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Background information | |
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Origin | Umeå, Sweden |
Genres | Melodic black/death, melodic death metal, black metal[1] |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Century Media, Regain |
Associated acts | Ancient Wisdom, Bewitched |
Website | naglfar.net |
Members | Kristoffer 'Wrath' Olivius Andreas Nilsson Marcus 'Vargher' Norman |
Past members | Morgan Hansson Fredrik Degerström Mattias Holmgren Ulf Andersson Jens Rydén Mattias Grahn Morgan Lie |
Naglfar is a Swedish melodic black metal band formed in 1992. The group was formed by Jens Rydén and Kristoffer Olivius, originally under the name Uninterred.
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History[edit]
Naglfar formed in 1992.[2] The band was originally called Uninterred,[2] and was founded by Jens Rydén on vocals and guitar, and Kristoffer Olivius on bass.[2] The band had its first full line-up when Ulf Andersson from Nocturnal Rites joined the band to play drums, and Morgan Hansson and Fredrik Degerström joined on guitar.[2] With this new line-up Rydén could concentrate on vocals. In March 1994, Degerström left Naglfar, due to personal issues with the band as well as musical differences. Soon afterward Andersson left the band to concentrate on Nocturnal Rites. It was during this period that the band wrote and recorded their first demo in Garageland Studio, titled Stellae Trajectio.[2] The demo was released in November 1994. Before it was publicly released, however, the band officially changed their name to Naglfar, the name deriving from a ship in Norse mythology made from the nails of the dead.[3]
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In early 1995, the band was signed by Wrong Again Records, and that summer they released their debut album, Vittra, which featured new drummer Mattias Holmgren.[2] After the recording was over, Holmgren left the band. Other than appearing on an Iron Maiden tribute CD (performing the song 'The Evil That Men Do'), the band was relatively inactive for the next few years. Their second album was titled Diabolical and released in 1998, now with Mattias Grahn on drums.[2]CMJ New Music Report described it as a 'ferocious version of Swedish black/death metal...monumentally mindblowing'.[4] The band signed to Century Media in 2002.[2] After more line-up changes, and a European tour with Deicide, Naglfar recorded an EP called Ex Inferis, which saw the band compared to Dimmu Borgir,[5] and an album, Sheol, which saw The New York Times describe the band as 'one of the most compelling metal bands' and also 'one of the most ridiculous', with the music described as 'terrific'.[6] Rydén left the band after the album's release, with bassist Olivius taking over on lead vocals.[7] Rydén went on to record under the name Profundi, recording the album The Omega Rising in 2006.[8]
In 2005, the album Pariah was released, with AllMusic commenting on its 'shockingly profane lyrics'.[2][7] The album was followed by a successful tour together with Dark Funeral across Europe, as well as several festival dates. In December 2005, touring bassist Peter Morgan Lie was confirmed as the new bass player for the band.[9] For their 2007 album Harvest, the band worked with director Roger Johansson on a video for the track 'The Darkest Road'.[10] The band also toured the US in 2007.[11]
In August 2009, the band announced on their Myspace page that they were about to begin recording the new album, without mentioning any planned date for release.[12] In December 2011, Naglfar launched their official Facebook page.[13] On December 22, 2011, a new album entitled Téras was announced. It was released in March 2012.[14]Dirk Verbeuren appears on the album as a session musician. In 2013, Naglfar performed at Wacken Open Air, Europe's biggest open-air heavy metal festival.[citation needed]
The band started writing its seventh album in February 2014.[15] In 2020, the band confirmed that their album will be titled Cerecloth. The album was released on May, 8, through Century Media.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Vittra (1995) – remastered edition (2002), Regain
- Diabolical (1998), Regain
- Sheol (2003), Century Media
- Pariah (2005), Century Media/EMI
- Harvest (2007), Century Media – limited edition with DVD (2011), Century Media/EMI
- Téras (2012), Century Media[16]
- Cerecloth (2020), Century Media[17]
Compilations[edit]
- Pariah + Harvest (2008), Century Media – box set
EPs[edit]
- When Autumn Storms Come (1998)
- Ex Inferis (2002), Century Media
- An Extension of His Arm and Will (2012), Century Media
Demos[edit]
- Stellae Trajectio (1994)
- We Are Naglfar – Fuck You! (1995)
- Maiden Slaughter (1996)
Members[edit]
Current[edit]
- Kristoffer 'Wrath' Olivius – bass (1992–2005), lead vocals (2005–present)
- Andreas Nilsson – guitars (1993–present)
