Doedsmaghird is a new project from Yusaf ‘Vicotnik’ Parvez, the mind behind longstanding leaders of the Norwegian metal scene, Dødheimsgard, alongside esteemed French multi-instrumentalist and Dødheimsgard guitarist Camille Giradeau.
Their debut album, Omniverse Consciousness, is set for release on 11th October through Peaceville Records, but ahead of that the band have given their fans a glimpse of what’s to come by unveiling their first single, ‘Heart of Hell’.
An eight-minute epic, characterised by its surreal and dreamlike atmosphere, there is is an accompanying visually captivating music video by Matt Vickerstaff you can check out here at RAMzine.
Speaking about ‘Heart Of Hell’, Doedsmaghird songwriter Parvez said, “The ascending leads to a finite outcome in this narrative, so the subject aims to descend and uncover roads and outcomes that can omit and perhaps surpass the previous outcome. Like the video portrays, this person is depicted in the very heart of hell, and by the options present it is actually easier for the subject to move down rather than up.
“Downward on this scale can also translate moving towards less coveted ideas and a separation from common conception of values. As in culture, choosing this lifestyle over a lifestyle with more materialistic focus pertaining to profession and monetary means or reaching for a god, can seem like aiming for a lesser and much more unsafe state of being, but in turn it might yield a deeper sense of understanding existence and the nature of your being”.
You can stream the single here.
Speaking about the new project, he said: “A concept of universal awareness that transcends the present individual experience and connect the dots across multiple timelines and dimension. Consciousness is like nodes within a vast, interconnected web, where the black medium current serves a conduit for information exchange. Within this singularity, all path leads inward, and the concept of time ceases to exist. Every possible timeline, past and future converge into the enigmatic state of the omniverse consciousness. Palpable as a whispered secret, we present this intersection of experiences and outcomes. Symbolising the unattainable potential that never was but is. This emergence through conflict and synergy shaped from the original entities involved. A transformation and innovation where two points in time merge into a point in the middle…” So, there you go.
The compositional style of Omniverse Consciousness itself is primarily about embracing those intense moments and capturing this as the pure unbridled source; the album a journey of unyielding darkness, with lyrics conjured and delivered as a series of poignant and potent snapshots and blackened musings, reflecting upon and revelling in the despair amid an unravelling decrepit world.
In the wake of Dødheimsgard’s 2023 magnum opus Black Medium Current, and following a period in pursuit of creating something inspired by the pioneering work of the Satanic Art & 666 International releases, Parvez brought Doedsmaghird into being as a parallel world and malformed companion of sorts, by infusing some of the primal grim essence of what motivated those genre classics, refined and reflected back into the modern age under a new mask with debut album Omniverse Consciousness.
In contrast to modern day Dødheimsgard, the origin and process of Doedsmaghird – Rather than one of perhaps more meticulous and scrupulous focus – it was one intentionally driven by instinct without over-thinking; to give flesh to something very real & honest sounding in its unfolding chaos and spontaneity. This sense of almost raw urgency was utilised to reflect the more time-restricted recording session experiences of Parvez’s earlier days, which in turn necessitated at times on-edge performances and more “in-the-moment” non-replicable magic.
Omniverse Consciousness was recorded and mixed by Parvez, with mastering work overseen by Tom Kvålsvoll at Kvalsonic Lab in Norway. It features the tracks ‘Heart Of Hell’, ‘Sparker Inn Apne Dorer’., ‘Then, To Darkness Return’, ‘Endless Distance’, ‘Endeavour’, ‘Death Of Time’, ‘Min Tid Er Omme’, ‘Adrift Into Collapse’ and ‘Requiem Transiens’. Available on marble LP, black LP and CD, it can be ordered here.
