Ancient Wisdom - A Celebration In Honor Of Death

Ancient Wisdom - A Celebration In Honor Of DeathIt has been 17 years, but finally the time has come for the reaper to wield his scythe once again. Ancient Wisdom is the musical alter ego of Marcus E. Norman, veteran of the Swedish black metal scene and member of Naglfar and Bewitched. To us, not only he means one of the best cult acts of the '90s and early '00s, but also one of the first artists to find a home under the Avantgarde Music banner, back in 1993. Formed by Norman in Ume, Sweden, under

Often referred to as the "fundamentalists in armor" and playing what it describes as "thunder rock

although he moves away from the sounds and themes with which he made his name

upbeat rhythm and classic sequential dynamism

but it’s less reactionary and more dynamic

Don Van Stavern on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums

and a blur of basement shows and self-produced bromides becomes something more

000 tickets and he has played major music festivals across the globe

A sensational track and one which leaves a beautiful memory of good-times from a night out in Paris (and one which is in retrospect is even more poignant as the late-great maestro Tony Allen was in the club that night)

Front 242 finally emerged from the shadows to become the most accessible ambassadors of EBM

The only difference is that the new songs have been injected with some serious steroids

David Liebman

Known for his heartfelt lyrics and gentle melodies