MORK Release Fourth Studio Album ‘Det Svarte Juv’
April 19th, 2019
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Halden, Norway-based one-man black metal project Mork, helmed by Thomas Eriksen, issued fourth full-length studio album Det Svarte Juv on April 19th, 2019 through Peaceville Records.
Thomas Eriksen commented: “The album has been part of a strange and dark period of my life. The darkest period of my life, infact. Since early 2017 there has been a tornado of tragedy and misery consuming my existence. Roughly throughout the whole process of making this album. Det Svarte Juv is filled with sadness, hate, anger, pain and even strength and self-belief. There are no guests appearing on this album, it’s extracted purely from my own being and soul without any inflictions from outside expectations. It is in my opinion; Mork at its finest.”
He continued to say that “the music of Det Svarte Juv is as previous Mork releases, varied. There’s classic blast-beat riffs, black’n’roll, doom and melancholic melodies. It’s pure and true in that it is made without any outside opinions or in regard to any expectations.”
Cover artwork duties fell to David Thiérrée. “I communicated my vision and feelings to David and he absolutely nailed it!,” Eriksen stated. “The huge overwhelming deep black abyss and the weakling that’s being dragged towards the edge. The final step before the leap into endless darkness.”
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘Mørkeleggelse’
02. ‘Da Himmelen Falt’
03. ‘På Tvers Av Tidene’
04. ‘Den Utstøtte’
05. ‘I Flammens Favn’
06. ‘Skarpretterens Øks’
07. ‘Den Kalde Blodsvei’
08. ‘Siste Reis’
09. ‘Karantene’
10. ‘Det Svarte Juv’
A music video was filmed for the track ‘I Flammens Favn’. Shot in Vannvogna Kulturhus in Halden by John Fredrik Heramb and Gray Gull Productions, the clip can be viewed below.
Speaking about the song and video, mainman Thomas Eriksen said: “This scorching piece is, as the title suggest, a rough translation of ‘In The Embrace Of The Flame’. It has to be one of, or even, the most aggressive track from our new album. The band is run as a one-man project creatively, but the whole band decided on making a video for this song. We agreed that it wouldn’t have a narrative but, instead, showcase each band member in action individually. I think this really helped to gain the intimate but intense feel we envisaged.”
An official lyric video was created for the track ‘På Tvers Av Tidene’, which can also be viewed below.
Third studio record Eremittens Dal was released in September 2017 via Peaceville.
Promotional photograph by Ixtlan Photography.
