Black Metallers BALFOR Add Second Guitarist

March 8, 2009

Ukrainian black metallers BALFOR have added a second guitarist to their original three-man lineup. Former UNERASE axeman Agnarr has started rehearsing with the band, and, according to vocalist/guitarist Thorgeir, is already up to speed with BALFOR's material. "Agnarr is a highly trained and skilled guitarist, with a real instinct for music, so he got the feel of what we wanted straight away," said the frontman. "When we were recording material for our new album, we realized that the fuller sound we had developed was going to need an additional guitarist in order for us to be able to reproduce it live. It also takes some of the pressure off me on stage. Singing and playing at the same time is one thing, but when you want to give the audience a less static show, and communicate with them at the same time, it doesn't always work too well, so a second guitarist is the perfect solution for us."

BALFOR, which plays what the band describes as "barbaric black metal" that explores themes from their countries' warrior past, has finished recording its full-length debut, "Barbaric Blood", as a follow-up to 2006's "Pure Barbaric" EP, and is currently looking for a label. They also recently a recorded a cover version of SATYRICON's "K.I.N.G." for the "Dominions of Satyricon" tribute CD, released on Empire Records.

"K.I.N.G." plus unmastered tracks from "Barbaric Blood" are currently being streamed on BALFOR's MySpace page.

Find more on

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).