Black Metal. Bleeding into the rivers of the twilight world, Hrima is rooted in spiritual existentialism and the poetic mysticism of nature. It explores the trial of man, the nameless longing for transcendence and his loss of words when he experiences the divine will. Musically, "Hrima" is Black Metal and arcane instrumental music, woven into a massive work spanning over 2 12"/CDs. The musical climaxes and atmospheric depths are inspired by the foreboding emotional stirrings when observing celestial phenomena, which in certain moments can almost indicate a sense of revelation.
Hrima is a concept album. All music on the album is a perspective onto that concept. Consider the first 9 tracks, culminating into Gestirn, as the first perspective and musically the main album. The tracks following Gestirn are neither an extended outro nor a seperate album. They are a different perspective unto the same idea. Nahtrunar is based on poetry and spirituality, explored via Black Metal and abstract music simultaneously during the compositional process, thus offering said two perspectives of equal relevance. And even though the perspectives are presented in this particular order, Gestirn is the heart and climax of Hrima (and Nahtrunar) as a whole. Imagine Gestirn as a last deep breath, followed by silence.