Horna
| Horna | |
|---|---|
 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Black metal |
| founding | 1993 |
| Website | http://www.horna666.com/ |
| Founding members | |
| Shatraug | |
Electric guitar, electric bass
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Moredhel (until 2000) |
| Current occupation | |
| Spellgoth (since 2010) | |
Electric guitar |
Shatraug |
Electric guitar |
Infection (since?) |
Electric bass |
Qraken (since?) |
| Vainaja (since 2005) | |
| former members | |
Vocals, bass |
Nazgul (1996-2001) |
Drums |
Gorthaur (1994-2005) |
Electric bass |
Skratt (1997-1998) |
Electric bass |
Vrasjarn (2000-2001) |
Electric guitar |
ATOtava (2000-2002) |
Drums |
Ravenum (? -?) |
singing |
Corvus (2001-2010) |
Electric guitar |
Saturnus (2003–?) |
Horna is a Finnish black metal - band . The name comes from Finnish and can be translated as 'hell' or 'abyss'. The lyrics written by the guitarist Shatraug are exclusively in Finnish, only a few pieces have English titles. During their career, the band changed their record label several times, with their splits and EPs appearing almost exclusively on other record companies. In addition, Shatraug often replaced the members of his band who were not motivated enough.
history
The band was founded in 1993 by Shatraug and Moredhel (Jyri Vahvanen, the later founder of Battlelore ) in Lappeenranta . A year later the drummer Gorthaur was added. This formed the cast for the first demo recording , which was released in 1995 under the name Varjoissa (Finnish: 'In den Schatten'). However, Shatraug subsequently described the recording as worthless.
Another year later, Nazgul, better known by his later pseudonym Satanic Tyrant Werewolf, joined the band. In 1997 the band released their second demo Hiidentorni (Finnish: 'Tower of Demons'), which was re-released as a debut album by Solistitium Records in the same year . There the two following albums Kohti yhdeksän nousua and Haudankylmyyden mailla appeared , with which the band was dissatisfied; With the exception of the material published on the Sota EP, she does not play any of the pieces live and does not consider any new recordings.
After that, Horna released several EPs and split EPs on different labels (the split EP on Dark Horizon Records was originally supposed to be with Crucifier, instead Fog appeared on the other side of the EP) and switched to Woodcut, as she believed, Solistitium Records can no longer give her the best support; Woodcut bought the rights to the Horna albums from Solistitium Records and also got those for other earlier material with the exception of Haudankylmyyden mailla . For the re-release of the first album, Horna recorded five new pieces under the title Ordo regnum Sathanas , in addition to these and Hiidentorni , Kohti yhdeksän nousua and some pieces of the 10 "EP Perimä vihassa ja verikostossa released by Oskorei Productions in 1999 were released as a double CD Although the contract with Oskorei said that these tracks should never be released on CD, Shatraug demanded that at least half of the material be removed; however, three of the five tracks ultimately appeared on CD, and Shatraug saw no point in republishing the material Because it no longer represented the band; the only decision the band had in the selection of the bonus material. The double CD was the last sign of these albums. Nevertheless, he said the relationship with Woodcut was good, the label had for Horna Well done and the band will stay there until there are reasons to change again Year Moredhel left the band. For a while Shatraug operated the label Warmoon Records, on which he only released satanic , raw Black Metal with a bad sound; He later described it as only a semi-serious cassette label, with Grievantee Productions he took things a step further.
After the fourth album Sudentaival (Finnish: 'Path of the Wolves'), Nazgul left the band for personal reasons, lack of motivation and to devote himself completely to his solo project Satanic Warmaster . He was replaced by Corvus, who was part of their cast until 2010. After some problems with Woodcut, Horna ended the collaboration because the label had signed a US license agreement with The End Records without asking the band beforehand. Shatraug also regrets working with Lookingglassblack, where her split EP with Ouroboros was released. In 2003 the lead guitarist Saturnus joined Horna. From 2005 Horna published for the French label Debemur Morti Productions , with whose manager Void Shatraug was friends for years; this convinced him on the Behexen tour, on which Shatraug played bass. They signed a contract for two albums, and the joint split LP by Horna and Behexen should also be re-released there, which happened in 2006. Despite the problems with the record labels, Shatraug decided not to let the band only release on his own label Grievantee, because Debemur Morti could take care of Horna's promotion better than himself, with his efforts and finances he would rather devote himself to other bands .
