2023-04-20 06:00:36
Soon it’s time. On April 29, six bands, who have prevailed against over 70 applicants, will compete for two coveted slots for the Area 53 Festival. The big showdown will take place in the Tenne Leoben. Reason enough for us to take a closer look to see the stars of tomorrow.
Bandname: Nordblut
Genre: Blackened Pagan Metal / Alpen Pagan
Origin: amstetten
For Fans Of: Heathen Foray, Satyricon, Eisregen
We get a slot at Area 53 because: Alpen Pagan is new, innovative and fresh – and because our fans have repeatedly proven that they are the best and loudest.
Fun Fact: drummer Marbas was voted Metal Model 2020 by Stormbringer and is therefore officially not ugly!
Biography:
Nordblut was founded in 2012 near Melk (Lower Austria), but was remote
2014 in an involuntary slumber, from which the band was awakened again in early 2020.
With a new, powerful lineup, the debut album was praised by the specialist press By Life And
Kamp recorded, which was released in August 2022. Originally in the black end
Pagan Metal, more and more Hard Rock and
Black’n’Roll influences in the music, while the German lyrics follow the Pagan roots of the
stayed true to the band. This is how the very own mixture of Nordblut: Alpen Pagan!
Shortly after the release of the album there were renewed personnel changes, which led to the current one
led the final lineup Xarius on vocals and bass, Alastor and Zhulgaroth and the guitars,
as well as Marbas on drums. Due to the pandemic, Nordblut their live debut only in the middle
Celebrate in 2022, but the band can already look back on quite a number of milestones since then
look back. Including a successful release show at the Metal Escalation Festival (AT),
Entry into the finals of Austria’s most renowned band contest Planet Festival Tour (as the only
Metal band) and tour support on the Austria dates of the Blutfest 2023 tour of Debauchery.
Line Up:
Xarius – Life, Bass
Alastor – vocals, guitar
Zhulgaroth – guitar
Marbas – drums
Discography:
2022: Of Life And Struggle (Album)
Milestones:
Album Release Show am Metal Escalation Festival 2022
In April 2023 at both Austria shows of Debauchery im Support
Finalist of the Planet Festival Tour 2022/23 as the only metal band
Slot am Dark Troll Festival 2023
Links:
Website Nordblut
Facebook Nordblut
Instagram Nordblut
Youtube Nordblut
Bandcamp Nordblut
Spotify Nordblut
Also on Soundmagnet.eu
Album Review – Nordblut – Of Life And Struggle
Interview – Once Human, Asked by Lauren Hart
Album Review – Heathen Foray – Oathbreaker
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