Saor (band)
| Saor | |
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 Saor plays at the Dark Troll Festival , 2019. |
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| General information | |
| origin | Glasgow , Scotland |
| Genre (s) | Post black metal , folk metal |
| founding | 2012 as Àrsaidh |
| Website | www.saormusic.com |
| Current occupation | |
all instruments, vocals
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Andy Marshall |
Saor ( Gàidhlig for free ) is a solo music project founded in Glasgow in 2012 under the name Àrsaidh by former Falloch musician Andy Marshall .
history
The music project Saor was in 2012 under the name Àrsaidh in the Scottish Glasgow by former Falloch founded -Musikers Andy Marshall. A year later, the project was given its current name Saor , which means free in the Scottish Gaelic language . Shortly before the name change, Marshall released the debut album Roots on the German underground label Darker Than Black Records, which is considered to be right-wing extremist .
This album was later reissued by Fortriu Productions on a digital level and in 2015 together with the second album Aura, which was also released by Fortriu the year before, by Northern Silence Productions . With Guardians in 2016, the third studio album of the project was released before Forgotten Paths was released in 2019 after switching to Avantgarde Music . John Murphy from Austaras and Meri Tadic from Eluveitie were guest musicians on Guardians .
Andy Marshall only played a few concerts with Saor in 2016 with the help of various guest musicians. In the end, he decided that Saor should continue to be a pure studio project. Nevertheless, the project performed again in 2019.
Although Marshall is often assisted by studio musicians in recording the pieces, Saor is described as a solo project.
style
Andy Marshall and Saor combine the typical sound of Black Metal with traditional musical instruments such as tin whistle , bagpipes and violins . Marshall's own musical name is "Caledonian Black Metal". At times, comparisons can also be made to projects such as Alcest or even the Icelandic metal band Sólstafir . The music on the third album Aura has been described as "slow, dreamy and melancholy". However, the album is long-winded and only audible in certain situations.
Marshall claims to have been inspired by European bands who combined their traditional instruments with metal . Marshall's texts cover a diverse range of topics, from history , home, ancestry, nature , personal emotions and Scottish poetry. The landscapes of Scotland also inspire his musical work. On Guardians Marshall poems set to music over fallen heroes.
In an interview with the British Kerrang! On the subject of how paganism is influencing a new wave of tough artists, it is said that Marshall and Saor are rooted in a natural world of poetry and history, with no ties to religion . Marshall replied:
"I think that the idea of implementing nature into metal music is still almost underground and 'bizarre' to an average fan [...] Saor's music is an interesting juxtaposition of aggressive music and calming or soothing lyrical and visual themes."
"I think that the idea of integrating nature into metal music is still underground and" bizarre "for the average fan [...] Saors music is an interesting juxtaposition of aggressive music and calming or soothing lyrical and visual themes."
Discography
- 2013: Roots (album, Darker Than Black Records , Fortriu Productions , 2015 put on vinyl together with Aura by Northern Silence Productions )
- 2014: Aura (album, Fortriu Productions, released on vinyl in 2015 together with Roots by Northern Silence Productions)
- 2016: Guardians (Album, Northern Silence Productions)
- 2019: Forgotten Paths (Album, Avantgarde Music )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Michael Klaas: Saor - Forgotten Paths. Metal.de , February 19, 2019, accessed on March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Guido Segers: INTERVIEW: ANDY MARSHALL FROM SAOR. Echoesanddust.com, January 22, 2017, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Stephan Rajchl: Interview with Andy Marshall von Saor. Metal1.info, January 27, 2017, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Sascha: DREAMING IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. Silence Magazine, June 2, 2016, accessed March 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Tom Duggins: HOW PAGANISM IS INFLUENCING A NEW BREED OF HEAVY ARTIST. Kerrang! , November 15, 2019, accessed on March 21, 2020 .