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BAND NAME: Søker Tilflukt (Soker Tilflukt)
GENRE: Atmospheric Unblack Metal with Folk Influences
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Canada (Chatham Kent, Ontario)
Went on hold in September 2018. Became active again in 2020.
Went on hold in September 2018. Became active again in 2020.
Lineup:
Jarl Vinterfrost - All instruments, Vocals
Links:
Discography:
Ancient Wisdom (demo, 16 April, 2018, Independent)
Format: Digital / YouTube
Stream (OFFICIAL)
Track 2, "Days of Old", is exclusive to this demo.
1) Weathering the Storm 2:01, instrumental
2) Days of Old 2:02
3) Amidst Fallen Warriors and Broken Shields 2:04
4) Winter Forest 1:23, instrumental
5) The Wanderer 2:07
6) Ensomhet 2:24, instrumental
Ancient Wisdom (demo, 16 April, 2018, Independent)
Format: Digital / YouTube
Stream (OFFICIAL)
Track 2, "Days of Old", is exclusive to this demo.
1) Weathering the Storm 2:01, instrumental
2) Days of Old 2:02
3) Amidst Fallen Warriors and Broken Shields 2:04
4) Winter Forest 1:23, instrumental
5) The Wanderer 2:07
6) Ensomhet 2:24, instrumental
Through Snow and Blackest Night (UNRELEASED)
The song "Frost" was released on YouTube, 18 April, 2018. Otherwise, this demo was never released as a standalone item. However, it was later renamed "Pain of Northern Winter" and included as part of the first full-length album "The Dark Woods of Sorrow".
1) Frost 2:23
2) Wolf's Blood 2:45
3) Lunar Poetry 2:32, instrumental
4) The Pagan Sorrow 2:31
5) Born of the North Flame 2:47
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The Dark Woods of Sorrow (18 April, 2018, Independent)
Formats: CD and Bandcamp
Buy the CD (OFFICIAL)
Buy the CD (OFFICIAL)
Stream/Download (OFFICIAL)
Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)
The left artwork is for the CD version.
The right artwork is for the Bandcamp version.
Originally both versions had the left artwork, but the Bandcamp one was changed when Jarl received the new band logo.
The album is split into two parts based on the demos the songs are taken from:
- "Ancient Wisdom" (tracks 1-5)
- "Pain of Northern Winter" (tracks 6-10)
Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)
The left artwork is for the CD version.
The right artwork is for the Bandcamp version.
Originally both versions had the left artwork, but the Bandcamp one was changed when Jarl received the new band logo.
The album is split into two parts based on the demos the songs are taken from:
- "Ancient Wisdom" (tracks 1-5)
- "Pain of Northern Winter" (tracks 6-10)
1) Weathering the Storm
2:01, instrumental
2) Amidst Fallen Warriors and Broken Shields
2:04, lyrics:
Fallen
Warriors lie dead
Lost Faith
They could not see the victory
Still the battle
It wages on
I clutch my sword
Prepared to face the enemy
I will not yield
I raise my shield
I will not yield
This battle has been won
Raise Your Sword
Up to the sky
True God of thunder
Reigning up high
Hail to the king
Of the holiest Flame
My fate lies in the
Hands of the untamed
Familiar Faces
I may never see again
Cut down by the enemy
The Arrows of the Fallen one
But yet the battle
It wages on
I hold fast my ground
And prepare for the next attack
3) Winter Forest
1:23, instrumental
4) The Wanderer
2:07, lyrics:
He Travels Through
Vast Forests and Mountains
Seeking Wholeness
But finding only pain
His strength is weakened
The path is unclear
The wanderer's weary
Of the endless journey
His mortal being
Weak from the strain
His hope is void
The forest takes it's toll
But yet he sees
A light through the trees
The beholder of mercy
Standing at the gate
5) Ensomhet
2:24, instrumental
6) Frost
2:23, lyrics:
Through Mountains and snow
Ice covered trees
I tread through this wasteland
Searching for peace
My being is numb
Battered by cold
Waiting in frost
For the return
Frozen this life
Frozen is man
The journey through ice woods
Predestined by king
My being is numb
Battered by cold
Waiting in frost
For the return
7) Wolf's Blood
2:45, lyrics:
Call of the north
Ice in my veins
Sword in my hand
Wolf's blood calls me
Through marshes and wastelands
Dark northern sky
Hunting the wolf
Heading their cries
Snow moonstruck mountains
Frost bitten hands
Fearless I wander
Christ's Blood in me
Wolf's Blood
Tired and weary
I journey on
The quest for wolf's blood
All that I see
Strong northern wind
Falling snow
A warriors heart
Is all that I know
