有段日子没碰到让人眼睛一亮的新队了,(其实亦不新,以前不
知道而已)。芬兰的Wyrd,风格类似Empyrium,连封面都象极。
非常舒服的慢版民谣金属,流畅质朴;即有北欧人共有的雄浑,
又有芬兰人独具的隽永。
维京神话中有一颗生命之树Yggdrasil,Wyrd是供养该树的三
口井之一,由掌管命运的Norn三姐妹看守..... 后来古英语中
的weird一词就来源于此,如麦克白斯中的weird witches。
专辑"Huldrafolk",2002年Millenium Music出版,只印了900
张。Huldra是传说中山林女精灵,能歌善舞,美丽多情, 但是
... with a hollow back and a tail。
"Ashes of Man and Oak and Pine"
Life fades away like the days
Autumnal rains sweep the plains
Once at one's journey's end
So short seem our days
The eternal arrow of life
Points to one direction only
No matter how you try
The wheel keeps on turning
Flames of life, flames of death
Ashes of man and oak and pine
Mingle and soar beyond the day
Far beyond, north away
Into the glacial waters
Of the ice cold nothern lakes
The flame of life has sunken
Deep down below the waves
The skyline aflame burning red
And the flames caress the stars
Like fallen from the skies
They mirror from water's placid surface
Follow the sun, follow the moon
Ashes of man and oak and pine
Mingle and soar into the night
Far beyond, north away
While you live let your spirit soar
And your fire burn forevermore
As those who crawl
Might as well be gone
Ashes of Man and Oak and Pine