THE BEAST

Today,  Blooddawn Productions  (distributed & marketed by  Regain Records ) announces July 31st as the international release date for the long-awaited new recording from Sweden's  Vargr ,  FTW , on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Hailing from Sweden,  Vargr  is the work of Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, largely known for the legendary MZ.412 but also counting Pouppée Fabrikk and the selfsame Nordvargr among his many musical endeavors. Under the moniker  Vargr , he creates a maddening meld of dark industrial and blacknoise - sometimes leaning toward one end of the spectrum over the other, and sometimes overloading frequencies into one frightening onslaught of sound.

It's been over a decade since  Vargr  had a new studio recording - since 2010, in fact - and now he returns with the full-length  FTW . Aptly titled, FTW indeed fucks the world with brittle shards of black metal bent in obscene ways, as a slaughterhouse of strange sounds rolls on underneath, the conveyor belt moving ominously, fatally forward. Much like the infamous  Abruptum , there's no middle ground here: you either willingly submit or run far way. No escape...no hope.

Featuring cover artwork by the enigmatic Wagner Ödegård,  Vargr 's  FTW  now sees worldwide release at the hands of a capable label. No ripoffs...no light.

In the meantime, stream the entirety of  FTW   HERE  at  Regain Records ' Bandcamp, where the album can also be preordered.