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 Myrkur recording LP

Posted by Loren on January 11, 2015

Myrkur recording LP
Myrkur recording LP

Myrkur has begun work on a new LP to be released on Relapse Records. The album is being produced by Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver), and will feature musicians from Mayhem and Nidingr and Dodheimsgard as a backing band. The album is being recorded in Oslo, Norway.

Myrkur recording LP
Myrkur recording LP

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