I push through the forests
Rivers and lands
Fearless I wander
Christ's blood in me
8) Lunar Poetry
2:32, instrumental
9) The Pagan Sorrow
2:31, lyrics:
Empty I am
Hopeless and void
Vessel to none
Death is my fate
Slave to the god's
Creations of man
Yearning for truth
In north pagan land
Sorrow
Raised by the sword
Father to son
Traditions of old
Known since my birth
Searching for purpose
Meaningful call
A far greater fate
Than Valhalla's Hall
10) Born of the North Flame
2:47, lyrics:
Son of the north
Warriors blood
With a spirit of fire
I conquer this land
Conceived by the flame
Tempered by Yah
Cleansed in the waters
Of wisdom and truth
Walking the path
Of fire and frost
In these woods of destruction
Sorrow and despair
Driven by blade
Words of the High One
I lift up my gaze to the mountains of snow
Born of the North Flame
Walking the frost lands
Faced by the cold
Ice storms of madness
From the woods of deceit
The road to the north
Is narrow and grim
And many are those
Who have fallen to snow
Sickened by winter
Bitterness and rage
I push to the mountains
With blade in my hand
These mountains of bleak
Winters and pain
No longer shall stand
In these lands of redeemed
2:01, instrumental
2) Amidst Fallen Warriors and Broken Shields
2:04, lyrics:
Fallen
Warriors lie dead
Lost Faith
They could not see the victory
Still the battle
It wages on
I clutch my sword
Prepared to face the enemy
I will not yield
I raise my shield
I will not yield
This battle has been won
Raise Your Sword
Up to the sky
True God of thunder
Reigning up high
Hail to the king
Of the holiest Flame
My fate lies in the
Hands of the untamed
Familiar Faces
I may never see again
Cut down by the enemy
The Arrows of the Fallen one
But yet the battle
It wages on
I hold fast my ground
And prepare for the next attack
3) Winter Forest
1:23, instrumental
4) The Wanderer
2:07, lyrics:
He Travels Through
Vast Forests and Mountains
Seeking Wholeness
But finding only pain
His strength is weakened
The path is unclear
The wanderer's weary
Of the endless journey
His mortal being
Weak from the strain
His hope is void
The forest takes it's toll
But yet he sees
A light through the trees
The beholder of mercy
Standing at the gate
5) Ensomhet
2:24, instrumental
6) Frost
2:23, lyrics:
Through Mountains and snow
Ice covered trees
I tread through this wasteland
Searching for peace
My being is numb
Battered by cold
Waiting in frost
For the return
Frozen this life
Frozen is man
The journey through ice woods
Predestined by king
My being is numb
Battered by cold
Waiting in frost
For the return
7) Wolf's Blood
2:45, lyrics:
Call of the north
Ice in my veins
Sword in my hand
Wolf's blood calls me
Through marshes and wastelands
Dark northern sky
Hunting the wolf
Heading their cries
Snow moonstruck mountains
Frost bitten hands
Fearless I wander
Christ's Blood in me
Wolf's Blood
Tired and weary
I journey on
The quest for wolf's blood
All that I see
Strong northern wind
Falling snow
A warriors heart
Is all that I know
I push through the forests
Rivers and lands
Fearless I wander
Christ's blood in me
8) Lunar Poetry
2:32, instrumental
9) The Pagan Sorrow
2:31, lyrics:
Empty I am
Hopeless and void
Vessel to none
Death is my fate
Slave to the god's
Creations of man
Yearning for truth
In north pagan land
Sorrow
Raised by the sword
Father to son
Traditions of old
Known since my birth
Searching for purpose
Meaningful call
A far greater fate
Than Valhalla's Hall
10) Born of the North Flame
2:47, lyrics:
Son of the north
Warriors blood
With a spirit of fire
I conquer this land
Conceived by the flame
Tempered by Yah
Cleansed in the waters
Of wisdom and truth
Walking the path
Of fire and frost
In these woods of destruction
Sorrow and despair
Driven by blade
Words of the High One
I lift up my gaze to the mountains of snow
Born of the North Flame
Walking the frost lands
Faced by the cold
Ice storms of madness
From the woods of deceit
The road to the north
Is narrow and grim
And many are those
Who have fallen to snow
Sickened by winter
Bitterness and rage
I push to the mountains
With blade in my hand
These mountains of bleak
Winters and pain
No longer shall stand
In these lands of redeemed
Where No Light Shines (single, 27 August, 2018, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)
Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)
A song talking about human efforts to "find the light" without God, and finding truth in Him.
