Darkthrone Revere “The Bird People of Nordland” with Latest Single

I
know
what
you’re
probably
thinking:
“bird
people?”
As
someone
that
doesn’t
hail
from
Scandinavia,
I
too
thought
that
was
a
silly
premise,
but
apparently
the
final
single
from
Darkthrone’s
forthcoming
album

It
Beckons
Us
All
has
ties
to
an
actual
regional
bird.

Though
he
openly
admitted
that
the
song
had
“not
a
very
metal
subject,”
Fenriz
went
on
to
explain
exactly
what
the
song’s
about
and
what
went
into
it
using
the
only
method
he
knows
how
—
very
verbosely.
So
rather
than
sum
things
up
and
miss
his
particular
flair,
here’s
everything
he
had
to
say
about
the
track:

“Not
a
very
metal
subject,
sorry!
It’s
about
the
EIDER
bird
and
Nordland.
Many
years
ago
I
saw
a
Norwegian
documentary
with
the
symbiotic
relationship
the
coast
people
of
Nordland
had
with
the
bird.
They
watched
over
the
nests
and
in
return
could
pick
the
eider
for
pillows
clothing,
warmth
etc.
So
that
is
what
the
lyrics
are
about.
But
again,
this
is
Ted’s
song
so
a
bit
hard
for
me
to
comment
on
it
musically
but
I
will
tell
you
all
what
I
think
when
I
hear
it:

“First
off,
we
have
a
typical
grim
Ted
riff
for
the
verse,
then
he
surprises
with
a
catchy
riff
for
the
refrain
AND
THEN
comes
my
fave
part
of
the
album;
the
post-refrain
riff
which
sounds
like
Queensryche
1984
style
and
you
can
also
hear
how
much
we
enjoy
to
play
it!
EXACTLY
where
I
want
to
be!
Could
have
played
that
riff
for
8
minutes
straight,
haha!
This
loops
again
with
the
refrain
again
without
singing
and
then
back
to
Queensryche
’84.
Then
first
riff
again
with
my
added
harmony
guitar
playing
on
it,
what
our
studio
man
Ole
Øvstedal
called
“the
Corleone
part”.

“A
break
arrives
and
then
things
are
sped
up
(not
faster
than
Yardbirds
in
64,
we
are
not
an
extreme
metal
band,
more
like
MODERAT
EPIC)
which
corresponds
with
a
slower
heavy
metal
riff
where
we
also
brought
out
the
mellotrone
if
I
remember
correctly.

“Then
Ted
bombs
you
with
a
final
part,
primitive
d-beat
thrash
with
a
riff
that
sounds
like
Tom
G
Warrior
made
it
and
I
also
ordered
Ted
to
lay
on
some
hellish
guitars.
Anyway,
I
LIVE
for
that
queensryche
84
riff,
Ted!”

Our
unfamiliarity
with
the
people’s
connection
to
an
actual
bird
doesn’t
detract
from
those
riffs,
man.
Just
check
out
the
song
below
to
hear
what
I
mean.

Conversely,
Nocturno
Culto
didn’t
mince
words,
admitting
that
talking
about
the
band’s
music
was
hard
for
him.
Talk
about
polar
opposites,
man.

“Well,
AGAIN,
talking
about
our
music
really
blows
or
is
very
difficult,
at
least
for
me.
Personally,
music
is
a
floating
thing,
and
I
am
having
a
hard
time
to
try
to
break
it
down.
It´s
metal,
a
bit
of
heavy/doom/black/thrash,
that
is
Darkthrone
now,
mixing
genres
has
been
something
we
have
done
since
A
Blaze,
and
especially
since
2005.
And
I
am
just
looking
forward
on
new
material,
new
riffs
and
ideas.”

It
Beckons
Us
All
will
be
released
tomorrow,
April
26
via
Peaceville
Records,
but
you
can

preorder
your
copy
today.

It
Beckons
Us
All
track
listing

01.
Howling
Primitive
Colonies
02.
Eon
3
03.
Black
Dawn
Affiliation
04.
And
In
That
Moment
I
Knew
The
Answer
05.
The
Bird
People
Of
Nordland
06.
The
Heavy
Hand
07.
The
Lone
Pines
Of
The
Lost
Planet