Mid 2000’s Folk/Melodic Black Metal one-man project Sakna was the brainchild of Canadian musician Solemn. Loosely inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, the full-length ‘De Syv Dødssynder’ is the culmination of his life’s work, as he would take his own life in March 2011 after the writing and recording of the album was complete. In 2024, over a decade since its original creation, Sakna’s sole full-length has been restored and mixed to completion. Like a time capsule, it offers a glimpse into one of the most musically intricate forgotten gems of Black Metal’s infamous history.
Such evocative ambient, makes me think of the challenge of a snow peaked mountain, a torturous climb, a build up that goes on and on and on whilst the wistful guitar and shrieks release a portion of that build up throughout the track until the very end, the motifs make me vividly imagine the struggle and hardship of climbing to admire the beauty of natural vistas.
After over a decade of recovering my brother’s music from old corrupted hard-drives, piecing the songs back together and mixing them to completion, I am very proud to reveal that Sakna’s only album ‘De Syv Dødssynder’ will be released in full on May 8th, 2024. I hope you will enjoy the genius of my brother's music as much as I have my whole life. RIP Solemn 1992 - 2011 sakna.bandcamp.com
After over a decade of recovering my brother’s music from old corrupted hard-drives, piecing the songs back together and mixing them to completion, I am very proud to reveal that Sakna’s only album ‘De Syv Dødssynder’ will be released in full on May 8th, 2024. I hope you will enjoy the genius of my brother's music as much as I have my whole life. RIP Solemn 1992 - 2011 sakna.bandcamp.com
I am amazed with how this project is just completely in the dark, the music is just too good for this to be so. Hopefully the internet will do its magic and spread the word.