In 2005 Gorthaur had to leave the band because he rarely came to rehearsals. He was replaced by Ravenum, who had to leave Horna due to an arm injury that prevented him from playing long live performances, and was replaced by Vainaja, who also plays for Vitsaus. After Horna was initially Shatraug's vision and all other members were more or less under his leadership, this changed as a result of the drummer problems; Shatraug announced that in the future there would be no more solo creations under the name Horna, but a full-fledged band whose members all contribute, which would first be heard on the planned split LP with Sacrificia Mortuorum. This came out in 2007, previously the album Ääniä yössä was released in 2006 , which is based on the European pandemic of the 14th century ; it was composed exclusively by Shatraug and Corvus, with Corvus writing all of the lyrics, and originally recorded as a separate project; the title Ääni yössä was possibly the greatest challenge for Shatraug among all of his recordings. They kept the recordings to themselves for two years until they realized that Horna was going in a similar direction musically. Instead of re-recording the album, it was released in this form. The illustrations were by Benjamin Koenig, whom Shatraug had met at Misanthropic Violence and later asked if he would like to paint the cover. The planned release date was June 6, 2006, but this was prevented by problems with the artwork files and errors in the final pressing. In the same year Saturnus decided to leave the band, but stayed until he recorded his parts for the album Sanojesi äärelle , which was released in 2008.
Corvus then left the band and Spellgoth joined the band as a new singer in 2010. With him the albums Askel Lähempänä Saatanaa (2013) and "Hengen Tulet" (2015) were released.
Musical style
Horna's style is basically the “second wave” Black Metal that the band is influenced by. Shatraug was inspired by the emergence of Norwegian Black Metal and especially the earliest Emperor recordings spoke to him like no other music before. The Finnish band Beherit was one of Horna's first influences . The riffs are generally pretty simple, but the band also has a melodic influence that separates them from the original, primitive Black Metal.
On Hiidentorni and Kohti yhdeksän nousua , the music was firmly anchored in the stereotypes of the genre; On Kohti yhdeksän nousua , according to Nordic Vision , the band could not "free themselves from the feeling of normality", but the album survived thanks to a high bass and "a certain level of good ideas"; the synthesizer could have been ignored, but their “warm” and “powerful” music is better than that of most newer bands; nevertheless it lacks the magic and it is only one percent above average. According to Robert Müller from Metal Hammer , the musicians on Kohti yhdeksän nousua showed “that they have mastered the matter. Shimmering reef arches, dark screeching and a production that is just enough raw and dull for the extra dimension of atmosphere make the record enjoyable, the hymn chorus of 'White Aura Buried In Ashes' meanwhile means that great things can be expected for the second album, which has already been recorded with this release and Inquisition with Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult as “two black metal bands that in their own way revitalized the underground in times of the apparently imminent commercial triumph for the genre - controversies included”. On the sound carrier Ääniä yössä, originally not conceived as a Horna album and therefore stylistically different, partly hypnotically based on Sotahuuto based on Bathory with crustcore and thrash metal elements. Müller sees in it an "intersection of the old Darkthrone and the newer Shining ".
Texts and ideology
According to Shatraug's statement to MetalCast , the lyrics used to be rather generic and "mainly hateful attacks" full of blasphemy , the later lyrics were shaped by his personal beliefs and worldview. In the biography on their previous page, the band indicates a textual development from a primitive form of devil worship into an occult , obscure, atmospheric and poetic direction according to the nature of their emotions, as a reflection of their beliefs and passions, on their Myspace page Development from harsh anti-Christian hatred, paganism and fairy tales to serious enthusiasm for the occult, the mysteries of the dark side and Satanism , from adolescent outbursts of anger to maturing inner enlightenment. The statements about the attitude of the musicians to Satanism are contradictory: Shatraug said to the Infernal Fields' zine that the musicians are probably more pagan people, but at the same time referred to themselves as Satanists. Because of some lyrics, people like Glaurung von Warloghe refuse the band to play Black Metal: “Well, when band sings about trolls and calls themselves Black Metal, I take that as an insult, as many of Horna's lyrics depict faerytales and that's not at ALL what Black Metal is about " . Shatraug admits that Horna used to have some stupid lyrics and that he has nothing against Glaurung's person or music, although his pseudonym comes from fantasy writer JRR Tolkien .
