Animation by Remi Juliebø (Deformat Design), videography by Håvard Nesbø
Vreid songwriter and bass player Jarle Hváll Kvåle comments: "Into The Mountains" is the essence of Sognametal, a hymn to Sogndal and a celebration of our ancestors and legacy. Late winter 2020 preparing for the new album, I went through my old recording hard discs and I found some old ideas for riffs that I had made in 2002. It was from a session between the 1184 and Likferd albums from Windir. I also found some unused keyboard parts recorded by Valfar from the same period. I could not remember these and became euphoric by rediscovering this. So, I blocked out the outside world, locked myself in the studio, and it instantly sent me 20 years back in time. I felt spellbound while working on this song. For a few days it felt like me and Valfar were working together in the studio again, and what a weird and fantastic session it was. The dynamic of working together with Valfar is something that I will always miss, and these strange days it felt like journeying into a lost time. The result of this session is "Into The Mountains", a song that feels so pure, fresh and vital for us, yet with a great homage to our olden times. Life is a strange and curvy road."
