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Norwegian Viking metal icons Einherjer are making an impressive comeback with their new album, \u201cLifeblood.\u201d In this second part of our interview, founding member Gerhard Storesund talks to us about what motivates him to keep going strong after 33 years. Did you miss the first part of the interview? No problem\u2014 you can read it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

Gone, but Not Forgotten<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The song \u201cGone\u201d holds a very special meaning for Storesund. It was born out of the pain of recently losing his father. Compared to other lyrics, which are somewhat more cryptic and harder to pin down to a single emotion, \u201cGone\u201d is more direct. \u201cAs I said, everything is just this tiny moment. But we fill that tiny moment with entire universes full of feelings and things that mean everything to us, and then we\u2019re gone again.\u201d He continues, with an emotional appeal and a lesson that can be drawn from the sense of emptiness: \u201cEventually, the time comes when we feel these losses ourselves. I\u2019m 52 now and I\u2019ve lost my father. That\u2019s one of those moments when the world kind of falls apart. It was a very strange experience for me\u2014my little corner of the world changes so drastically, and the rest of the world just carries on as if nothing had happened. As if we didn\u2019t exist. But I don\u2019t mean for that to sound so sad\u2014it\u2019s more about this perspective: that we should fill our little corner with meaning, because our time is limited.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Against the current<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The aptly titled \u201cMaelstrom,\u201d with lyrics also written by Gerhard, revolves around this vortex of despair that such thoughts can evoke. The Maelstrom is a tidal current off the coast of northern Norway that has been the undoing of many a sailor. Storesund uses this term as a metaphor and symbol to resist succumbing to these thoughts: \u201cWe think about the past; we think about all the things that could go wrong in the future. There is so much inescapable suffering that we construct in our own minds. The message of the song is to navigate through the negative phases with dignity, because we do have the power to control our thoughts in that direction. That is the blessing of human consciousness.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Michael Schille<\/p>\n\n

Lineup:<\/strong>Frode Glesnes \u2013 guitar, bass, and vocalsGerhard Storesund \u2013 drumsOle S\u00f8nstab\u00f8 \u2013 guitarTom Enge \u2013 guitar<\/p>\n\n

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