Every now and then Horna is referred to as a right-wing extremist band. Reasons for this include the political attitude of ex-member Nazgul and the orientation of his project Satanic Warmaster, statements by the band and splits with bands like Legion of Doom and Blackdeath. Shatraug complained about Russians in Finland , named among others the right-wing extremist bands Nokturnal Mortum and Temnozor as influences and openly confessed to National Socialism in 2001, even before they parted with Nazgul: “Yes, I support him [National Socialism, AdA ] and I can say the same about Warmaster. In my opinion, National Socialism means being proud of your own heritage and your own country, believing in your brothers in arms and in those values that exclude any foreign influence or religion. ”He also gave Nazi ideals as part of Hornas Ideology to:
“Today we are more dedicated than ever before and as I'm basically the heart and soul of HORNA, our ideology has leaned towards Nietzsche, anti-humanity, torments, superstitions, witchcraft and even some NS ideals. I'm quite far from telling what the whole is in just one interview but you can make your own conclusions when reading my answers. Perhaps the best description is "Colere Chaos" - worship of chaos and ruin. . . ”
“Today we are more committed than ever and since I am basically the heart and soul of Horna, our ideology has tended towards Nietzsche , anti-humanism, torment, superstition, witchcraft and even some Nazi ideals. I'm pretty far from giving the full picture in just one interview, but you can draw your own conclusions from reading my answers. Perhaps the best description is "Colère Chaos" - worship of chaos and ruins ... "
Shatraug later "rejected the categorization as NSBM"; the band was not National Socialist, but “up to a certain point nationalistic ”, and accused Nazgul of “being 'the Nazi' in their ranks”, pointing out that he was no longer part of Horna. On the official homepage, the band commented on the allegations as follows: “Another lingering question is the accusations of being a political band. HORNA has never been and never to be a political band nor do any of the band lyrics have such content. We are satanist, heathen, BLACK METAL. What any ex-members might represent is not what we stand for. For once and all, may it be clear. "
However, Shatraug said in an interview conducted in 2006 (albeit in connection with his first contact with Black Metal): "Looking back, I can honestly say that not much has changed in my views". In the same year he released the double LP Blooddrenched Memorial 1994 - 2002 by the French NSBM band Kristallnacht on his label Grievantee and in 2008 the LP version of the album Shoax (a play on Shoa and Hoax ) by the band Hammer, in which the former Horna drummer plays Ravenum; He also plays with him and Vilheim from Sombre Chemin in the Blood Scream project, whose texts convey nationalist and racist ideas.
At the beginning of 2010, due to massive pressure from left groups, several of Horna's concerts in Germany and Austria were canceled. Shatraug stated again that Horna was not to be accused of being politically active, and dismissed the allegations as pure agitation.
Horna has been under contract with the World Terror Committee label, owned by Sven "Unhold" Zimper, the guitarist / drummer of the NSBM band Absurd , since 2011 .