Originally had the left cover art, but changed it to the right artwork at some point.
1) Where No Light Shines
3:12, lyrics:
Silence of years
Tied to the dark
Deaf ears and cold
Shadow of fear
Lost in the depths
Abyss of division
Bending the soul
Torn from within
Knowledge of truth
Left in the dust
Light rays of Heaven
Cut through the smoke
No light shines there
On the other side
No light shines there
On the other side
Weight of existence
Fragile is reason
Confined in the fog
Awaiting the clear
Frozen in time
Black are the skies
Haunting these steps
Breaking the mold
Desolate plains
Burning images
Light rays of heaven
Cut through the smoke
No light shines there
On the other side
No light shines there
On the other side
North (single, 29 March, 2020, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)
1) North 4:20, see below for lyrics
Seasons (EP, 4 April, 2020, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)
Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)
1) North
4:20, lyrics:
I wander through these hills of pine
As the leaves of seasons they change
I find my peace in the forest
In the heart of your creation
North - It's where I find you
North - It's where I seek your face
North - It's where I long to be
North - In the warmth of your embrace
The cold numbs my being
I reflect in the silence
North - It's where I find you
North - It's where I seek your face
North - It's where I long to be
North - In the warmth of your embrace
When the rain batters the trees
I hear your name
When the thunder cracks the sky
I await the coming storm
In solitude I am home
Tranquility grows
North - It's where I find you
North - It's where I seek your face
North - It's where I long to be
North - In the warmth of your embrace
2) Water and the Root
4:15, lyrics:
Her eyes are like the stars
That dance in the night
Her voice is like falling snow
Gentle and sweet
I have seen this life alone
Alone no more
Your presence is flawless
Lost within your gaze
Du er mitt lys
You are like water
And I am the root
We walk through this forest
Through the rain and myre
We roam these woods joined as one
Connected through nature
Your heart is like water
And I am the root
That once was dead and cold
Reborn through your essence
3) Seasons
5:59, lyrics:
The snow falls again
This northern cold I know
The cold wind burns my face
I'm numbing, losing my senses
I push on through this storm
My being becoming void
I shutter at the thought
Of my demise
I'm giving in
Rest my eyes
Within the cold
I am bound
Neath trees of oak
Snow covered ground
Within the frost
I'll be found
Haunted by
These skies of grey
I'm giving in
Begin to fade away
I was forgotten
In northern snow covered ground
Reborn in your sight
Through water and purest fire
Though these clouds may follow me
Though storms may batter me
I'll find shelter in this northern cold
And peace in my pain
4) Of Moss and Pine
4:20, instrumental
5) The Splendor of Nature
5:12, lyrics:
The sun sets
Behind the golden hills
As the cold
Northern sky
Begins to show its face
Countless are
The blessed stars above
That set the heavens ablaze
Northern Aurora
Flawless by design
The colours dance
Across the night sky
In the morning
The frost
A sign of coming winter
So dark, so cold
I brace for sorrow
The wind howls
It whistles through the trees
Nature begins to sing its song
Dark clouds form
And snow begins to fall
Winter has finally come
Beautiful
The ice and frost that covers all
Rivers and lakes
That shine like diamonds in the sun
Enchanted
By nature's splendour
I gaze upon its grandeur
Voices of the wind and the trees
They echo in the twilight
The sun sets
Behind the golden hills
As the cold
Northern sky
Begins to show its face
Countless are
The blessed stars above
That set the heavens ablaze
Northern Aurora
Flawless by design
The colours dance
Across the night sky
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