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for|the Windows environment variable "WinDir"|Environment variableInfobox musical artist | name=Windir| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Sogndal , Norway | genre = Black metal Viking metal Folk metal | years_active = 1994–2004| label = Tabu Recordings|Tabu Head Not Found | associated_acts = Vreid Cor Scorpii Ulcus (band)|Ulcus Mistur | website = http://www.windir.no/ www.windir.no| current_members = Valfar Strom (musician)|Strom Sture (musician)|Sture Hvàll Steingrim Righ (musician|Righ | past_members = Windir ( Primal Warrior in English language|English ) was a black metal band from Sogndal , Norway . The band combined black metal with folk music and mythology . The band was formed in 1994 and released its debut album in 1997. Windir was a project of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Valfar|Terje "Valfar" Bakken .
Windir produced four albums in their almost ten years of existence, each more complex and successful than the last. The band broke up when Valfar died of hypothermia . Many of Windir's lyrics are written in Sognamål .
Valfar's death
On January 14, 2004, Terje "Valfar" Bakken went to his family's cabin at Fagereggi , Norway by foot. On January 17, his body was found at Reppastølen in the Sogndal valley. He died from hypothermia . He was buried on the 27th of January at Stedje Church in Norway. In March 2004 Windir officially disbanded. A compilation album containing Windir outtakes and B-Sides, Valfar, ein Windir , was released in 2004 as a tribute to Valfar. On September 3, 2004, in Oslo, Windir's remaining members performed their last concert to go back to their roots and keep base with what they thought was real. Enslaved (band)|Enslaved , Finntroll , Notodden All Stars, Weh, E-Head and Mindgrinder were the guest bands. http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php? id=360 Encyclopaedia Metallum - WindirAllmusic|class=artist|id=p467381|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( Windir > Biography ))) Three bands would be formed by some of the remaining members of Windir, Vreid , Mistur and Cor Scorpii .
Members
Final line-up
Terje Bakken|Valfar - vocals, accordion, and additional instruments
Hvàll (Jarle Kvåle) - bass guitar
Steingrim (Jørn Holen) - drums
Sture Dingsøyr - rhythm guitar
Strom (Stian Bakketeig) - lead guitar
Righ (Gaute Refsnes) - keyboards
Past members
Sorg - guitars
Cosmocrator - clean vocals on 1184 (Windir Album)|1184 and Likferd
Vegard - vocals (some songs on SognaMetal DVD) (Vegard is Valfar's brother)
Discography
Demos
The demos feature Valfar on vocals, Sorg on guitars, and Steingrim on drums.
Sogneriket (1994)
Det Gamle Riket (1995)
Albums
Sóknardalr (1997)
Arntor (1999)
1184 (Windir Album)|1184 (2001)
Likferd (2003)
Valfar, ein Windir (2004, compilation album, a tribute to deceased founding member Valfar)
Videos
Sognametal|SognaMetal (DVD, 2005)
SognaMetal
With the coining of the term, the genre "SognaMetal" as established by Windir has inspired many bands from the small region of Sogn og Fjordane , most of whom are ex-members of Windir or friends of them. These bands include: Vreid , Cor Scorpii , Mistur , Sigtyr and Feigd .
Category:Norwegian heavy metal musical groups Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups Category:Norwegian folk metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1994 Category:1994 establishments in Norway Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Category:Viking metal musical groups Category:Musical sextets Category:Musical groups from Sogn og Fjordane
