I might be in the minority here, but I would love it if Borknagar did an entire album with just clean vocals. This is amazing...

@wulf2863

4 жыл бұрын

Hoping so too, or a mix

@Justin_Anvil

4 жыл бұрын

They weren’t far from it this album. (My favorite album of 2019)

@inkdimage5703

4 жыл бұрын

@@Justin_Anvil i agree. Pretty close! And definitely a good choice for top album!

@mybier1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Justin_Anvil this album you can't skip a song!

@Justin_Anvil

4 жыл бұрын

rone silva Marques agreed 🤜

My favourite metal song in last 10 years

@johnb7046

2 ай бұрын

Easily

This is one of the best songs 2019

@Compendyum

4 жыл бұрын

*This unexpectedly is the best song in 2019. FTFY

@ZonZorZerx

4 жыл бұрын

Cute joke.

@barbarian.husmann

4 жыл бұрын

Man i love this song ;)

@Goretesque

4 жыл бұрын

True

@CowboyFromHellvete

4 жыл бұрын

damn right. love this song

This is actually the best song I've ever heard.

there´s a place where the summer will be as a legend long gone set free and this warms me beautifully where the sun cast shadows at night where the day and evenings are bright the place where i belong up north where the pine trees meet the sea where the stormy sky will sing for me the place i wanna be up north fall my favorite season death and rain and rain and rain falling leaves and fallen stars as fallen men go back to start death as life we hail alone but not alone we sail death give life and lead the way all energy remain then winter its you and me the winter is home to the dead alone with you i´ll sleep with ease take a moment to reflect and be who you are and you are just another icebergs tip at sea you will melt eventually and the ocean will rise and the sun crystallize you for the aftermath to see the spark of true eternity clean as a new start set me free in your wisdom i`m lost what do i know of frost but i trust you know lost is lost winter she is unforgiving as faith and then spring you will shake speed the circle and brake and create and create and create and the circle is now complete no end for an end to meet nothing is obsolete up north no end no end for an end to meet no end no end for an end to meet

@pabloacebedo2960

4 жыл бұрын

Takk du er flott!! 💪

@smote_his_ruin

4 жыл бұрын

You're killing it man!!!

@harpreetarora

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have searched for the lyrics for a few days now :)

@Jallabird919

4 жыл бұрын

This is simply one of the greatest songs ever! Constantly on repeat! Voice of the gods!

@shpongolia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Vortex has a great voice, Dimmu Borgir had to get a whole choir to replace him ☺️

@ThomasBoyce5000

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the choir still can't touch ICS Vortex

@dogrudiyosun

3 жыл бұрын

because simen has a perfect imperfectness. like a mustang you know. a free horse, untamed. thats what metal is, at least to me.

@williamsmith666

3 жыл бұрын

@@dogrudiyosun that's a good way to look at it. It's something Vintersorg has been doing lately that doesn't sit all that well with me; the perfectly functioning vocal harmonies SOUND nice, but they don't feel, well...real.

@OneTrueVikingbard

3 жыл бұрын

Dimmu Borgir: gets Norwegian orchestra Vortex to Mustis: look what they had to do to imitate a fraction of our power.

@mattb9054

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they did and even though I did like Abrahadabra In sorte diabloli will always be my favorite dimmu album

Probably the best song that I heard in the last 20 years... VORTEX voice's amazing!

@timothytaylor6179

4 жыл бұрын

Vortex is absolutely amazing!

Yesterday I went to pay some bills and the lady at the post office commented on my biker rings... I told them I'm a metalhead, and I was listening to this song on repeat, so I scribbled down the name of this song and gave it to her. She said she has a 13-years-old son who's big into metal - I bet he's listening to this song right now! This is how good metal spreads in the world.

@ryanmacc4709

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully the kid bought the album instead of slipknot or new Metallica crap

@Viktorreznov1942

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanmacc4709 "slipknot or metallica crap" lol nice little spew of autism there.

@yolandabrignardello3096

2 жыл бұрын

Thats right! Thats how metal lives forever

@PabPapp1

8 ай бұрын

cringe

This might be the song of the year for me

@MasterchiefBaghera

4 жыл бұрын

@@eliisaac This should be sent to outer space... To greet whomever is there..

