ORO - Vid Vägs Ände

Swedish post/sludge-metal at its best, apocalyptic!
ORO was born beneath the Kilsbergen mountains, in the shadows of the deep forests that
swathe those rocky slopes in 2014 and in the brief years of their existence they have
forged a sound like no other. A towering, crushing magnificence is wrapped in coils of
poignant intimacy and the fact that the band choose to sing in their native tongue only
adds to the grim beauty of these powerful songs.
And now Swedish Post Metal/Sludge quintet is back with a crushing new album infused
with incredible dynamics; deft, poetic contrasts between passages of soft beauty and
granite heaviness. From the moment that it begins, it is abundantly clear that ORO have
created something very special with their second album, Vid Vägs Ände. It is one of those
albums that defines the soul of its creators, displaying the absolute essence of all that
makes ORO such a potent, unique entity. From the stately power of unstoppable opening
track
‘Arvet & Tystnaden’ onwards the sustained quality is simply remarkable, with one
breathtaking, towering peak leading to another and another. There is such a lyrical
musicality
about these songs that each individual shift from one chord to the next feels perfect in its
tone and timing.
The echoing notes that introduce ‘Bältad’ seem to attune themselves to the beat of your
heart, the pulse of your blood, drawing you gently but inexorably into its embrace. And then
cracks open up beneath your feet and you are tumbling down into vast chasms of sound,
leaving you lost in the darkness...only for a gloriously melodic refrain to arrive and lift you
up once more on its muscular shoulders. Each song on 'Vid Vägs Ände' has this scope, each
one an enveloping world, an utterly consuming experience that makes the album as a
whole exhausting and exhilarating in equal measure. The waves of riffs and drums that crash
over you, the searing sadness that hangs like mist in the air - all these elements have
been given vibrant life by the stunning production and mix by Jakob Linnér and the
mastering skills of Tony Lindgren (Enslaved, Insomnium, Katatonia), the sound so warm, rich
and textured you want to grasp it in your hands. The final seal

Vinyl release of ORO - Vid Vägs Ände. Released through HAMMERHEART RECORDS and available on LP.