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Blodtår - Monark ab 9,98 €

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:49:13 +0200

Back in 2021, Blodtår announced themselves with a self-titled EP steeped in black metal mysticism. The following full-length, “Det förtegna förflutna” (2023), revealed a project capable of refined structure and melodic discipline without sacrificing intensity. Now, on their third release, the Stockholm-based duo ventures deeper still.

Where earlier works balanced woodland atmosphere with icy composure, “Monark” is driven by something more volatile. Conceived in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, the album took shape with uncompromising urgency. The opening track, “Blodtår”, emerged directly from that moment, setting the tone for a work which moves through overwhelming spiritual pain toward a fragile yet undeniable light.

Musically, the folk-infused melodic language remains central – particularly across the first half – but now intertwines with passages evoking older, more archaic currents reminiscent of early Enslaved and Falkenbach. Norse-tinged motifs surface alongside the band’s established Scandinavian melancholy, while the latter half explores tonal shifts that feel brighter, though never unscarred. Beginning in darkness and concluding in illumination, “Monark” traces recurring cycles of mental collapse and resurgence with unflinching honesty.

Tracklist: (with translations):

1 – Blodtår (‘Blood Tear’)
2 – Till min sista viloplats (‘To My Final Resting Place’)
3 – Paradis (‘Paradise’)
4 – Det slutar i lågor (‘It Ends in Flames’)
5 – Monark (‘Monarch’)
6 – Nu är det synd om de döda (Kraja cover)
7 – Bland kvällens skuggor ännu vandra (‘Still Wandering Among the Evening Shadows’)
8 – Den eviga isen (‘The Eternal Ice’)

Blodtår - Blodtår ab 7,98 €

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:06:00 +0200

Blodtår - Det förtegna förflutna ab 12,00 €

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:49:13 +0200

Back in 2021, Blodtår caused quite a stir with their self-titled EP. The Swedish folk-black metal duo showcased an uncanny ability to tap into a musical current that is rarely captured these days – all the while infusing the formula with fresh and innovative ideas. Ever since, label and fans alike have been anxiously anticipating to see where they go next. The answer has now arrived, in the form of Blodtår’s debut album, “Det förtegna förflutna” (‘The secretive and quiet past’), and it does not fall short of expectations.

The pulsating core of “Det förtegna förflutna” is Carl’s masterful use of intricate riffing heavily inspired by Swedish folk melodies – played lightning-fast but without sounding upbeat. Blodtår forges the lo-fi black metal malice of Embassy-era Gorgoroth with the folkish grandeur of Windir and Dissection’s icy, melancholic melodies.