@MrSabnak

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah indeed. The f* song of the year!

@c.t.7450

4 жыл бұрын

fuck yeah😲

@behemitch8287

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, either this one, or Valediction by Insomnium

@lordperth7149

4 жыл бұрын

@@behemitch8287 I think the cleans in Valediction are a bit to bland, but Pale Morning Star and The Offering from the same album would be 2 possibly contestants for me. Other contestants would be Yields of Sand from In Mourning and Metaphobia from Allegaeon.

Sincerely, I don't remember since when a song had not grabbed on me in such this manner. This astounding masterpiece summarize perfectly all what represent for me what real music is, and why do I love music.

When Vortex sings, the Gods stop to listen.

@excellenceka

4 жыл бұрын

The other Gods**

@quilmesdave

4 жыл бұрын

@lormendi No. He's better.

@JohnA.Zoidberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@quilmesdave Because music is a contest and we can't enjoy music without comparing cock size.

@48683747429

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnA.Zoidberg Seems like Iormendi started this, but sure AT the other guy I guess

@JohnA.Zoidberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@48683747429 I really don't care who started it. Either way it's moronic.

Brings tears to the eyes. Now that's when an artist knows its role.

ICS voice is just... Pure. Borknagar is a force of the nature. Hope I can see the live some day!

@DavidPerez-wk4xm

3 жыл бұрын

Loco. I flew to Norway to see them. It was amazing. I was tired of waiting on them to tour the states.

@maurine6146

2 жыл бұрын

They have going to do a live 7 hours from me! Don't think I can resist.

@markranfone6393

2 жыл бұрын

one of my friends saw them! she said they were amazing

There's a place where the summer will be As a legend long gone set free And this warms me beautifully Where the sun cast shadows at night Where the day and evenings are bright The place where I belong Up north Where the pine trees meet the sea Where the stormy sky will sing for me The place I wanna be Up north Fall, my favorite season Death and rain and rain and rain Falling leaves and fallen stars As fallen men go back to start Death as life we hail Alone but not alone we sail Death give life and lead the way All energy remain Then winter its you and me The winter is home to the dead alone With you i'll sleep with ease Take a moment to reflect and be Who you are, and you are just another icebergs tip at sea You will melt eventually And the ocean will rise and the sun Crystallize you for the aftermath to see The spark of true eternity Clean as a new start set me free In your wisdom I'm lost what do I know of frost But I trust you know lost is lost Winter she is unforgiving as faith And then spring you will shake Speed the circle and brake And create and create and create And the circle is now complete No end for an end to meet Nothing is obsolete Up north No end, no end for an end to meet No end, no end for an end to meet

@janihelolahti6506

Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely amazing song❤

@caprise-music6722

11 ай бұрын

Beautiful lyrics

Vortex the wizard is back

@NecromanticoViajero

4 жыл бұрын

along with Lazare

@MensHominis

4 жыл бұрын

@Betonoszlop -- dude I had no idea. I had only gotten into Borknagar through Winter Thrice, then Universal, and was hooked when I heard about the new album. But even though I had been a fan of Arcturus and Dimmu Borgir, I had no idea Vortex was in Borknagar (ok: again) as well. So this full dose of Arcturus extravaganza in Up North got me like "the fuck?". Awesome though. I guess on Winter Thrice, their keyboarder was more prevalent with his softer voice? I am only now beginning to distinguish between them.

@divinefallfromgrace

4 жыл бұрын

@@MensHominis Dudo, Borknagar have 4 different singers- Vortex, Lazare, Garm , and Wintersorg. They only appear in certain eras/albums, as each mostly has another project or 2 to work on. I think it's a great idea, as it gives different albums different 'feels'. As far as I know, "Winter Thrice" is the only album that has them all. Better late to the party than never my man! And Arcturus slay. 😉

@KevinHallSurfing

3 жыл бұрын

Is that Vortex! Brilliant. Yeah I didn't know. 👍💯🇦🇺

thank you Borknagar. This song has reminded me the reason why I listen to music

This song is simply amazing, a joyful and elevating musical trip. This is probably my favorite Borknagar song ever. I have been listening to Borknagar since 2000, when they released Quintessence. Colossus and The Stellar Dome ranked as my favorite songs, but I think Up North might top those. I find it extremely remarkable that after 25+ years as a band, Borknagar is pretty much in their prime, releasing songs as good as or even better than the past ones. There are very few and rare metal bands (or musicians in general) that we could say the same.