- Marcus 'Vargher' Norman – guitars, bass, keyboard (2000–present)
- Dirk Verbeuren – session drums (2011–present)
Former[edit]
- Ulf Andersson – drums, percussion (1992–1994)
- Fredrik Degerström – guitars (1993–1994)
- Mattias Holmgren – drums, percussion (1995)
- Morgan Hansson – guitar (1993–2000)
- Jens Rydén – lead vocals (1992–2005), guitars (1992–1993)
- Mattias Grahn – drums, percussion (1997–2011)
- Morgan Lie – drums, percussion (1995–1997), bass (2005–2011)
- Alex 'Impaler' Friberg - live bass (2012-present)
- Efraim Juntunen - live drums (2012-present)
Timeline[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ANDREW, J. 'Blackened Melodic Death Metal: A History Lesson'. Metal Injection. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ abcdefghiRivadavia, Eduardo 'Naglfar Biography', Allmusic, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Lee, Cosmo (2007) 'Naglfar / Nagelfar', Stylus Magazine, 7 May 2007, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Vendetti, Jackie (1998) 'NAGLFAR Diabolical', CMJ New Music Report, 2 November 1998, p. 68, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Sciaretto, Amy (2001) 'Naglfar - Ex Inferis', CMJ New Music Report, 26 November 2001, p. 30, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Sanneh, Kelefa (2003) 'Music: Playlist', The New York Times, 20 July 2003, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^ abRivadavia, Eduardo 'Pariah Review', Allmusic, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Stosuy, Brandon (2006) 'Show No Mercy', Pitchfork Media, 8 December 2006, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Rivadavia, Eduardo 'Harvest Review', AllMusic, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Harris, Chris & Wiederhorn, Jon (2007) 'Metal File', MTV, 26 January 2007, retrieved 2011-02-04
- ^Gendron, Bob (2007) 'The Week In Live Music', Chicago Tribune, 19 October 2007, p. 8
- ^'Featured Content on Myspace'. Myspace.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^Official Facebook page of Naglfar, retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^Century Media YouTube Channel, retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^'Naglfar'. Naglfar.net. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ^[1][dead link]
- ^'Naglfar'. Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
External links[edit]
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The Tullstorp Runestone in Scania, Sweden
In Norse mythology, Naglfar or Naglfari (Old Norse 'nail farer') is a boat made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. During the events of Ragnarök, Naglfar is foretold to sail to Vígríðr, ferrying the forces of chaos that will do battle with the gods.[1]Naglfar is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. The boat itself has been connected by scholars with a larger pattern of ritual hair and nail disposal among Indo-Europeans, stemming from Proto-Indo-European custom, and it may be depicted on the Tullstorp Runestone in Scania, Sweden.
Etymology[edit]
Some dispute has waged over the etymology of Naglfar. In the late 19th century, Adolf Noreen proposed that nagl- here does not have its usual meaning of 'nail', but, instead, is a variant of Old Norse nár (meaning 'corpse') and ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *nok-w-i. Noreen claimed that the notion of Naglfar as a 'nail-ship' is due to a folk etymology; that elaboration on the folk etymology produced the concept of a 'nail-ship'.[2]
However, Sigmund Feist (1909) rejects the theory on etymological grounds, as does Albert Morley Sturtevant (1951) on the grounds of major difficulties, and their points have led Bruce Lincoln (1977) to comment that 'there is no reason whatever to contend that nagl- does not have its usual meaning of 'nail' and that Naglfar is anything other than the nail-ship, just as Snorri describes it.' In addition, Lincoln finds the ship to be a part of a larger pattern of religious disposal and sacrifice of hair and nails among the Indo-Europeans (see below).[2]
Attestations[edit]
Naglfar is attested in both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. In the Poetic Edda, Naglfar is solely mentioned in two stanzas found in the poem Völuspá. In the poem, a deceased völva foretells that the ship will arrive with rising waters, carrying Hrym and Loki and with them a horde of others:
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In the Prose Edda, Naglfar is mentioned four times. The ship is first mentioned in chapter 43 of Gylfaginning, where the enthroned figure of High notes that while Skíðblaðnir is the best ship—constructed with the finest skill—'the biggest ship is Naglfari, it belongs to Muspell'.[5]
