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Garmarna's Guds Speleman (God's Musicians) shows an innovative band that's growing ever stronger and more confident. This album highlights the beautiful voice of Emma Hardelin; she's now developed beyond a promising young singer to one of the best. As with their previous disc Vengence, the band... Learn More »

Garmarna's Guds Speleman (God's Musicians) shows an innovative band that's growing ever stronger and more confident. This album highlights the beautiful voice of Emma Hardelin; she's now developed beyond a promising young singer to one of the best.

As with their previous disc Vengence, the band have excavated the dark side of the Swedish tradition to bring forth haunting melodies and lyrics filled with blood, guts, and doomed maidens.

In the Swedish lyrics, a fleeing pregnant woman is slashed to death by a werewolf, and a handsome young man barely escapes the clutches of a horny mountain troll. Just in case these stories are too nice for you, caterpillars devastate a river valley, a girl's lover is pulled from her arms and hacked to death by her seven brothers, and a tax collector is beheaded and sent to Hell.

Produced by Sank (Killing Joe, Drain STH, Clawfinger, Paradise Lost), God's Musicians envelopes the listener in a spacious yet dense environment, where the hurdy-gurdy's drone and the meaty thuds of the tom-toms support original melodies welded to ancient tales of gore.

God's Musicians was awarded best folk album at The Swedish Grammy Awards in Stockholm.
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