06/20/2017 17:32
From North
From North sign with Downfall Records
From North are a new Swedish Viking metal band founded in 2016 in Varberg, Sweden, the music is a mixture of songs with heavy riffs to unadorned songs with texts taken from the Norse mythology consisting of gods, Vikings and other beings. The band has a large and dynamic sound that is backed by a large and well-made backtrack consisting of a lot of medieval instruments.
The band consists of Håkan Johnsson (singer and songwriter) Mattias Svensson (guitar), Mikael Kindblad (bass) Robin Hermansson (drums), Janne Lüthje (guitar) and Andreas Lindvall (lyrics). The members have a long history in music and have connections to Items, Stormhold, Anata, Bleed For Me, Irrbloss, Sinisty, Zero Illusions, Years Of Falling etc.
The band have now sign with Downfall Records. The debut full-length album is in the making, and will be out this year.
(source: Downfall Records)