Warthur
The tragic death of Valfar put an end to the existence of Windir at a horribly frustrating time, for on Likferd there were signs that their melodic black metal style was evolving in a decidedly interesting direction. With Valfar taking up vocals and accordion as well as providing electronic treatments (just listen to some of the unusual sounds he gets out of Steingrim's drums here), Likferd finds Windir becoming more comfortable working with an expanded group lineup and creating a progressive, evolved melodic black metal sound which betrays hidden depths. Emotionally speaking there's much less reliance on cliched black metal hatred - just look at the cover art with the historical scene portrayed, setting a mood (as does the music here) distinctly different from most black metal efforts.
