Whispering Void, a collective of four renowned musicians from the West of Norway, has signed a multi-album deal with Prophecy Productions. Whispering Void includes guitarist Ronny “Valgard” Stavestrand, the two vocalists Lindy-Fay Hella and Kristian “Gaahl” Eivind Espedal, and multi-instrumentalist Iver Sandøy, who are active and former members of Enslaved, Gaahls Wyrd, Trelldom, and Wardruna (in alphabetical order) among many others. The band will release their debut full-length via Prophecy Productions this year.
Whispering Void commented:
“Kristian Espedal presented some of our material to Metal Hammer author Gunnar Sauermann. Gunnar felt that our music was an excellent fit with Prophecy Productions“, guitarist Ronny Stavestrand writes. “When creating music, it is crucial for us to have full artistic freedom and trust. We are confident that Prophecy will provide this.”
Prophecy Productions stated:
“It does not happen too often that two members of my staff fall over themselves to tell me of a new band”, the label’s founder Martin Koller declares. “When I got to listen to Whispering Void, I immediately knew why they were so utterly thrilled as I felt the same. We are most excited to welcome Whispering Void to our roster! Also, we will do our best to let the world hear the album as soon as possible.”
About the band
Whispering Void is the outcome of a collaboration that united four renowned musicians with different stylistic backgrounds. They have bonded over a shared love for exploring a wide range of musical influences. The Norwegian metal scene has been highly productive ever since the so-called second wave of black metal began its triumphant victory march around the globe in the early nineties. Over the following decades, this groundbreaking genre saw several bands rising from underground obscurity.
The creative spark that lit the fire of Whispering Void came from a long-time of creating music by Ronny Stavestrand. The guitarist had shared many years in the legendary underground black metal act Trelldom. Certainly, with outstanding vocalist Kristian “Gaahl” Espedal, who rose to fame with Gorgoroth and has meanwhile also established Gaahls Wyrd as a channel for his creativity. Therefore, it was only natural that Stavestrand asked Espedal to contribute to Whispering Void. To which the latter chose to agree.
While exploring new musical territories together, the need for a female voice arose. Having been part of Wardruna in the early years, Espedal was fast to note that vocal powerhouse Lindy-Fay Hella. Thus, with her characteristic voice and unique contributions, she was the perfect match. Hella was duly invited and luckily heeded the call. Furthermore, the quartet got completed with Iver Sandøy on battery and bass.
About the music
Intuition, openness, and a sense of musical communion shaped the music and lyrics in an organic and free-spirited studio process. The result of their collective musings and interchanges is a unique mixture of the various influences that the band members represent. There are elements of ambient, dark and Nordic folk, psychedelic prog, rock, and many more ingredients in the unique music created by Whispering Void. However, due to lack of an easy description, it needs each listener to experience it individually.
Lineup
Ronny Stavestrand – guitars
Lindy-Fay Hella – vocals
Kristian Eivind Espedal – vocals
Iver Sandøy – drums & percussion, bass, guitar, keyboards
