Welcome Farewell

Following the tragic death of Valfar in January 2004, Vreid arose from the ashes of Windir. At the time Vreid, which means wrath in Norwegian, consisted Windir members Hvall (bass), Steingrim (drums), Sture (vocals/guitar) and new guitarist and longtime friend, Ese, , who was replaced by former Windir guitarist Strom in 2010, making the connection with Windir even stronger than before.

Consider VREID destiny fulfilled at this point. The one-time WINDIR has honored the long-ago passing of their brother Terje "Valfar" Bakken by keeping the remaining contingency intact and pursuing their own prolific constitution of black metal as commandeered through decades-past variations. As of 2...

A review of Welcome Farewell by Vreid, available February 26th in Europe and March 5th in North America via Indie Recordings.