VARDØGER



BAND NAME: Vardøger (Vardoger)
GENRE: Unblack Symphonic/Folk/Viking Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal with Unblack Metal Influences (later)
STATUS: Split-up
LOCATION: Norway (Trondheim)

Formed under the name Hidden Paradise.
According to Admonish's old site, Hidden Paradise played doom/death metal?

Years active:
1995 - 2006
2010 - 17 October 2018

Lineup:
Peter Dalbakk - Vocals
Knut Anders Sørum - Vocals, Keyboards
Robert Bordevik - Vocals (backing), Guitars
Alexander Dalbakk - Guitars
Henning Ramseth - Bass
Johannes Baumann - Drums

Past members:
Stian Aarebrot - Vocals (backing), Guitars
Magnus Westgaard - Bass
Tom Arne Fossum - Drums
Jo Henning Børven - Drums

Links:
Old site @ archive.org (vardoger.band, newest website)
Old site @ archive.org (vardoger.net, only has one page)
Other website @ archive.org (home.c2i.net, also only one page)
Discography:



 In the Shadow of Death (compilation)

9 - 16 June, 2000, Endtime Productions, CD
13 December, 2014, Endtime Productions, Bandcamp

12) Vardøger - Footprints of Thunder 3:10, see below for lyrics

Extreme Christian Music (compilation, label unknown, NOT SURE IF OFFICIAL)
Format unknown (presumably CD?)

Supposedly released in 2001. Catalog number is JHP002.
Seems to be a bootleg, presumably from South America, considering the typos.
"Dawl Eternal" should be "Dawn Eternal"
"Nebulom" should be "Nebulon"
"Vardöger" should be "Vardøger"
"Sanctífica" has an accent over the first "i".
 
13) "Vardöger" - Footprints of Thunder 3:10, see below for lyrics
 


 
Whitefrozen (EP)

Left:
2003, Endtime Productions, CD, jewel case
2012, Endtime Productions, CDBaby (digital), link expired
12 December, 2014, Endtime Productions, Bandcamp
Right:
2003, Endtime Productions, CD, Digipak, limited 1000 copies
 
Written on the inlay:
"But still our names are aiónios"

1) Desert Pale
3:44, lyrics:
Desert storm
He gazes at the clouds
Sand on black wings of death
He prayed for nightfall not unexpected fury
The sound of tornadoes, a black symphony
And sometimes there a face he calls Lord

Desert sky
He stares at the moon
A hole in the curtain of night
A nomad in the mind
A warrior in honour and blood

Thorn the son of wind and will
He knew he had opened the gift
All life commences and ceases under God

The wind caressed his face that night
Pneuma grabbed his heart
He shivered and fell on his knees to ride the storm

Desert storm
A red chord of fear
Beauty at the edge of pain
He reached for his sword as the colours turned pale


2) Footprints of Thunder
3:11, lyrics:
I, a transient shadow
A serpent, the least among men
But still my name is Aión
It's graven with an iron pen

Footprints of waves of sand
A proof of your might
Though my longing hibernates
Footprints of thunder; I hail thee

Spears to the sky
The glimpse of shining armour
A vision of the latter days
Archaic rites
Unfolds the scripts of omens
Our wisdom sails to force the sky

We are transient shadows
Serpents, the least among men
But still our names are Aiónios
They're graven with an iron pen


3) Inferno
3:16, lyrics:
Inferno: the ever-grinding wheel
Humiliation
The flames to burn my scars
In the temple
Where man will meet his end
Hear the howling
The wolves will have their prey

Rip my chest wide open
Expose my heart of stone
Make me last forever
And burn my demon horde

Take my silver
And make it into dust
Gold to water
Inverted alchemy

Rip my chest wide open...


4) Whitefrozen
4:16, lyrics:
Upon whitefrozen tundra
The storm blows wild and free
I gaze up to the mountains
Where we will meet our needs
(In) The colours of my fire
The waves turn black and red
The northern light shines dimly
But we've seen nothing yet

For ages I have known you
The winds that blow my hair
Forgive my lack of thorns
They are more than I can bear
The signs of One Almighty
They howl between the trees
I climb the highest mountain
Upon for you I kneel


5) Silent Witness
4:37, lyrics:
Silent Witness / Use your gift of faith
Proudly present your saviour, Lord Jesus
Be not ashamed of the cross you worship
Ask for his help and he sends you his spirit

Be prepared for your Masters big fight
Order weapons through prayers
Glorify him through worship
You gain what your heart desires
And you get your reward

A parade of true believers
Is marching through the world
We show them that we believe
That our Lord Jesus is the truth

What is it that you fear?
What is it that prevents you from seeking him?
When you've got his spirit to guide you
His angels to guide you

Open up let him in so that you can be
A radical son in the battle for truth
Growing up to become more like the King

What is it that you fear...



Come Armageddon (compilation, 2003, Endtime Productions)
Formats: CD and Vinyl

This one is going to be a mess to explain.

