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318:(2005) on the Dutch label Karmageddon Media. The records were inspired by the big narratives in history and the music mixed elements from punk, heavy metal and folk. In 2008, Geirmund Simonsen became a part of the project. Simonsen had a background as a church-organist, producer and composer for theatre, film and TV which was very different from Sandvik's background from mainly punk and metal bands. Together they thought this could result in something unique. In 2009 they released the album 42: 329:, their first record on a Norwegian label (Indie Recordings). The album was inspired by writers from the 19th century who wrote something about what it means to be a modern man. During the work with the album, Torbjørn's girlfriend got life-threatening cancer, and he found great comfort in feeling a sense of common despair with these writers from the 19th century. Also the collective loss of meaning and innocence in Norway after the 221: 333:
influenced the album. The song "Sprekk for sol" (Burst by Sun) was dedicated to one of the Utøya victims, Torjus Jakobsen Blattmann, and his engagement against hate ideologies. With their record the band hoped to communicate that people are not so alone in their suffering as they sometimes think.
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is inspired by 1945 when peace came 70 years ago. The war showed man from its most destructive and ruthless sides. But with these dark forces a strong counter-force emerged and values like freedom, social justice, tolerance and solidarity became more apparent for people than ever. These forces
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revolves around dreams of creating a new and more vital life together – to find a path from storm and darkness to calm seas. The album has also songs that remind listeners that a loved generation and their culture are disappearing. The song "Enno nær" (Still Close) is dedicated to Torbjørn's
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is given a lighter, acoustic expression and the Anglo-American cultural influences after 1945 on Norway are represented in the compositions. The band plays around with different instruments and elements from Nordic folk-tunes, a classic-Romantic tradition and Anglo-American indie-folkrock.
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grandmother and to the fishermen's wives who earlier were the "glue" in the Norwegian coastal society. The song "Draumen" (The Dream) is describing a meeting between Torbjørn and Per Sivle's poem "Vår-von" (Spring Hope), from the 19th century.
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contributed to the rebuilding of Europe and gave birth to its welfare states. The ability the war-generation had to create new meaning after traumas and loss of meaning has inspired the work with
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Their first radio single, "Høyr min song (Til Fridomen)" ("Hear My Song (To Freedom)", was released January 9 and A-listed by NRK P1, Norway's biggest radio station.
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This ability also resonated with personal processes in songwriter and front-figure Torbjørn Sandvik. Where the predecessor
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as the driving force. In 2010, the band had a full line-up that consisted of Sandvik doing vocals and rhythm-guitar,
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To support the lyrical moods the band has revitalized their musical expression from the dark and heavy predecessor,
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was dominated by anxiety and darkness and an overwhelming fear of losing a loved one because of sickness,
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received great reviews by the Norwegian daily press. The Norwegian equivalent to
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indie folk-rock band, which started up as a one-man project in 2001 featuring
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Glittertind started out as a one-man project where Torbjørn Sandvik released
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as "A real folk-rock rarity; stridently progressive, strikingly singular."
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In 2010, Glittertind became a full band, and in 2013 the band released
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Geirmund Simonsen
Photo of Glittertind autumn 2013
Lillesand
Oslo
Folk rock
Punk rock
Viking metal
Indie Recordings
Napalm Records
Karmageddon Media
Torbjørn Sandvik
Geirmund Simonsen
Stefan Theofilakis
Geir Holm
Bjørn Nordstoga
Olav Aasbø
http://www.glittertind.net
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Torbjørn Sandvik
Geirmund Simonsen
Stefan Theofilakis
Geir Holm
Olav Aasbø
Bjørn Nordstoga

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