Supergroup Alert - Martröð

   

       Fallen Empire, the American label that this year has been cranking out unforgettably crazy black metal from acts like Skàphe, Xothist, and Misþyrming, have announced the signing and upcoming release of a new band, with the equally unpronounceable moniker Martröð (which can be  be roughly transliterated as 'Martreuth'). Despite the band's Scandinavian flourishes to their name, their guitarist is the only true Norseman in the group - and just so happens to have a little project of his own you might know of called WORMLUST.


        Followers of Idiot in Remission will know that I absolutely adore Wormlust, so when I saw its mastermind H.V Lyngdal would be contributing guitars to Martröð, my interest was piqued, and, to my amazement, I realized the group is a dream come true for black metal nerds like me. The lineup features MKM of French destroyers Antaeus and Aosoth on vocals, Jef "Wrest" Whitehead of Leviathan on keyboards, Esoterica of Krieg, and Thorns of German band Barad Dür on drums.

        According to Fallen Empire, Martröð will be releasing a two-track EP later this year. Get excited! Hopefully this supergroup works out better than Wrest's last endeavor...