"Portland, Oregon progressive black metal legion, BARROWLANDS, announce their Vendetta Records debut, Tyndir. Drawn from the ashes of bands such as Mary Shelley, Lykaia, and others, BARROWLANDS broke out of the Portland, Oregon black metal scene with their style of epic and melodic black metal. Their 2014 release of 'Thane', received high praise from Decibel Magazine, No Clean Singing, Last Rites, CVLT Nation, and many more.
Deep, primal textures develop throughout Tyndir, creating vast and mournful atmosphere. Evocative and eerie riffs slink inside and out the beautiful and evolving compositions. Sorrowful, staggering gasps of light bleed through with redemption, forging primordial introspection. "We are hoping the listener will feel a connection to something bigger" explains guitarist Jay Caruso. "With Tyndir we wanted the music to be more dynamic in hopes we could provide the listener a sense of scale, At the same time we tried to stretch ourselves emotionally. We hope the listener will find moments of beauty, sorrow, rage, and awe." Jay Caruso explains further, "Tyndir is an old norse word for fallowed ground. It is beneficial to leave a field fallow for a growing season as a way for the earth to recover. When we, a species, finally die out the world may enter a moment of tyndir but will ultimately continue forward.""