LEFT: normal CD version, Digipak, ENDCD10
There's also a vinyl version with an identical tracklist, but I don't have pictures of that one. ENDLP10
RIGHT: also a CD. ENDCD10B

On END10CD and END10LP:
9 / B5) Vardøger - Silent Witness 4:35

On END10CDB:
4) Vardøger - Almighty 3:44


CD LAYOUT ............... VINYL LAYOUT

Ghost Notes (album)

24 November, 2015, Starbreather Production, CD and Digital, links??
(24 Nov 15 - 5 Apr 16?), Starbreather Production, Vinyl, sold out

Guest appearances:
Bedevaart - Vocals
Johanne Bordevik Bakken - Vocals
John Huldt - Guitars (lead, track 9)
Henning Ramseth - Keyboard arrangements

1) Amongst the Damned
5:08, lyrics:
Amongst the damned I walk
I'm confessing my guilt to you
All the times I have raved in the night,
Through the mist at the gates of the beast I wander
Thorns ripped through the core of my soul
I'm bleeding unable to heal
Still I rise from my own demise and refuse to be broken

When the fear becomes too real,
Descending from a dream
To a nightmare state,
Where everything seems impossible
Can you hear me out there?
Can you hear me scream?
To a soul who cries,
A mortal who don't want to die

So much time I have wasted on a soulless journey to nothing
The piper has come to collect his reap,
I'm long overdue but I give him nothing
How can I change the things I've done?
Irreversible, I'm not blaming anyone
You can't judge me, I don't judge you
I'm just trying to live this live

When the fear becomes too real,
Descending from a dream
To a nightmare state,
Where everything seems impossible
Can you hear me out there?
Can you hear me scream?
To a soul who cries.

Amongst the damned, I walk


2) Shine
6:10, lyrics:
The night is closing to its end
And day is drawing nearer
The sun is tormenting my blood red eyes
I draw my breath, as I stumble forth to gain my strength
Too numb to feel alive, but at least I feel something
Lift your soul so high out of reach
We are the sons, of the most high and shall truly shine
When the darkness is destroyed
The light will truly shine, for all to prosper
There is a fire, a living force invisible
Water, so pure, the source is undeniable
Who will release me, from my sinful flesh?
A soul in mourning and longing for Eden's land
It's evident, impossible to comprehend the multitude and depths of the creation
Our death is searching
Compelled to complete its purpose to constrict the light
The grave is calling
We sleep to awake in the house of the son of light
We are the ones, in depth,
Finding back to dwell, in freedom from the spell


3) Call Your Name
4:01, lyrics:
Fall to the ground, but I get up
Again and again I never stop
You try to kill my soul, but I fight back
My wounded heart still strikes with indomitable might
Who is the coward when you reek of fear?
Your fortress is of anger, your shield is forged on lies

Can't hide the day, when he who stands to face the world will throw away, the heathen man (with all his arrogance)
Led astray, with a heart of guilt I call your name
He who raises the dead

We're walking, with fire, burning desire
Keep moving forward and don't look back
This life is just too short for regrets
I use all my power, and use the word to stand against all hate
My sisters my brothers we'll fight until the judgement day
No one shall fall
One body one mind
For the king of kings
for the maker of creation


4) Crystal Sky
4:30, lyrics:
The star stratosphere, illuminates the sky
Symphonies of silence pulsate tonight
You wanted to hear?
You wanted to feel?
Out of oblivion, see the surreal
Far from hope, surrounded by fear
So hard to breathe, no peace to find
Sign of hope, felt through the tears
Enter the fields, enter the light
After night comes the day
Shines for your path
Enter the breeze of majestic delight
You wanted to see?
Can it even be real?
Floating in space alone in a dream

What becomes alive, is the essence and the unity of crystal light
The mind awakened
Touched by the crystal sky

The star breather shines, the universe obeys, listen to angels sing their praise

What becomes alive, is the essence and the unity of crystal light
The mind awakened
Touched by the crystal sky


5) My Demon
4:30, lyrics:
Resistant, but circling back again
The past casts a shadow clouding my vision
I walk blinded, armed with my hypocrisy
Again my nemesis reveals the mirror's truth
I judge myself, I can't deny I have opened every door and let the demons inside
I am the one who brings the mockery and pain, I am the one who puts his name into shame

Hear these words, reveal my shame, you see me standing as I am
Folded hands I seek your name, father wash away my shame

A legion of voices summons my fears
The path I've chosen has led me here
Reflecting my choices I come to realize, the legion of voices has told me lies
I ask myself, how can I trust, when the only voice inside myself has been led by lust
Gathering strength I must conquer my enemy
I face the mirror, there he stands before me

Hear these words, reveal my shame, you see me standing as I am
Folded hands I seek your name, father wash away my shame

Gathering forces to face my delusions, in my quest for peace
Take this life and lead me through the gates
A cold winter storm, freeze the blood from my eyes
In guilt we were born, reborn we must die
The sins of the flesh, the way of the world, all hope we have left, is through his word
See my signs, and complete the work I gave for you
Voice divine, will grace the ones that seek the truth
One by one, if it takes forever in this world united as one
With a force of eternal fire
My demon will fail

