Windir - Sognametal DVD

The entire Windir performance at the Heidra Valfar concert at Rockefeller Oslo 3rd of September 2004. Valfar founded Windir in 1994. With Windir as a one man band he released the albums Soknardalr (1997) & the legendary Arntor (1999). By melding metal and Norwegian folk music he created his own style which he referred to as Sognametal due to the strong lyrical connection to Sogndal. In 2000 he joined forces with his long time friend and neighbour Hvll. Together they included all the Ulcus members and set their minds on developing Windir further. Windir became... a massive live act and released the two critically acclaimed albums 1184 (2001) and their greatest success Likferd (2003). Windir was rising and set on recording their 5th album when tragedy struck. Valfar died in the mountains of Sogndal in January 2004. The rest of the members decided that Windir could not continue. Windir died with Valfar. The band released a last album in honour of their fallen warrior entitled Valfar Ein Windir. The release of the album was marked by a final Windir concert at a sold out Rockefeller in Oslo on the 3rd of September 2004. This day would have been Valfar's 26th birthday. Windir guitarist Sture & Valfar's older brother Vegard Bakken performed the vocal at this concert. A decade of Sognametal is summed up on this DVD. [show more]

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