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Shrieking black metal fan visited by the police

October 9, 2016 by Jan F. Lindsø 1 Comment

The tweet doesn't say anything about which black metal song was being sung

The tweet doesn’t say anything about which black metal song was being sung

The Norwegian police tweeted that they got a report about horrible shouts and screams from an apartment in Oslo. They headed out to the scene and got in contact with a guy that had been singing black metal. He was given order to stop the singing until 8 am. The tweet doesn’t say anything about which songs was being sung.

Melding til politiet om forferdelig rop og skrik i en leilighet. Politiet i kontakt med en person som hadde sunget Black Metal på stedet.

— Politiet i Oslo OPS (@oslopolitiops) 9. oktober 2016

True Norwegian Hardware Black Metal

November 20, 2015 by Jan F. Lindsø Leave a Comment

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The Norwegian hardware chain store Jernia probably has the most remarkable promotional campaign for their Black Friday sale. What do you get if you mix a Norwegian hardware store and Black Friday? Norwegian Black Metal of course!

Watch the commercial below:

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

May 19, 2015 by Line Evensen Leave a Comment

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is the brainchild of filmmaker and graphic designer John Koenig, who says his mission is “to harpoon, bag and tag wild sorrows then release them back into the subconscious”.  Koenig aims at all those nameless feelings words – until now – has not been able to define, making this dictionary one of my favourite sites ever. When I first came across it, it struck a chord with me, making me read every definition and watch every video. Every definition is so thoughtful, and every invented word sounds real. 

onism
n. the awareness of how little of the world you’ll experience. Imagine standing in front of the departures screen at an airport, flickering over with strange place names like other people’s passwords, each representing one more thing you’ll never get to see before you die—and all because, as the arrow on the map helpfully points out, you are here.

altschmerz
n. weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had—the same boring flaws and anxieties you’ve been gnawing on for years, which leaves them soggy and tasteless and inert, with nothing interesting left to think about, nothing left to do but spit them out and wander off to the backyard, ready to dig up some fresher pain you might have buried long ago.

 vemödalen
n. the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist—the same sunset, the same waterfall, the same curve of a hip, the same closeup of an eye—which can turn a unique subject into something hollow and pulpy and cheap, like a mass-produced piece of furniture you happen to have assembled yourself.

moledro n. a feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you’ll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away but can still get inside your head and leave behind morsels of their experience, like the little piles of stones left by hikers that mark a hidden path through unfamiliar territory.

You can find The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows here. They also have a Facebook page.

Draculas castle is for sale!

May 26, 2014 by Line Evensen Leave a Comment

Ever wanted a castle?

Well, now is the time. We recently heard rumours about Bran Castle in Transilvania, Romania being for sale. According to The Telegraph, the New York law firm handling the sales says;

If someone comes in with a reasonable offer, we will look at who they are, what they are proposing, and will seriously entertain the idea, says Mark Meyer, of Herzfeld and Rubin.

Photo: www.bran-castle.com

Photo: www.bran-castle.com

It should be noted that Bram Stoker, who wrote the novel ‘Dracula’ in 1897 never visited Romania himself, but based his depiction of Count Draculas home from descriptions available at the time. However, Bran Castle is also connected to the infamous Vlad Tepes the Impaler (also known as Draculea) who was Bram Stokers probable inspiration when writing his novel, since Vlad Tepes lived in the area and was known for horrible things.

Bela Lugosi as Dracula Photo: Screenshot

Bela Lugosi as Dracula Photo: Screenshot

Owning an Transilvanian castle, surrounded by the Carpathian Forest.. How Black Metal is that?

 

 

 

Norwegian sheep born with corpsepaint

April 24, 2014 by Jan F. Lindsø 6 Comments

Norwegian lamb with corpsepaint

Photo: Odd Kjetil Liland, Jærmuseet

A lamb of the breed Old Norwegian Short Tail Landrace was born on Easter Monday. Nothing special about that really, but what is special is the color pattern of his fur. His look can somehow resemble the traditional corpsepaint look of the Norwegian Black Metal artists you might already be familiar with. The owners named the little lamb for Batlam, from the famous superhero Batman.

The lamb lives in Vitengarden (the Science Farm), which resides in Nærbø, Norway. The farm is a part of Jærmuseet, which is a regional science centre for South-Western Norway and also a regional museum for seven municipalities in Jæren, near Stavanger. In their facilities you will find out about history, culture and industry of Jæren, past and present. And now, you can also visit Batlam!

Norwegian Black Metal lamb / Abbath of Immortal

The lamb somewhat resembles Abbath of Immortal
Photo: Odd Kjetil Liland, Jærmuseet / Jan F. Lindsø, Black Forest Mag

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