Reetessä, by Ruohtta

Reetessä

by Ruohtta

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Meatbreak This ep embraces some of the themes of the 90s progenitors of the scene, addressing the turbulent history of imposed Christianity and predatory colonialism in Northern Sápmi through four raw, visceral tracks that take their howling riffs and rattling percussion, mix bleak ambience into emotional themes of dejection, frustration and resistance at the clash of cultures. Favorite track: Raato.

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1.	Liket 04:25	buy track
2.	Raato 04:48	buy track
3.	Jábmekk 06:08	buy track
4.	Ealáska 07:21	buy track

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A turbulent history of imposed Christianity and predatory colonialism along with suppressed feelings of dejection, frustration and resistance gave birth to seemingly impossible cultural synthesis in Northern Sápmi. In the early mid 1900s, people in some rural areas embraced both Laestadianism and Stalinism while still practicing elements of old pagan Finno-Ugric (Sámi) religion. Reetessä, the follow up to the 2019 release Kaanij, capture and canalizes chaotic energies found within these contrasts and brings forth a wrath that flames deep within the Laplandic soul. The music wanders from furious and unapologetic Black Metal attacks into sombre ambient territories. The lyrics are performed in the three main languages of this region; Swedish, Meänkieli and Sámi.

This is an EP, not a demo.

Reviews:
"Imagine if you will a 1990's full of raw kvlt black metal that wasn't also full of nazi LARPing bonehead teenagers.

Imagine instead that the raw lo-fi Scandinavian black metal sound was used to tell the stories of the predatory colonialism of Nordic Christians and the atrocities committed against the Sámi and other indigenous populations.

Imagine leveraging all the hate and fury of 2nd wave black metal against the church and cultural supremacists at home instead of against some scary "cultural invader" idea.

Well, you'd have a whole scene full of albums like this. And that would be 100% okay in my book." - Trumpet of Amdusias

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released February 12, 2021

Tervaaja – vocals, guitars, bass, synth, percussion, kantele, spoken word
Bjebmok – drums on track 1, 2, 3, additional vocals on 1, 2
Ritnigállis – additional vocals on track 1 and 3
David Väyrynen – spoken word on track 4
All songs are written and arranged by Tervaaja
Godless sermon by David Väyrynen
Engineered, recorded and mixed by Johan Karlsson
at Arctic Mire studios in Gällivare during the winter of 2019 – 2020
Mastered by Jesper Dahlström at Heart of Sound
Artwork/photo by Tervaaja

Cassette edition released by Realm and Ritual in February 2021
CD edition released by TormentRex in April 2021

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Ruohtta Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Sápmi Black Metal!

"My art will remain dark, however optimistic I become. I suck in the gloom from this region, from home, the surroundings, sickness, death. I shall never speak about joyful things, I shall always remind of the bad, the oppressive, I shall always sing in a minor key." - K. Palsa (1947-1987)

Albums: TormentRex, Realm and Ritual, Escafismo Rec, Veritabel fg, War Against Yourself. ... more

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