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Windir
OriginSogndal, Norway
Genre(s)Black metal
Viking metal
Folk metal
Years active1994–2004
Label(s)Tabu
Head Not Found
Associated actsVreid
Cor Scorpii
Websitewww.windir.no
Members
Valfar - vocals
Hvåll - bass guitar
Steingrim - drums
Sture - rhythm guitar
Strom - lead guitar
Righ - keyboards

Windir (Warrior in English) was a folkloric black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Viking metal is a subgenre of Heavy metal music characterised by its galloping pace keyboard-rich anthemic sound bleakness and dramatic emphasis on Norse mythology Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Tabu Recordings is an independent Norwegian Record label founded in 2003 in Oslo. Vreid is a Black metal band that was formed after Windir broke up following the death of lead singer and founder Valfar. Cor Scorpii (Scorpion's Heart in Latin) is a black / Death metal band from Sogndal, Norway, founded in 2004 by Gaute Refsnes Terje "Valfar" Bakken (born September 3, 1978, died approximately January 15, 2004 at Reppastølen, Sogndal valley English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Folk metal is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It often employs fast tempos shrieked vocals highly distorted guitars played with Tremolo picking, Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The band combined black metal with Norwegian folk music and mythology. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" The band was formed in 1994, but did not release an album until 1997. Windir was a project of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Terje "Valfar" Bakken. Terje "Valfar" Bakken (born September 3, 1978, died approximately January 15, 2004 at Reppastølen, Sogndal valley

Windir produced four albums in their almost ten years of existence, each more complex and successful than the last. The band broke up when Valfar died of hypothermia amidst the hills of Sogndal on January 14, 2004. Hypothermia is a condition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal Metabolism and bodily functions

Many of Windir's lyrics are written in the local dialect Sognamål. Sognamål (literally "Sogn language" is a conservative Norwegian dialect which is spoken in the area of Sogn.

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Valfar's death

On January 14th, 2004, Terje "Valfar" Bakken went to his family's cabin at Fagereggi, Norway by foot. Seeing he had never arrived his family contacted local authorities, who organized a search party. On January 17th, Valfar's body was found at Reppastølen in the Sogndal valley. Apparently surprised by the extreme weather and deep snow, he had attempted to turn back toward home, but died from hypothermia on the way. Hypothermia is a condition in which an organism's temperature drops below that required for normal Metabolism and bodily functions He was buried on the 27th of January at Stedje Church in Norway. In March of 2004 Windir officially disbanded. A compilation album containing Windir outtakes and B-Sides, Valfar, ein Windir, was released in 2004 as a tribute to Valfar. Valfar ein Windir is a 2-disc Compilation album by Windir released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) On September 3rd 2004, in Oslo, Windir's remaining members performed their last concert in honor of Valfar. Enslaved, Finntroll and Mindgrinder were the guest bands. Enslaved is a progressive Black metal band formed in 1991 in Haugesund, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen Finntroll is a Folk metal band from Finland. They combine elements of Black metal with Finnish Polka, called Humppa [1][2][3]

Three of the other members of the band have since created the band Vreid, which continues Valfar's ambitions in a different direction. Vreid is a Black metal band that was formed after Windir broke up following the death of lead singer and founder Valfar.

Members

Final line-up

Past members

Discography

Demos

The demos feature Valfar on vocals, Sorg on guitars, and Steingrim on drums. Terje "Valfar" Bakken (born September 3, 1978, died approximately January 15, 2004 at Reppastølen, Sogndal valley Likferd is an Album by Windir released in 2003 (see 2003 in music)

Albums

Videos

References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum - Windir
  2. ^ allmusic ((( Windir > Biography )))
  3. ^ WINDIR | Unique, Detailed Biography | Rockdetector

External links

Sóknardalr is an Album by Windir released in 1997 (see 1997 in music) Arntor is an Album by Windir released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Likferd is an Album by Windir released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) Valfar ein Windir is a 2-disc Compilation album by Windir released in 2004 (see 2004 in music)
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