Discography
- Varjoissa (demo, 1995)
- Hiidentorni (Demo / Album, 1997)
- Kohti yhdeksän nousua (1998)
- Haudankylmyyden Mailla (1999)
- Sota (EP, 1999)
- Perimä vihassa ja verikostossa (EP, 1999)
- Horna / Fog (Split, 1999)
- Horna / Musta Surma (Split, 2000, End All Life Productions )
- Double CD 2000 Woodcut (compilation of the first two albums including Perimä vihassa ja verikostossa and Ordo regnum Sathanas as bonus tracks , 2000)
- Sudentaival (2001)
- Korpin hetki (EP, 2002)
- Risti ja ruoska (7 ", 2002)
- Demo - 97 / Varjoissa , (Split with Musta Surma, 2002)
- Horna / Desolation Triumphalis (Split EP, 2003)
- Viha ja viikate (EP, 2003)
- Tästä alkavat minun vuoteni / Live Invocations (Split EP with Ouroboros, 2003)
- Horna / Woods of Infinity (Split EP, 2003)
- Talismaani (EP, 2003)
- Black Metal Warfare (Live MC, 2004)
- Horna / Behexen (Split, 2004)
- Vuohipaimen (EP, 2004)
- Envaatnags eflos solf esgantaavne (2005)
- Horna / Blackdeath (Split-7 ", 2005)
- Horna / Kerberos (Live Split LP, 2005)
- Horna / Tenebrae in Perpetuum (Split, 2005)
- Ordo regnum Sathanas (cassette, 2005)
- Vihan vuodet (Split with Musta Surma, 2005)
- Kun synkkä ikuisuus avautuu demo 2000 (cassette, 2006)
- Ääniä yössä (2006)
- Horna / Legion of Doom (Split-7 ", 2006)
- Horna / Sacrificia Mortuorum (Split, 2006)
- Kohti yhdeksän nousua (sis. Ordo regnum Sathanas) (2007)
- Sotahuuto (2007)
- Pimeyden hehku (EP, 2007)
- Horna / Peste Noire (Split, 2007)
- Sanojesi äärelle (2008)
- Musta kaipuu (2009, but recorded in 2005 together with Envaatnags eflos solf esgantaavne )
- Horna / Nefarious (Split, 2009)
- Herran Edessä - 15 vuotta (2009)
- Adventus Satanae (2011)
- Askel Lähempänä Saatanaa (2013)
- Horna / Den Saakaldte (Split, 2014)
- Hengen Tulet (2015)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nuno Santos: Horna . In: Ancient Ceremonies , pp. 40f.
- ↑ Katalin: BATTLELORE. In: Morrigan's Pit. July 2003, archived from the original on August 27, 2008 ; accessed on March 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Horna official. December 22, 2007, archived from the original on January 12, 2008 ; accessed on January 29, 2010 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Horna . In: Capricornus, Syrragh: Dark Blaze / Into the Pentagram , 2001.
- ↑ FSR: Satanic Warmaster. In: Martwy Zmierzch. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007 ; accessed on March 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b c Horna .
- ↑ a b Woodlum 666: Horna. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010 ; accessed on March 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b Piero Scaruffi : Horna .
- ↑ HORNA . “Kohti Yhdeksan Nousua” . In: Nordic Vision , No. 12, p. 26.
- ^ Robert Müller: Horna . Kohti Yhdeksan Nousua . In: Metal Hammer , July 1998, p. 94.
- ↑ Robert Müller: The darn 13 . The blind spot . In: Metal Hammer , August 2011, p. 103.
- ↑ Stergios “Cernunnos” Manoukas: Horna - Aania Yossa .
- ^ A b Travis: Interview with Shatraug of the Finnish Black Metal band HORNA. In: Diabolical Conquest Webzine. April 7, 2008, archived from the original on July 10, 2011 ; accessed on March 3, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Autocratôr: HORNA - Aänniä Yossä - Black metal .
- ^ Robert Müller: Horna . Ääniä Yössä . In: Metal Hammer , January 2007, pp. 106f.
- ↑ An interview with Sargeit / Horna… In: MetalCast. March 28, 2014, accessed March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ HORNA (Official Hellsite) .
- ↑ a b Christian Dornbusch , Hans-Peter Killguss: Unheilige Alliances . Black Metal between Satanism, Paganism and Neo-Nazism. Unrast Verlag , Münster 2005, ISBN 3-89771-817-0 , p. 254 .
- ↑ You either hear the horns call or by the horns you fall. In: www.metal-only.com. 2006, archived from the original on December 1, 2008 ; Retrieved March 3, 2020 (Swedish).
- ^ "For more nationalist ideas I am involved in a project called Blutschrei with Vilheim from Sombre Chemin and Ravenum from the local band Hammer. He was the drummer in Horna for a really short while before injuring his arm and being unable to play drums proper ever again. " Canadian Assault zine .
- ↑ fight fascism: Extreme right-wing BM bands “Horna” and “Angantyr” on a European tour. March 10, 2010, accessed April 7, 2010 .