@alabamadirtrider

4 жыл бұрын

Same here brother, I've been a huge Borknagar fan since 99/2000. This album, though... this is just a work of art. So many great songs, with this one being an absolute masterpiece.

@matthewlewis8106

4 жыл бұрын

Same! I've been hooked since I heard that album. This might be the next Colossus for me. The whole album is good!

@nicholasbastardo2318

4 жыл бұрын

SpaceV3gan cheers to that 🍺

@Metanoiosz

3 жыл бұрын

Insomnium and Amorphis, they also never released any weak suff, all of their works are high-level masterpieces!

@thanatos8618

3 жыл бұрын

I still think Colossus is unbeatable. I just wish they would record the whole Quintessence again. =\

Masterpiece. This whole album is a masterpiece.

This song is a masterpiece, the perfect blend between old school and modern sounds!

This is literally the first song of these guys I've ever heard. My mind: blown. My face: melted. My soul: exaltant. What an epic.

@speedtrap420

3 жыл бұрын

Thunderous is over the top...

@HauntingTheHoly

3 жыл бұрын

Have you found Colossus yet??

@DukeusMostchillius

2 жыл бұрын

Winter Thrice

Holy shit this incredible!! On loop for now!!!

I lived in Sweden for 3 years and leaving broke my heart. This song speaks to my soul - I just want to return. "The place, I wanna be...Up north!" I fucking love this song.

@vidarsmestad9143

4 жыл бұрын

"Wrong" country dude. 😂

@thechickenskull

4 жыл бұрын

@@vidarsmestad9143 Heh... I know that. But now that I'm in Italy, anything north of Germany is Up North to me! And I am itching to find my way back. Long summer nights, the nature, the mentality... I miss it.

@MetalJody1990

4 жыл бұрын

I live in f#%&ing Mississippi. The south... ugh. I really want to visit Sweden. Got an awesome friend who lives there.

One must take a moment to appreciate the lack of wanting to be heavy for the sake of being heavy. This is from the soul

Summer reveals, and winter hides. This is not a music, it is a work of art. Thanks Borknagar.

Wildly different than any Borknagar song I've ever heard and simultaneously one of the best Borknagar songs I've ever heard!

@clarvebiker3175

4 жыл бұрын

There's some stuff on Archaic Course that is kinda in this vein but that was 20 years ago...

@Alkusanat

4 жыл бұрын

@@clarvebiker3175 and Quintessence

@xShadeGrowNx

3 жыл бұрын

@@clarvebiker3175 Agreed!

@Hatemystikal

3 жыл бұрын

@@clarvebiker3175 Ad Noctum instantly come to mind from this song.

@williamsmith666

3 жыл бұрын

Borknarcturus.

I love that transition that starts at around 1:45. Such a happy moment

@bcarlson86

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, well said.

The entire album is a masterpiece. I didn’t think their last release could be topped, but this album blows it out of the water. It’s great to see a band release their meisterwerk this late into their career.

@evalangley3985

4 жыл бұрын

I am following them since early 2000. I always liked them, but they never impressed me like right now.

@DudeWatIsThis

2 жыл бұрын

Uh, not really. Winter Thrice is still their best. This song is absolutely incredible, but the album itself isn't better than Winter Thrice, come on.

@benedictdonald4338

2 жыл бұрын

@@DudeWatIsThis leave the hall, poseur!!

@JaimeNoro

Жыл бұрын

Urd is my favourite from the 21st century Borknagar. For me, more consistently musical across its whole length. This song is definitely one of their best, though.

I still can't get over how much this song rules and I've only listened to it 473,306 times now

Plain and simple one of the greatest metal tracks created. Anyone fan or non fan of metal will enjoy this. Music for the masses but not by selling out just making great art. They have mastered their craft and up north shows plain and clear.

