ANGSTSKRÖG

Tracklist Vinyl: A-Side: 1. Vishedens Ulidelige Lethed 2. Luk Dine ¥jne 3. Midt i en Angstkrig 4. Kaprede Sind B-Side: 5. Ulægelige Sår 6. Enegangens Overlæs 7. Uro ANGSTSKR´G's new album ˜Angstkrig™ took shape in the final days of the pandemic, where the band found a big source of creativity in the free space of the lock down. But as society reopened, everyday life and its many commitments hit hard, and the mental challenges increased once the tempo of the world once again gained speed. Both music and lyrics were written in and by a mind under pressure, and the process was a fight in itself, a war and a concrete manifestation of the album™s lyrical focus: The modern world™s inhuman pressure upon the humans. ˜Angstkrig™ is basically about the strain, which the modern world inflicts on modern humans and the mental consequences this pressure has for many - as well as the pragmatic need to resist and handle this pressure, which arises. The songs are examples of situations where the pressure sets in and mental breakdowns occur. For example, are the songs ™Luk Dine ¥jne™ (˜Close Your Eyes) og ™Uro™ (˜Unrest™) two very personal stories, where the latter is a compositorial attempt at capturing the essence of an anxiety attack. Since the inception, ANGSTSKR´G™s vision has been to create music challenging both themselves and the listener. ›No comfort zone› is the underlying principle for the duo for which it is essential to convey thinking and to challenge conventions and thus participate in creating a basis for a better world. Like everything else in this universe, ANGSTSKR´G is in a state over perpetual becoming. This on both a personal and a musical level - and for the band there are no taboos, only those to break - and one of the most important is the mental health which we all must consider. And which music is better to express discomfort than metal? ˜Angstkrig™ encloses the listener in a great sounding darkness which draws especially from both Norwegian black, Swedish melody, Danish groove and Icelandic melancholy. The music is riff based and conveys a solemn vibe spreading throughout the band™s genre fusioning music that carries black metal as the main musical characteristic. The album features guest appearances by the guitarist Mendel (ex-Aborted), Nils Courbaron (Sirenia) and Carl Mörner Ringström, while Danish rapper J¢den delivers a heavy, well-delivered verbal performance. ˜Angstkrig™ is recorded, mixed and mastered by Frederik Brandt Jakobsen in Hikikomori Studio, the artwork is created by NM.AAR, and the album is released March 31st, 2023, through Despotz Records.