Ingenting Forblir

On March 6, black metal trio ROSA FAENSKAP release Ingenting forblir (Norwegian for “Nothing Lasts”), the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut Jeg blir til deg (2023). A central theme of the upcoming album is the exhausting feeling of watching the seemingly safe world one grew up in gradually evolve into a bleak and uncomfortable place.

The album's title is dualistic, being both nihilistic and optimistic at the same time. Nothing Lasts – all the world’s beauty, all the struggles fought and won – everything is at risk of being lost. Yet, nothing lasts: no matter how bleak the world feels, no matter how hopeless everything may seem, the darkness will eventually reach its end – as long as the fight persists. Faced with fascism and existential threats, pessimism is a luxury we cannot afford.

ROSA FAENSKAP explores these themes from different angles – from the direct to the poetic, from the analytic on to the brutally direct and deeply personal. Anti-fascism, environmentalism, queer rights and Palestinian liberation are among the political struggles addressed throughout the album. As always, the band is not afraid to mix genres like hardcore, post-rock and prog – but this time their black-metal core is more pronounced than ever, within a dark, twisted musical universe.

Ingenting forblir is there for you both when you need to linger for a moment in all the pain — and when you are ready to ignite a revolutionary optimism in the midst of the madness.

Credits:

Drums: Anders Jansvik
Bass guitar and vocals: Håvard Solli
Guitar and vocals: Emil Vestre
Produced and recorded by Oskar Johnsen Rydh, Torfinn Sommerfeldt Lysne and ROSA FAENSKAP
Mixed by Oskar Johnsen Rydh
Mastered by Tom Ignatius
Artwork by Emil Vestre
Design by Linnea Vestre