Release Date: April 10th 2026. Record Label: El Capitan Records / 5FeetUnder Records. Formats: DD/Vinyl.
Fortær - Tracklisting
ÆT
FORTÆR
MASKERNES NAT
BAKLA
MORGENRØDE
DEN, SOM SÅR VIND, HØSTER STORM
PITUFFIK
KORSHØJEN
SYNDFLOD
Review
Fortær is the debut album from Instrumental Post-Metallers MT. SARIN who are influenced by the likes of Pelican, Russian Circles, Telepathy and Kollapse. Their debut album merges with the dense heavy sounds of the American Post-Scene amongst the ice-cold direct progressive melodies of the European Post-Metal scene. This is perhaps a record that showcases the best of both worlds with Fortær having a quite varied and global feel which is quite engaging and highly impactful for the band’s debut album.
MT. SARIN didn't wait for long to develop a thuggish intense sound that’s bursting with a real progressive energy that soon transforms into a slightly distorted direction with traces of Ambient, Post-Rock and Psychedelic surroundings appearing. The songs are quite direct with MT. SARIN perhaps sometimes takes a bit too long in playing the heavier Atmospheric Sludge Metal passages when the record really needs them and that’s my only complaint for such a well constructed and deeply engaging record.
As when MT. SARIN really hit their musical stride, they play a real intense style of Post-Metal that’s bursting with real brawn and intelligence especially when that translates into a classic style of Progressive music with flashes of aggressive Sludge Metal leading the way on the tracks such as ÆT, FORTÆR, MASKERNES NAT and BAKLA. These songs allow MT. SARIN to expand their creative journey into heavier waters such as Blackened Doom and Post-Black Metal which allowed the album to become a more exciting prospect. There’s some intense Ambient trickery developing behind the scenes with faster played melodies and some thrilling beatdowns becoming more commonplace as the album draws to its thrilling climax.
The second half of Fortær has a more unforgiving attitude compared to the first half with MT. SARIN exploring darker and heavier themes whilst still drawing upon some classic Post-Metal themes on tracks such as: DEN, SOM SÅR VIND, HØSTER STORM, PITUFFIK and SYNDFLOD. Sometimes the band use a “LESS IS MORE” approach that reminds me of early PELICAN in places but they add that modern day Blackened Doom energy to the record which gives the album it’s own original, stylish and highly relentless sound of it’s very own.
Fortær is a highly accomplished record from MT. SARIN to release as their debut album which should gain the band a loyal and dedicated following within the underground Post-Metal scene. If you want an album that pays great respect to the legendary formative years of the Instrumental Post-Metal scene whilst breaking new ground of their very own then MT. SARIN has delivered the goods here.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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