HULDER · Verbolgen | DIGIPAK CD

CD in deluxe Digipak with 12-page booklet.

Background information about ''

There are albums that creep up on you, and then there's "Verbolgen" — a record that grabs you by the throat from the very first note and doesn't let go until the dying embers of its closing track. HULDER, the dark black metal project from the United States, has always traded in a particular kind of wintry severity, but this fourth full-length marks a genuine evolution. With Necreon stepping fully into his role as co-leader rather than session contributor, the duo has crafted something that feels both ancient and freshly conjured.

The nine tracks on "Verbolgen" move through a landscape of ancestral rite and pre-Christian shadow, where hurdy gurdy and additional keys from Keld bring processional weight, and Ianuaria's session flute drifts like smoke across still water. Two drummers — Vapula and Vrolok — split duties, each bringing distinct character to the rhythm section, making the album feel alive to every shift in mood and tempo. Mixed by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland, the sound is earthy, resonant, and perfectly suited to themes of blood, soil, and old debts. Three songs are sung in Flemish, lending the record an incantatory dimension unlike anything in HULDER's back catalogue. Even the cover art signals a new chapter: painted by Morrigan, it's her first work for a metal band in nearly three decades.

For fans of:
Bathory, Dissection, Moonsorrow

Other Versions

BLACK LP · 26,99 € BLACK/WHITE SPLATTER LP · 28,99 € BLACK TAPE · 14,99 €

Track listing

1. Drie Raven (Intro)
2. The Crowning
3. Thy Binding Oath
4. Verbolgen
5. ...And We Shall Sing
6. In Blood and in Earth
7. Den Nacht Zijn Lied
8. View From Nemeton
9. The Glow of Dawn
10. A Beacon From Darkened Skies
11. Zonnesteen

Manufacturer: Sasu Soundworks Sarl, 126 Boulevard Bara, Heliopolis 2, Lot B4, 13013 Marseille, France, Contact: www.season-of-mist.com