† Bands †

Forteresse

Moribond : All instruments
Athros : Vocals

Forteresse was born on an irrelevant day of 2006 in the ruins of Montréal. In this age where few remember their ancestors and the honored traditions that have forged La Belle Province, Forteresse stands proud to oppose the degeneration of its homeland. Narrated by Moribond and Athros, Metal Noir Québécois stand as an hommage to ancient traditions and to all those that long to see the banner of liberty rise at last. PATRIOTIC, EPIC BLACK METAL

Myspace Page : www.myspace.com/forteresse

Gris

Icare : Drums, piano and voices
Neptune : Bass and guitars

If the greatness of everything a pure soul can accomplish was unveiled to all, nobody would even notice, for the colors of such an apparition would be myriads of hues unknown to the man of the cities, so beautiful that they would blind fools by their vivid brightness. The soul that is drawn to this eurhythmic web is able to discern shapes heralding how it will shed the vileness lurking inside to become a fulfilled and true spirit. Gris is what can be glimpsed from these miraculous fractals. It is the shore of a new continent where we want to land, as well as the vessel that will carry us there. It is a phoenix that must be tamed and ridden to plunge into the depths of this painting of which we only see the sumptuous frame. It follows, through each of its chapters, the pathway of the human soul through each stage of deliverance. It is the balance between all forces and vibrations overwhelming us, the essence of spiritual freedom, a railway without a path, as one must be built without predefined beliefs. Gris is agnostic for all that caresses and scratches us. None know if our vision is corrupted or true. Within each of us lies a heart of iron tarnished by fear and emptiness, and each of us must build his own pathway since he is his own train. Thus, Gris is the wood and sweat with which we build our path, as well as the formula that will allow us to transform our own hearts into gold.

Website : niflheim5.tripod.com
Myspace Page : www.myspace.com/niflheim5

Sombres Forêts

Annatar : All instruments and vocals

By the darkest of nights, Sombres Forêts was invoked by the single soul of Annatar. The first songs were composed with the desire to create cold and dark music with weapons of despair and hatred. The first Sombres Forêts demo was recorded exclusively for labels at the end of summer 2006, to find a suitable record label for future albums, and Annatar decided to sign a two-album deal with Québec’s Sepulchral Productions.

The first opus named “Quintessence” is currently being recorded and will be released in autumn of 2006.

Website : sombresforets.tripod.com
Myspace Page : www.myspace.com/sombresforets9

Utlagr

Willing to create a an extreme and original musical project, Eric Ouellet and Jacques Villiard started in October 2001 the base of what was going to become Utlagr. One year later, the formation was completed by François C. Fortin on the drums and Sebastien Martel on bass guitar. Utlagr was born and still today, the group consists of these founding members.

The name of the group means in old Norse “outlaw” and its in the honor of Rolfr Utlagr, founder of Normandy our ancestors fatherland.

Utlagr creates aggressive and fast music but still preserving a certain melody, thus giving an epic touch to the compositions. Our music can be described as “Black Metal” because its musically rooted into the northern european metal style of the 90s. On the other hand, Utlagr is not a clone of the Norwegian bands, our goal is to bring the maximum of originality to our compositions.

Concerning the ideology and philosophy carried by Utlagr, once again we try to dissociate ourselves from the majority of the “Black Metal” scene. We are not satanic.We prefer to promote Northern paganism because it carry many values that are a part of our everyday life. Still, we dissociate ourselves from a certain trend which give a major place to politics and racial hate. Utlagr does not have any interests in politics, from the left or right spectrum and we do not make the promotion of white supremacy. Do not believe that we assert ourselves as moralizer. Everyone can support and promote the ideas they want but we prefer to stress the defense of the cultural inheritance and our ancestral habits without mingling our way of life with National-Socialism (Nazism) or Fascism. BUT we have a point in common with the rest of the Black Metal scene; hatred towards Christianity and the monotheism in general. We believe that the three great monotheist religions are at the origin of our distance from nature thus leading to its destruction. These religions preaching forgiveness, temperance and humility destroy the force of character and the combativeness of each human being, thus reducing it to the state of a sheep in the herd. We believe that paganism is the solution against the shameful dogmatism conveyed by these beliefs and a healthy way to reconcile itself with Mother-Earth. The gods and goddesses represent what are the most natural feelings of a human bieng: love, hatred, the research of pleasure, courage, sensuality, the force to create and destroy, etc.

Website : www.utlagr.net
Myspace Page : www.myspace.com/utlagr