Vortex’s voice is simply fantastic

Vortex knows how to put a person crying...such a feeling in his voice coming from another world.

Love from iceland🇮🇸

I love Vortex's voice so much.

@ShaggyJ

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the Bay Area California next round 510

One of the best metal song for all time...

This 6.30minutes feel like seconds. this could last forever. What a perfect song

What a righteous song, cheers from New Zealand.

This made me cry

@ursusarctos84

4 жыл бұрын

Me too dude

@gmanthatguy3937

4 жыл бұрын

Guess I'm not the only dude.

@sealinski

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

I have not listened to metal for like ~15 years, but tonight I came across a metalhead, and I started to recommend all sorts of bands I remember from back then, linking him songs from youtube. Borknagar was one of them, youtube recommended me this after and I noticed the song is fairly recent, and I got curious. Goddamn what have I been missing, this is mindblowing. 😭

One of the greatest tunes out there. Everything about it is great. The vocals are amazing.

I just found this band. And...his clean voice at first hearing their newest song Summits was not clicking for me. Then I listened to Winter Thrice, and it got better. And I came here last...and I fucking love it now🥹I needed this song in my life! The instrumentals, ugh, just grab my fucking wallet! I need to support when I get paid! I see an incoming Borknagar shirt in my near future😌

This song is EPIC!...LOVE IT!!

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've listened in my whole life! Thanks Borknagar!

4:00 OMG this moment is sick!! I have goosebumps.. I love this track...

@joshs8344

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one... incredible piece

"Fall, my favourite season. Death and rain and rain and rain" The pure power of singers voice and beauty of the lyrics made me cry. Like some songs of Quintessence did. After all these years... Thank you Borknagar, for being a part of my life.

Vortex is THE greatest clean vocalist in all of metal. I need more. Make another album, guy.

@erlingbergbentsen2869

3 жыл бұрын

Check out his work with Dimmu Borgir

@JoelJesus1998

3 жыл бұрын

Also Kristoffer Rygg

You know the band is good when both the music and the lyrics send chills down your spine.

@mattb9054

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 4:00 gets me every time, vortex has a godly voice, nothing else like it

I just love that song

ICS VORTEX as alway.....amazing 🤘🏽

Can't get enough of this song!

I never had a oportunity to see them live, but if Borknagar will go to " Mars " i will go certainly !!!!!!

This is my favourite song ever.

This is the song of the season. Every season!

The fast drums line for the first three minutes just kicks ass!

This song makes me cry every time

ICS VORTEX never dissapoints!! the best vocal on the Metal side!!

@MatiasKrasner

2 жыл бұрын

Garm is better

@jahya0

Жыл бұрын

Vortex and Garm. Agreed. Check out Can Uzunallı and Özgür Ozkan. Amazing live as well

Thank you so much for coming to Nashville, TN, USA. It meant a lot. It was an honor to see you perform.

This song makes me cry because is beautiful, very beautiful. Vortex voice is the best, a lot of feeling in his voice. (Sorry for my bad english)

Amazing song. This should be all over the radio.

Found this song by accident in a playlist. This is pure awesomeness.

Death and rain and rain and rain and that voice.

The drumming is insane

@mattb9054

Жыл бұрын

Dude the drummer from Borknagar is so underrated the guy is crazy good. Vortex's vocals are pretty legendary too it's such a wild mash up of amazing musicians

@pokermel

Жыл бұрын

The drumming makes this song for me. So sick

this man's voice is unmistakable. such a talent.

Songs that act as love letters to one’s homeland always hit me right in the feels. Love this song!

For me this the Best Track 2019!

2:00 Goosebumps

@sealinski

3 жыл бұрын

Just when you think the song can’t get any better

@oliverrodriguez514

3 жыл бұрын

Blast beat!

4 min : I am full emotion, especially in this part : 4 min 40 Greeting from France ! Hail Borknagar !