Feeling alone, guided by the night
Through the unknown, bound by the might
A force field of serenity
The celestial painted sky, and the vortex in the black hole by design


6) Ctf
4:19, lyrics:
I am a living force, every breath I take relentlessly
A God of love that fuels me, a design of mystery thrills me
Every second every step I take is bursting with energy, synergy within me
I feel electric, and with passion for his love magnetic
Thoughts denied my life inside
Fear consumes the source of light.
I no longer fear, I come to claim my ground!
I'm taking my place in the universe!
Building and growing, illuminated I am illuminated
I've gone from hope to believe, and now I'm moving mountains

Just open the gift inside, and prepare for the light to guide you
Can't let flesh deny the love
Just open the gift inside, and prepare for the light to guide you

Must let choice decide the love
The love
It is a law
Like gravity
The laminen that binds us in unity
Connected to a mighty force
And no grave can hold us
It is a place beyond
More power than the sun
The provider of energy
Creation's mystery
We're taking our place in the universe


7) Revived
4:47, lyrics:
I walk around in the pieces left behind
Fading, broken
One story ends and a new chapter will arise
Still I carry the burden inside, all memories, the reminder of my failure
The pain of the guilt denies, your everything, everyday, face the pain, anyway
In search of a path while blind, seals your faith in nothing
I wouldn't change a thing 'cause it opened my eyes
I'm done with all that haunts me
Because in truth I was learning how to find
The strength to leave behind, the scars ripped open, seals unbroken
Forever is hidden inside, the miracle from the other side of creation
A future becomes alive, seals your faith
Through the abyss of madness, a clarity of the image of myself was lies
To hell and back I paid the price, the trail of tears left behind
Just feel my scars, and feel my wrath
Because I'm longing, for what we've all been searching for
To fill the empty void, the screams of frustration heard around the globe
The one true love, can unite us all, forever

What I decide, will be what comes alive
And if I fail to see?
Beacons of lights will shine for me
The spirit, in truth will set the world on fire


8) Greatful
5:09, lyrics:
For each step I take from the past I rise
Empowered by the will to conquer the voice that lies
Transmutate the weakness, strength becomes the fortress, in a solitude of light I walk with all my might
Filled by a hunger, with a drive that makes me stronger
Fight through the agony, my destiny is to walk with fire

Feeding on the flame that leads me, through the void of existence
Reborn with the strength to rise
Summoning the one that leads you, through the void of existence

The time of reckoning, we stand, firmly for the ghost, the great I Am.
The mysteries concealed
Beyond our comprehension
Bleeding through the days of sorrow and despair
We feel the pain and shed the tears of the ones no longer here
All that remains, is to reclaim, pure water from the unstained, divinity of his name, without shame
So bring your legions
And march into the doom of eternity
I'm no longer silent
'Cause I'm walking with fire


9) Ghost Notes
6:23, lyrics:
Alone with the silence my mind starts drifting
Restless desperation, alone with frustration
Leading me through the gates of temptation
Guild driven decisions, the dark finds its victim
Lurking in the corner, mind in disorder
Twisting and perverting what should have been pure
The path to the obscure
The dark passenger, my trusted friend
Never leaves and never will, he is the roaring lion
I will get my strength from the living ghost
Ancient ghost notes, ghost notes
Abnormality plays with my sanity
Deviating from the path of normality
A justice must be held for the suffering
Once and for all
I'm driven to my knees, now I see clearer
Once blinded by a shameful lie
Chaos, I despise thy name
The passenger calling upon the wrath
Can't hind frustration, zero redemption
Fear born by a planted seed
A coded tranquilizing sphere
Haunted for decades, designed for your dismay
Welcome to his nightmare realm
As he dances upon your grave
The dark passenger, my trusted friend
Never leaves and never will, he is the roaring lion
I will get my strength form the living ghost
Ancient ghost notes, ghost notes
Abnormality plays with my sanity
Deviating from the path of normality
A justice must be held for the suffering
Once and for all
I'm leaving through my dreams to seek redemption
Spell cast by the ones inside
I am you
Chaos, I despise thy name
What once was lost will come alive, the twisted memories left behind
A gift of a new life, restored forever
And we shall rise
What was taken will be returned
Transformed, to the original state of our creation


10) Starbreather
4:00, lyrics:
Behold the sky
The celestial painted diamonds
The vast depth of eternity
The crystal fortress
Above all time, the one that's coming to save the world
A view through heaven's eyes
Thy word is exalted above thy name
Star breather
Your presence through the invisible
Come see the signs, walk through the door
Be purified in the river of innocence
The feeling of completion
My soul is longing
Star breather
Prime mover
First cause
The master of perfection
Illuminated forever
We rejoice in the glory of thy name




Miscellaneous:
Released an old version of the song "Whitefrozen" on Myspace. 4:14. No longer playable.


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INFO:
1) Lyrics for the song "Almighty". 2) Are there still any official links to buy "Ghost Notes"? 3) Anyone have more information about when they went by "Hidden Paradise"?
IMAGES:
That (wolf?) symbol at the top of their old logo. Anyone have a bigger version of that? 2) A better photo of the digipak version of Whitefrozen.


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