![]() This isn’t exactly the right way to frame the band’s beginnings, which were initially more suited to psychedelic doom and folkish post-metal ideas but, even from the earliest demos and recordings (later compiled as ‘ Ascension‘, 2012) we see the band as an amorphously observed but perfectly lain assemblage of these influences into a unique sound and well, more importantly a very good sense of self and style. ![]() ![]() In this sense this project is post-black metal in the truest definition, just as post-hardcore was a style developed by former hardcore musicians so is this a “post-black” development that includes heavy influence from progressive rock, doom metal, folk music - An extension of interests beyond black metal, still retaining some malleable extreme metal traits within their arsenal. All but one member from the latter band would eventually join The Flight of Sleipnir live and later feature on record circa 2016 and beyond. The Flight of Sleipnir formed in 2007, around ten years after the lot of them (well, the initial duo) had cut their teeth in Denver-area blackened death metal act Throcult and underrated black metal project Acheronian Tides. They’ve made this record particularly easy to sink into, not catatonic but perhaps even more fluid and relaxed than the last few, only folks who have their mind palace fully-stocked with chill will manage to weather it with any sense. ![]() The remedy to these mental gymnastics is a leap of faith on the part of the categorically obsessed listener, to allow these fellowes to self-define within the expanse of this comfortably numbing seventh full-length, ‘ Eventide‘, and let it be all of the things that it is at once and move on towards feeling it’s night-shaded essence. Earthen as possible, reverently psychedelic, folkish, blackened -ish, doomed and somehow viking/Norse mythology themed there spikes a fresh frenzy of attempts to summarize their impossible to shoehorn sound as each new release arrives. Heavy Rest The Chains Of The Damned Ġ7.Around for fourteen years and variably considered ahead of their time or, just out of this world for the entirety of it Arvada, Colorado based quartet The Flight of Sleipnir are inarguably original thought-whirlers on the post-doom/folk metal (but not really post-metal, or folk metal) spectrum who’ve been slept on and more-or-less unseen for seeming eons. Let Us Drink Till We Die (“Winter Solstice II” EP 2009) Ġ5. Within The Fires Of Muspell (“Winter Solstice II” EP 2009) Ġ8. Among The Slain We Are Chosen (“Winter Solstice II” EP 2009) Ġ7. Winding Path (“Winter Solstice II” EP 2009) Ġ6. Thrym’s Bane (“Wisdom Calls For Sacrifice” Demo 2008) Ġ4. At The Roots Of The Ash Tree (“Wisdom Calls For Sacrifice” Demo 2008) Ġ3. The Deceiver, The Blind, And The Beloved (“Wisdom Calls For Sacrifice” Demo 2008) Ġ2. At the Roots of the Ash Tree Ģ009 Winter Solstice II EP 192 kbpsĠ2. The Deceiver, the Blind, and the Beloved Ġ2. ![]() The Flight of Sleipnir’s creation stemmed from a desire to explore ethereal and progressive sounds with themes that reflect upon the rich literature of ancient Scandinavia.īand’s Info: The Flight of Sleipnir’s Facebook The Flight of Sleipnir’s RELEASESĢ008 Wisdom Calls for Sacrifice (demo) 192 kbpsĠ1. The off spring of Loki and the gray stallion Svadilfari, Sleipnir, the swiftest on the earth could bear Odin over sea, through the air, and to and from the land of the dead. Sleip∙nir -(slāp’nir) Odin’s eight-legged steed, and the greatest of all horses. DOWNLOAD The Flight of Sleipnir Discography 320kbps (2008 – 2017) MEGA ![]()
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