{"id":147497,"date":"2021-04-30T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=147497"},"modified":"2021-04-30T17:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:27:14","slug":"vreid-wild-north-west-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/vreid-wild-north-west-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Vreid – Wild North West Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/b>Every time someone mentions Vreid<\/strong>, they (including myself) have to introduce them as the phoenix from Windir<\/b>’s ashes. It usually goes something like this: “Yadda yadda yadda, did you know this is basically Windir<\/b> without Valfar? Also, did you know Valfar died the most black metal death ever?” Now you’re caught up. Probably the biggest reason Windir<\/b> comes up all the time is that poor Vreid<\/b> hasn’t put out anything outstanding since 2011’s V<\/i>. I still remember purchasing the follow-up album, Welcome Farewell<\/i>, without sampling a single song and thinking, “What the fuck is this?” When I saw the new Vreid<\/b> album in our shit<\/del> promo bin, I let out a sigh of dismay. Here goes nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, now that I have you expecting the worst, let’s talk about the rather enjoyable new album, Wild North West<\/i>. Meh name; cool cover art; good album. Like I Krig<\/i> and Milorg<\/i>, this new release is a concept album. Instead of learning some history, the concept here is the ups and downs of life as we wait for death. But, more specifically, bassist Hv\u00e1ll says the inspiration for Wild North West<\/i> comes from his struggles, knowledge, and experience. One of the coolest parts about the album (not to bring Windir<\/b> up again) is that some of what you’ll hear Valfar wrote back in 2002. Crazy enough, you’ll also hear him play it. He hasn’t risen from the grave, but it sure as shit feels like it.<\/span><\/p>\n