MORK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM SYV (20TH SEPTEMBER) / FIRST SINGLE ‘UTBRENT’ OUT TODAY
Photo by Daniel Pedersen
A DEEP, INNOVATIVE & ECLECTIC CONCOCTION OF NORTHERN MAJESTY, FOR THE SEVENTH STUDIO OPUS IN THE MORK SAGA, AS THE BAND MARKS THE MILESTONE OF TWENTY YEARS OF EXISTENCE.
Tuesday 23rd July – Black metal legends Mork have announced their new album Syv today, set for release on 20th September on Peaceville. Alongside the news, the band have shared the album’s first single ‘Utbrent’. Speaking about the new single, Mork creator, frontman and mastermind Thomas Eriksen said “Utbrent is a depiction of getting burnt out and the struggle of holding oneself standing. Even whilst silently knowing the day will actually come and break you down…the harsh punishment of living as life breaks you down and burns you out”.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘UTBRENT’ BY MATT VICKERSTAFF
https://youtu.be/WSCpjZj4_gg
STREAM/DOWNLOAD ‘UTBRENT’
https://orcd.co/mork_utbrent_listen
Following on from Thomas Eriksen’s self-titled Udåd project debut earlier this year; a dark release which explored the more underground & murkier-sounding waters of primitive black metal from a by-gone era, Syv emerges as the new pinnacle of Mork’s and Eriksen’s ever-evolving journey, as well as a creative expansion both sonically & compositionally over all prior works.
Syv also undoubtedly represents Mork’s most expressive and diverse works to date, with exquisite melodies interspersed with brutal and even occasionally progressive riffs amid an ever-present air of melancholy. This forms a perfect backdrop for Eriksen’s thematic dive through the contemplations of looming mortality, and digressions through the depths and contrasts of human existence; from the blackness of despair, to the pride & strength in overcoming, as well as absorbing additional inspiration from tales of old.
“We have reached the seventh chapter of the Mork saga. As I have stated earlier, it has been important for me to let the music evolve over the span of albums. It has really been a rewarding couple of years writing and recording “SYV”. When listening back the finished product I felt a great satisfaction. Brutal riffs meeting melancholy and melodic passages with a slight progressive approach. Lyrically scraping the bottom of human existence and frailty as well as touching an immense pride and strength. This is probably my most varied album to date. Which in my mind makes a perfect outcome and addition to the Mork catalogue.” – Thomas Eriksen
Syv was performed, recorded & mixed by Eriksen himself, with engineering assisted by Freddy Holm (who also contributes with strings and synths). Mastering work on the album was carried out by studio mastering guru Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura) in collaboration with Jack Control at Enormous Door (Darkthrone).
MORK SYV TRACKLIST
I Tåkens Virvel [07:14]
Holmgang [04:27]
Heksebål [05:41]
Utbrent [06:15]
Med Døden Til Følge [05:49]
Ondt Blod [04:05]
Tidens Tann [05:55]
Til Syvende Og Sist [05:30]
Omme [04:17]
SYV WILL BE RELEASED ON BLACK VINYL GATEFOLD LP, CREAM WHITE VINYL GATEFOLD LP, JEWEL CASE CD WITH 12-PAGE BOOKLET AND DIGITALLY ON 20THSEPTEMBER. PRE-ORDER: https://mork.lnk.to/SYV
SIGNED + NUMBERED COPIES OF BLACK VINYL, CREAM VINYL AND CD AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE OFFICIAL MORK STORE: https://www.morkisebakke.no/shop
Now marking twenty years since inception – which has seen a strong rise through the tiers of the black metal scene – Mork was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004 & was primarily a side-project from inception until the debut album, Isebakke, in 2013. Since then, with a constant flow of releases and live performances spanning various continents including a hugely successful slot at this year’s Hellfest, the band has rightly earned the accolade as one of the top Norwegian black metal acts of recent years.
UPCOMING MORK SHOWS
24th August 2024 – Kaltenbach Open Air, Spital Am Semmering, Austria
14th September – Royal Metal Fest, Aarhus, Denmark
21st September – John Dee, Oslo, Norway (SYV release show)
28th September – The Bell Festival, Enebakk, Norway
12th October – California Deathfest, Los Angeles, USA
30th January -> 2nd February – 70.000 Tons Of Metal, Miami, FL – Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Mork’s new album Syv will be released on 20th September on black vinyl LP, cream white vinyl LP and CD. Pre-order: https://mork.lnk.to/SYV
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