Gaahls WYRD – the project headed up by legendary vocalist Gaahl (Trelldom, ex-God Seed, ex-Gorgoroth, ex-Wardruna, etc.) – has finally announced the follow-up to theor 2019 debut album GastiR – Ghosts Invited. Gaahls WYRD will release Braiding the Stories on June 6, and is now streaming the title track.
“Musically, it’s unique,” said Gaahl of the new record. “It’s not necessarily connected to GastiR and The Humming Mountain. Those albums are connected to very earthly elements, the natural flow of things. This album is another dimension—behind the veil, if you will.
“I remember I wanted to release ‘And the Now’ as the first single, but there’s probably too much information to be the first track out. Throughout this album, I use a lot of different voices, and I’ve thought a lot about how all these different characters fit [into the music]. So, I wanted the listener to fall into the album, not be distracted, and I think I’ve accomplished that. It’s cinematic.”
Braiding the Stories features striking cover art by visual artist Øivind Myksvoll (Wardruna, Trelldom), which uses hair and crystallized wine from Gaahl‘s collection. Braiding the Stories was produced by Iver Sandøy and Gaahls WYRD mixed, and mixed and mastered by Sandøy. Pre-orders are available here.
Source: metalinjection.net
