Lumsk
Lumsk | |
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 Lumsk in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Trondheim |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Members | Stine Mari Langstrand Vidar Berg Ketil Sæther Espen Warankov Godø Eystein Garberg Siv Lena Waterloo Laugtug Espen Hammer |
Lumsk is a folk metal band from Trondheim, Norway. It combines traditional Norwegian folk music with rock, progrock and metal. The group has both male and female vocals with violin, guitar and drums.
Biography
After having released a self-produced demo, the band released an EP called Åsmund Fregdegjævar in 2001 under contract with the record company Spikefarm Records. The next year, the band moved to Tabu Recordings and released their debut album, which had the same title as the previously released EP. The album was characterized by its blend of classical instruments and heavy metal. The songs make up a narrative about the saga of Åsmund, who in Lumsk's interpretation sails from Ireland to rescue a king's daughter from a group of trolls.
Several years later, and with a new vocalist, the band released its second album, called Troll. The album was a departure in many ways from its predecessor - the band had gotten a new vocalist and guitarist, and as a whole the music was not as heavy or dark as on the debut album. There were also fewer songs, and together they didn't compose one narrative, but were rather stories in and of themselves; stories which were based on Nordic mythology and were written by the saga author Birger Sivertsen and his wife Kristin.
The same year the band released the single Nidvisa, which, in addition to the song Allvis from Troll, contained a song written for the action group Give Us Back Christmas (Gi oss jula tilbake in Norwegian) in protest against department stores' early Christmas decorating. The profits from the sale of the single also went to the group.
On February 26 2007, Lumsk released their third full-length album, entitled Det Vilde Kor. On this album, Lumsk have added music to Det Vilde Kor, which is a collection of poems written by the famous Norwegian poet Knut Hamsun.
Members
- Stine Mari Langstrand - vocals
- Vidar Berg - drums
- Ketil Sæther - guitar
- Espen Warankov Godø - piano, hammond, synth
- Eystein Garberg - guitar
- Siv Lena Waterloo Laugtug - violin
- Espen Hammer - bass guitar
Discography
- Demo 2001 (2001)
- Åsmund Frægdegjevar (2003)
- Troll (2005)
- Nidvisa (2005)
- Det Vilde Kor (2007)