The two Dutch musicians J. and P. have had no shortage of personal projects and bands through which to express their creative impulses, usually channeled in variants of black metal. Between them they have made music under the names Shagor, Ossaert, Dinbethes and Weerzin. But they’ve also joined forces in a new entity named Suol.

What inspired this new union? The answer is that J. and P. have a shared passion for local myths, sagas, and historical stories surrounding the Dutch town of Zwolle and the nearby river IJssel, which ultimately discharged into a shallow bay in the North Sea once known as the Zuiderzee.

Suol became their vehicle for exploring these old tales and historical events through black metal, and the results are captured in a self-titled debut album (which included participation of other musicians from their local region) that will be released on October 27th via Swarte Yssel.

What we have for you today is the premiere of a lyric video for a song from the album named “Over de Geute“. Given the nature of Suol‘s inspiration, it’s no surprise that the lyrics are in Dutch, not English, but we do have Suol‘s English explanation for what the song is about: Continue reading »