Niðafjöll is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Sigurboði
Grétarsson. Symphonic Pagan Black Metal From Iceland, Niðafjöll and his
debut album Endir hook you immediately, right from the start.
Filled
with catchy Symphonic Folk melodies, alluring guitar patterns, all
accented with pleasant vocal harmonies. Taking the listener through a
range of emotions.
The album Endir is a concept album that takes
place in the world of Norse Mythology. It depicts two characters who die
at the start of Ragnarök and their souls get seperated. The man must
now search for his loved one while witnessing the end of the world
happening all around him. He walks through scorched grounds and frozen
tundras to reach Niflheim, the realm of Hel, to beg her to release his
spouse. When she refuses he asks her to freeze his heart instead so he
can stop feeling the pain of having lost his love.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weTAEtcsK3M