Heimland - Der Torv Moeter Hav
Heimland - Der Torv Moeter Hav (Norwegian Black Metal). Heimland returns with their strong second album, featuring new vocalist Fanden and a sound of longing and sorrow. KingG explores how this release compares to their angry debut, noting the strong bass and groovy riffs. Read more in this review.
Band: Heimland
Album: Der Torv Moeter Hav
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Norway
Label: Edged Circle Productions
Released: 14 November, 2025
Introduction
Heimland is a four piece band from western Norway, hailing from both Karmøy and Bergen. The band has seen a recent change in lineup with Erik "Fanden" Ones taking over the job from Sindre "Gnist" Stonghaugen. Der Torv Moeter Hav is the first release with the new vocalist, and I for one am excited to see how this turns out!
DER TOERV MOETER HAV
Der Torv Moeter Hav is Heimland's follow-up of their previous killer album Forfedrenes Taarer which I'am very fond of. Said album was their first released full-length and had "Gnist" on the vocals. What I enjoy in their first album is the bitter and angryness in both vocal delivery and instrumentals. The guitar riffs built a sentiment around them making me feel bitter, meanwhile Karl Morgoth's bass, Kristian Lord Thamuz's drums and Gnist delivered such a heavy and angry wall of sound that I fell in love with. Alfhar's riffs on this album in particular was the icing on the cake and Gnist's way of pushing the song forth vocaly was the cherry on top.
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Roberto La Rana
Der Torv Moeter Hav is the first release with Fanden on vocals and he brings his own fire to the table. Gnarly, fiesty and powerful, like an angry hound are the sounds that is spat out of Fanden's mouth. Fanden has a snappy delivery as if he is coming to bite off your face if you get to close. This is very prominent on the first track Vagrant. First time listening to Vagrant I got a heavy reminance of Antzaat and their song For You Men Who Gaze into the Sun which has a simular structure and sound.
Morgoth on the bass has done some beautiful work on this new album. He has made himself more dominant than what I remember the bass to be on Forfedrenes Taarer. Throughout the album his bass pounds in the background and for some sections also does more of the heavy lifting to tread the path onwards. Spre Mine Asked Der Torv Moeter Hav is a great example of this, the track also has small bass solo section that I dig.
Tracklist:
1. Vagrant
2. De Tusen Galters Endelikt
3. Kroner og Demoner
4. Spre Mine Asker Der Torv Moeter Hav
5. Blott et Minne
6. Aa Sverge ved Kniven
7. Nordhordland
8. Mann maner Maane
Oliver Alfhar on the guitar creates the melody and delivers some great groovy riffs which I long for. Aa Sverge ved Kniven is a fantastic example of exactly that, the song opens with a nasty groovy riff that makes my head go swinging! Said track has already become my favourite of the album. Lord Thamuz also impress on this song with fun fillers and a consistancy others would strive for. In Heimland's landscape of sound Thamuz's drums stand as the brutal darklit castle towering over all, and is giving each other member a pillar to firmly stand on and enough space to shine themselves.
Der Torv Moeter Hav has an overall mood change from Forfedrenes Taarer. While as I mentioned earlier Forfedrenes Taarer sounds bitter and angry, this new album has lost its bitternes.
Der Torv Moeter Hav brings a different sound. A sound of longing, maybe some sorrow, and atleast rememberence. I also think that this is an intentional change, with tracks beeing named Spre Mine Asker Der Torv Moeter Ha" (Spread my ashes where the turf meets ocean), Blott et Minne (Just a memory/ An old memory) and Nordhordland (A region north of Bergen).
Conclusion
Der Torv Moeter Hav is a very strong follow-up from Forfedrenes Taarer with a change of tides to somewhat more sorrowful waters. If Fanden is the man that brought about this change, is to me, unclear. This album packs a punch, got groove and depth for one to dwell on. I will spin this record alot in the future!
Allthough it beeing a great album, it dosn't reach quite as far up the foggy mountain as Forfedrenes Taarer has done for me, yet...
Forfedrenes Taarer was reviewed back when it released by my wise colleague Roberto whom gave it 8 burning churches. For me that album is a 10/10 and therefore I will grant Der Torv Moeter Hav ...Thamuz drumroll... a strong;
BMZ Rating: 8 out of 10
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