Atlas, by Besvärjelsen

Atlas

by Besvärjelsen

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Darknight Fell in love with this record, straight away I was hooked, the sound of the crunching guitars, electronic parts and the immaculate stunning voice. There's the doominess and the awesome rockin and rollin vibe that makes this album so great. Favorite track: House Of The Burning Light.

adamdoom Just an incredible album. The Cardinal Ride, Digerliden, and Acheron are all must-listen-to tracks, and they are all in the first half. Paradise is a candidate for Best Doom Song ever in my opinion, and the back half of the album holds up it's end of the deal and has some real killer sounds. Check it out! Favorite track: Paradise.

The Midnight Toker. The cream of the crop continuously rising to the top exceeding previous material fucking effortlessly. Loving this album is putting it mildly.

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1.	The Cardinal Ride 03:28	buy track
2.	Acheron 05:48	buy track
3.	Clouds 04:39	buy track
4.	House Of The Burning Light 05:27	buy track
5.	Paradise 04:59	buy track
6.	Digerliden 04:42	buy track
7.	Descent 03:41	buy track
8.	Celestial 02:16	buy track
9.	Obscured By Darkness 04:19	buy track
10.	Divided Ends 07:51	buy track

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What to do when you like rock and doom born from the desert but your surroundings offer anything but arid lands? BESVÄRJELSEN found an impressive answer in the grim forests of their homeland in Dalarna, Sweden. Having grown up in the far north at the meeting grounds of ancient Norse and Finnish cultures amongst echoes of runes and gods, shamans and spirits, the spellbinding five-piece crafted their name from the Swedish word for "conjuring" while drawing heavy inspiration from local lore, mysticism, and the dark, old musical traditions. Yet BESVÄRJELSEN are anything but another "pagan" outfit longing for a time that never was. With its wistful melodies and towering riff-power their sophomore full-length "Atlas" represents a logical step along the course that BESVÄRJELSEN charted from the start. The band was co-founded by guitarists and vocalists Andreas Baier and Staffan Stensland Vinrot in 2014 with a clear vision to channel the spirit and traditions of the vast Dalarna forests, a region otherwise famous for its painted wooden horses, into contemporary heavy music. Once vocalist Lea Amling Alazam arrived with a fiery passion for punk and stoner rock that had begun at the local skate park when she was just counting 13 years, Andreas and Staffan happily relegated their shared vocal duties to a supporting role – an easy choice as Lea's distinctive voice summoned the intimacy and charisma of singers like NINA SIMONE or AMY WINEHOUSE. BESVÄRJELSEN released their debut EP "Villfarelser" in 2015, which was followed quickly by the "Exil" EP in 2016. The Swedes' debut full-length "Vallmo" hit the streets of Stockholm and elsewhere in 2018. The album merged crushing riffs and storming drums with increasingly sophisticated melodies and thoughtful themes. With the mini-album "Frost", BESVÄRJELSEN intended to crush stages all over Europe in 2019, before being forced into involuntary live performance hibernation for two years. Although compelled to write separately, the band used the spare time to compile a wealth of ideas, amassed remotely and shared across the miles and months of relative solitude, which would finally result in the recording of "Atlas" with producer Karl Daniel Lidén in 2021. Re-purposing melancholic harmonies that could have been derived from the playbook of ALICE IN CHAINS, adding gravity that would make Windhand proud, and topping their upgraded sound with exciting yet intimate vocal lines, BESVÄRJELSEN have carved a towering monolith from solid rock and planted it firmly into the magical woods of their homeland to send its heavy lay-lines around the globe that is burdening the shoulders of the titan "Atlas".

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released May 27, 2022

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Besvärjelsen Stockholm, Sweden

Besvärjelsen (Swedish for “Conjuring”) formed in 2014 by members out of bands like Dozer, Greenleaf, Afgrund, Lastkaj and V.
However rooted in Doom you will find traces of Progressive Metal, Punk, Folk, and simply old classic Rock n’ Roll that has been carefully weaved together to a sound as heavy as it’s sophisticated. ... more

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Atlas

May 2022
Frost

Aug 2019
Vallmo

Mar 2018
Exil

May 2016
Villfarelser

Oct 2015

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