SLEGEST – Vidsyn Album Details Revealed

Having set November 4th as the release date, Dark Essence Records have revealed the details of Vidsyn, the second full-length album from Slegest.  Recorded at the Conclave & Earshot and Systrond Studios,  Vidsyn was jointly produced by the band’s founder and frontman Ese, and  Bjørnar E. Nilsen (Vulture Industries, Black Hole Generator), who also mixed the album.  Mastering is by Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved).  Guesting on the album is Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved).
 
The cover of Vidsyn once again has its roots in the art of Nikolai Astrup. Design is by Tom Korsvold and drawing is by Lars Hellebø.  

Vidsyn sees Slegest confidently building on the sound they developed on their debut full-length Løyndom.  As Ese explained recently:
 
“We will pick up where we left off with Løyndom – mid-paced heaviness in all its glory and filth. I have read blackened doom applied as a description to our music.  But really you need to add a good dose of rock and then you might get the idea of what we are all about. There is so much to explore in our world of heavy rock and we are proud of our new songs which, to our ears – and, after all, we are the blueprint – sounds bloody brilliant. The album will of course deal with death, and, since I write all the music and spend plenty of time thinking about death, I guess it is safe to say that we are most likely onto something.”

Tracklisting:

“I Fortida Sitt Lys”
“Som I Eit Endelikt”
“Du”
“Komfortabelt Nommen Midtvekes”
“Wolf”
“The Reanimator”
“Inn I Uvissao”
“Tenn Den Gamle Varde”

Slegest will hit the road in December of this year , joining Shining’s 20th Anniversary tour, which also features Dark Essence label mates Taake, with whom the band has previously toured.  The prospect of sharing a stage with Niklas Kvarforth and Hoest, widely acknowledged to be two of the most accomplished and exciting front men in extreme metal, would seem daunting to most bands, but judging from the reviews Slegest has received for its live performances, and from the number of fans the lineup of Ese on vocals and rhythm guitars, Sør (Bäääv, Vonbråten) on lead guitars, Hövard (Bombeklüchter) on bass and Fjøsne on drums, has  picked up following those performances,  this is a band that is more than able to hold its own against the two titans. 
 
Before the start of the tour Slegest will launch the new album with a show at Krøsset in Oslo, where they will be joined by Alfahanne, and, given the dynamism and sheer entertainment value of the two bands, this will be an evening to remember.