covering everything from sludge metal to avant garde atmospherics, with only a hint of black metal. - Decibel Magazine
...taking you on an ever shifting journey of dark and rhythmically morphing jams - Pitchfork
Progressive Swedish black metaller Bergraven turns the traditional blast and flay aesthetic of “frostbitten grimness” on its ear - MetalKult.com
Till Makabert Väsen Tracklist
1. Drömmen om undergång (9:16)
2. Fasa (6:00)
3. Asketens enda prydnad (8:39)
4. Hunger (7:08)
5. Det andra liket (8:35)
6. Jag lever djävul (4:22)
7. I timmen när allt är över (9:05)
www.myspace.com/bergraven