Amazing clip, amazing sound, impressive band, from Bergen, Norway, since 1995, I just discovered it, 25 years too late, but another 20 to enjoy, then I will be 82, in home for the elderly, great!😎😁🤘

Absolutely amazing song!!! Please let this song be a guide line to all your future material. Dont be a kinda-black metal band. Be a norwegian power metal band with a cold nordic flavour. It suits you!

@windrider6124

4 жыл бұрын

Hit the nail on the head brother, true icecold Norwegian powermetal is the next big thing 🤟🤟

While everyone is busy calling the new Tool album a masterpiece, Borknagar goes and drops THIS.

@rawbarber9012

4 жыл бұрын

The new Tool IS a masterpiece. However this is equally fantastic.

@mrbookends

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm definitely not interested in derailing this video with a Tool comparison but......no comparison. Thirteen years after "10000 Yawns" and they drop that new, virtually unlistenable (by me) album? This new Borknagar is outrageously good! Big shout out to the "oceans rise" throwback line too!

@nmac3718

4 жыл бұрын

Tools an overrated mess everyone waits like fanboys and they released the same stinker as the last one rehashed riffs production qualities the mix it's like part 2 of nothingness the last album had more silence than actual music(atmosphere)lol borknagar has more talent in its 2 weakest members than tool as a whole bad comparison

@rickmoody8570

4 жыл бұрын

couldnt agree more. even though to each their own. \,,/ but this is THAT good.

@disposable9529

4 жыл бұрын

Tool is for tools :v

I was having no expectation for this album... I am honestly blown away. It is just breathtaking.

The Greatest!!!!!

The world deserves to hear this song......

One of the best metal releases in the last decade. Absolutely stunning 🔥🤘

Album of the decade, perhaps the Millennia!

No one captures the majestic nature of....well...nature better in their songs than Borknagar. Especially with Simen at his best. Just Listen to this or "colossus", for example. You might want to bathe in the sheer magnificence of music and words and think of the powerful planet we live on. Let's make it last!

Still trying to collect the pieces of my mind after 2 weeks of heavy rotation on this. Know Borknagar for over 20 years but never expected such a blow off from them. So damn good!

this is the best song I have heard in years. vortex is so good here

Absolutely love the ride cymbal

The beginning is like Uriah Heep on steroids and the rest of the song is also great! You can feel the energy everywhere! And man, Vortex is amazing!

@Mithreniel

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Like Uriah Heep took an epic space journey!

Damn. The part about fall, death and rain and rain and rain... listening over and over again. So deep and so touching.

This song reminds me of the work Vortex did on his solo album, but that’s a good thing. And as someone that lives “Up North” and get to enjoy all 4 seasons pass by, this song truly touches my soul.

Damn! This song is so pure and good! Lord Vortex in full effect! You can tell he is a Neil Young fan (that's good) the way he ends "fallen men go back to START" Very Neil young sounding! I hope they do more songs like this. Metal needs a new leader.

They’re going the route of Amorphis and Opeth. Very cool

This might be the best metal song I have heard in this year... Pure bliss..

This video is like a sequel to Opeth's Dignity! I love this artist!

HOLY SHIT! I wasn't prepared for that old school blast! 10/10

Masterpiece. Thanks, Borknagar!

Wonderful and epic song, with clear black-metal roots. Happy to be one of the lucky few people to having seen the band performing it live so far, in Madrid on December 2019.

2:01 Absolute ecstasy.

this will go down as one of the greatest songs ever written

Goosebumps from 0:00 to 6:26. This song is beautiful and epic at the same time.

wow there is so much emotions in this song , Vortex s' voice is so intense , it s nice to have him as dominant vocals on this song

Now, listening to in a more accurate way, these drum lines are awesome!

Wow vortexs voice at its full potential This song sounds so refined fkn love it I'm happy to hear him sing again exploring his abilities

This is just beautiful

Finally i undestand how the seasons works and its correct order, tnx guys! ........and don´t forget that fire burns. Where the obvious and perfection meets!!

all energy remain - the most important thing

the development from ved buens ende and ulver, the norge music is unstoppable.

You would not freak out. You would find a world that would encompass you in excitement and vibes and beauty!

best song of the album🤘🏾🤘🏾