Windir, translating to "warrior" from the Norwegian dialect of Sognamål, was a folk metal/black metal project of vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Terje Bakken, who went by the pseudonym Valfar. The band formed in 1994 and split up in 2004 after the tragic death of Valfar.
Taken from the metal archives: "On
January 14, 2004, Terje 'Valfar' Bakken went out on a walk towards his family's cabin at Fagereggi, but he never arrived. Three days later, authorities found his body at Reppastølen in the Sogndal valley. He had gotten stuck in a snow storm, and had died of
hypothermia."
A final Windir concert was played in Oslo, Norway on
September 3, 2004 (which would have been Valfar's 26th birthday), along with guest bands Finntroll, Enslaved, and Mindgrinder, in order to honor Valfar's memory. It will not be forgotten.
Windir discography:
Demos--
Sogneriket ............................1994
Det Gamle Riket .......................1995
Albums--
Sóknardalr ..................March 23, 1997
Arntor ....................
October 11, 1998
1184 .....................
November 19, 2001
Likferd .....................March 27, 2003
Valfar, ein Windir ......September 03, 2004
(Valfar, ein Windir is a 2-disc best of/compilation. Disc 1 contains tribute songs from various artists, new/unreleased material, re-recorded songs, and live tracks; disc 2 is a compilation of songs from the band's 4 albums.)
DVDs--
SognaMetal ...................June 20, 2005
Any of these are
recommended, they are all timeless examples of awesome folk/black metal.
