Hostmorke

Isengard was a solo project set up by Fenriz of Darkthrone in the late 1980's which began more as a death metal project and evolved into a large mix of styles, incorporating elements of doom, rock, death, black metal and folk. 'H stm rke', meaning Autumn Darkness, was the second Isengard album. It was released in 1995 and featured a continuation of Norwegian folk elements mixed with some doom, with all instruments once again performed by Fenriz himself. The latter part of the album also features a couple of black metal tracks which explore territory a bit more in line with Darkthrone, particularly the track 'Total Death'. H stm rke is also notable for featuring a couple of small guest appearances from Aldrahn (Thorns, ex D dheimsgard) and Vicotnik of D dheimsgard. This new edition of 'H stm rke' contains a special commentary disc conducted by Fenriz and reflecting on the recording process, as well as an insight into the time of the recording.