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VREID Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Lifehunger’
September 28th, 2018

Norwegian black metal band Vreid issued eighth full-length studio album Lifehunger on September 28th, 2018 through Season Of Mist.

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.

The band commented: “Sometimes everything is so dark, that you only see life. This album is all about the primordial hunger that keeps us marching forward. It’s a celebration of the creative spirit, and a big fuck off to every obstacle on the way.”

Lifehunger was recorded at Nabolaget studio in Oslo, Norway and produced by Anders Nordengen and Vreid bassist Jarle “Hváll” Kvåle. Nordengen was also responsible for mixing duties, while mastering was handled by Ruben Willem.

The track ‘Hello Darkness’ features guest vocals from Sólstafir’s Aðalbjörn Tryggvason.

Cover artwork was created by Remi Juliebø of Deformat.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Flowers & Blood’
02. ‘One Hundred Years’
03. ‘Lifehunger’
04. ‘The Dead White’
05. ‘Hello Darkness’ (feat. Aðalbjörn Tryggvason)
06. ‘Black Rites In The Black Nights’
07. ‘Sokrates Must Die’
08. ‘Heimatt’

Vreid’s line-up is as follows:

Sture (vocals and guitars)
Strom (guitars)
Hváll (bass)
Steingrim (drums)

Created by Håvard Nesbø, official lyric videos were released for the songs ‘Black Rites In The Black Nights’ and ‘One Hundred Years’, which can also be viewed below.

Seventh studio record Sólverv was released in October 2015 via Indie Recordings.

Promotional photograph by Håvard Nesbø.