In chapter 51, High foretells the events of Ragnarök. Regarding Naglfar, High says that after the stars disappear from the sky, the landscape will shake so severely that mountains fall apart, trees uproot, and all binds will snap, causing the wolf Fenrir to break free. After, the Midgardr Serpent Jörmungandr will fly into a rage and swim to the shore, causing the ocean to swell unto land. Naglfar, too, will be break free from its moorings. High describes the composition of Naglfar as that of the untrimmed nails of the dead, and warns about burying the dead with untrimmed nails, stating that 'the ship is made of dead people's nails, and it is worth taking care lest anyone die with untrimmed nails, since such a person contributes much material to the ship Naglfar which gods and men wish would take a long time to finish'.[6] High adds that the ship will be captained by the jötunn Hrym, and that Naglfar will be carried along with the surging waters of the flood.[6] Further in chapter 51, High quotes the Völuspá stanzas above that references the ship.[7]
Naglfar receives a final mention in the Prose Edda in Skáldskaparmál, where it is included among a list of ships.[8]
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Archaeological record[edit]
If the images on the Tullstorp Runestone are correctly identified as being from Ragnarök, then Naglfar is shown below the monstrous wolf Fenrir.[9] It has been pointed out that the ship image has beakheads both fore and aft unlike any known Viking ship, and is thus likely to be a symbolic ship.[10]
Interpretations and theories[edit]
In his study of treatment of hair and nails among the Indo-Europeans, Bruce Lincoln compares Snorri's Prose Edda comments about nail disposal to an Avestan text, where Ahura Mazdā warns that daevas and xrafstras will spring from hair and nails that lay without correct burial, noting their conceptual similarities. Lincoln comments that 'the specific image of Naglfar, the 'Nail-ship', is undoubtedly specific to the Germanic world, although it does date to an ancient date within that area. But the basic idea on which it is based – that the improper disposal of hair and nails is an act which threatens the well-being of the cosmos – does ascend to the Indo-European period, as can be seen from comparisons [with Iranian myth].'[2]
Cultural influence[edit]
The ship appears in the videogame The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and in its spin-off game Gwent as the vehicle the evil Wild Hunt uses to travel between worlds.
The ship also appears in the videogame World of Warcraft in the Legion expansion. In the dungeon, Maw of Souls, players completed the last half of the 2 part dungeon on the Naglfar. This culminates as you defeat the final boss of the dungeon, Helya.
In EVE Online, the Naglfar is a dreadnought capital ship.
The magic tome of the boss character Lyon in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is named Naglfar.
Naglfar is the name of a Swedish black metal band.
Naglfar is the central focus of the novel The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan, where the main characters go on a quest to prevent its launching.
See also[edit]
- Naglfari, depending on manuscript, a figure with a similar or identical name
Notes[edit]
- ^John Lindow (17 October 2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. pp. 235–. ISBN978-0-19-983969-8.
- ^ abcLincoln (1977:360—361).
- ^Thorpe (1906:7).
- ^Bellows (1923:21—23).
- ^Faulkes (1995:36—37).
- ^ abFaulkes (1995:53).
- ^Faulkes (1995:55).
- ^Faulkes (1995:162).
- ^Merrony (2004:136); Crumlin-Pedersen & Thye (1995:170).
- ^McKinnell (2005:114).
References[edit]
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- Bellows, Henry Adams (transl.) (2004) [1923]. The Poetic Edda. Dover (reprint of American-Scandinavian Foundation edition). ISBN0486437108.
- Crumlin-Pedersen, Ole & Thye, Birgitte Munch (eds.) (1995). The Ship as Symbol in Prehistoric and Medieval Scandinavia: Papers from an International Research Seminar at the Danish National Museum, Copenhagen, 5th-7th May 1994. Nationalmuseet. ISBN87-89384-01-6
- Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda. Everyman. ISBN0-460-87616-3
- Krappe, Alexander Haggerty (2003 (reprint of 1930 ed.)). Science of Folklore. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN0-7661-5813-6.Check date values in:
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(help) - Lincoln, Bruce (1977). 'Treatment of Hair and Fingernails among the Indo-Europeans' from History of Religions, Vol. 16, No. 4, The Mythic Imagination (May, 1977), pages 351—362. University of Chicago Press.
- Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-515382-0.
- Merrony, Mark (2004). The Vikings: Conquerors, Traders and Pirates. Periplus. ISBN1-902699-54-8.
- McKinnell, John (2005). Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend. D. S. Brewer. ISBN1-84384-042-1.
- Thorpe, Benjamin (Trans.) (1906). The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson, Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson. Norrœna Society.
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