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Norilsk Interview with Doom-Metal.com [November 10, 2017]

Posted by Nick Skog on Sunday, November 12, 2017, In : Interviews 
Norilsk Interview with Doom-Metal.com
Published: November 10, 2017
Interview by: 
Comrade Aleks Evdokimov
Original Link

 "There are a few bands in the world that use a Russian city as their name: Finnish Doom crew KYPCK, American outfit Minsk, Canadian sludgers Astrakhan, and not forgetting Leningrad Cowboys and Radio Moscow. All of them have reasons to wear such names, and Norilsk is no exception. The band, whose goal is to create a deadly cold atmosphere of desolation and everlasting frosts, cho...

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PRE-ORDER: Norilsk - Le passage des glaciers album packs, shirts, and CD's available!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, November 9, 2017, In : Album News 
The new album from French-Canadian Doom-Death Band Norilsk is fast approaching - due for official release on November 24. We are now taking pre-orders for "Le passage des glaciers" as well a new limited Norilsk shirt, and some larger packs for the true doom fanatics.

"Le passage des glaciers" follows in the footsteps of 2015's The Idea of North, but expands the sound considerably. From a sludgy slab of doom-death, the band has carved further into the icy influences of dark metal, to emerge wit...

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Doom-Metal.com streams NORILSK's new song 'Ghosts of Loss' (feat. Pim Blankenstein)

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, November 3, 2017, In : Album News 
Hypnotic Dirge Records is set to release Norilsk's new album Le passage des glaciers (The Passage of Glaciers) on November 24. The Canadian metal outfit invites Winter and darkness into our homes this month, carrying the cold touch of doom and death.



Norilsk's latest offering will feature guest vocal appearance from Pim Blankenstein (Officium Triste, The 11th Hour, Extreme Cold Winter, Clouds) on song 'Ghosts of Loss.' Nic Miquelon comments: “When I wrote 'Ghosts of Loss', I had in mind band...

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HDR02_The Idea of Norilsk (Norilsk)

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, October 3, 2016, In : Features 
From the HDR Video Vignette Series:
Episode 2: The Idea of Norilsk - Norilsk

As Norilsk​ prepares to embark on its first long trek across much of Canada in October, and just a few short days after re-releasing their debut "The Idea of North" on vinyl (through Sunmask​ / War on Music Records​) what better time to showcase these Gatineau-area Doomsters in this introductory video!

Additional Links:
Norilsk Facebook
Norilsk - "The Idea of North" CD
Norilsk - "The Idea of North" Download

Credit: E...

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Norilsk to release "The Idea of North" on vinyl via War on Music Records and Sunmask Records!

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, June 18, 2016, In : Album News 
Some big news for those who have wanted Norilsk's debut album "The Idea of North" on Vinyl!
Below is the official press release from Sunmask Records and War on Music Records.
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Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau/Ottawa, Canada. Characterized by slow and crushing riffs, death growls, and atmospheric arrangements, its music draws com...

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Norilsk debut live performance - Cafe Dekcuf, Ottawa, Canada - April 15, 2016

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, In : Live Show News, Reviews, and Video 
On April 15, Norilsk had their debut live performance, playing with Black Tremor and Longhouse.



Here is a video of Norilsk performing "Throa", live at Cafe Dekcuf in Ottawa, April 15th, 2016. 
From the album: The Idea of North


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Norilsk's "The Idea of North" album featured on numerous year-end lists!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, January 15, 2016, In : News / Studio Updates 
At the end of each year comes various year-end lists from many music blogs. Norilsk's debut album "The Idea of North" which was released in March 2015 was included in many writer's lists. Below is a list of Norilsk's mentions in year-end lists for 2015, with links in the titles.

(New Band Recommendations)

Doom/Death Metal meshed with Post Metal seems to only be expanding in Canada. Norilsk have crafted an interesting work w...

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Norilsk - Nature Morte

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, September 3, 2015, In : Music Videos 
NEWS: Quebec doom-death band Norilsk unveil new music video for the track "Nature Morte"
September 3, 2015

Quebec's doom-death band Norilsk has unveiled the second music video off their first full length album, The Idea of North, released earlier in 2015 on Hypnotic Dirge Records. An unorthodox folk-inspired deconstruction, the spooky "Nature Morte" (Still Life) represents Norilsk's atmospheric side. The dark and melancholic images of the video were shot in the haunted woods north of the Ottawa...

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Norilsk Interview with Lords of Metal Webzine [May 15, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, In : Interviews 
Norilsk (Nic Miquelon) Interview with Lords of Metal
Interview by: Pim B. (From Officium Triste)
Published: May 15, 2015

Canada’s Norilsk already impressed with their first demo ’Japetus’. I was very curious about the other new material by this band. This now has surfaced in the form of ‘The Idea Of North’. An album on which Norilsk shows there’s still room for new ideas within doom metal. When bands show they are redefining a genre an interview is always mandatory. Sing...

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Norilsk Interview with Extreme Metal Voyager [April 16, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, April 17, 2015, In : Interviews 
Norilsk (Nic Miquelon) Interview with Extreme Metal Voyager
Interview by: Fróði Tórálvsson Stenberg
Published: April 16, 2015

Norilsk debut album “The Idea Of North” left me greatly satisfied. This band is taking an interesting route with their acrid Doom Metal, welcoming both sludgy tempos and lovely Post Metal sections that aren´t lengthy as they tend to be normally. I caught up with bandmember Nicolas Miquelon and threw some questions at him. If you want to educate yours...

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Norilsk Interview with Metal Voice Magazine [April 5, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, In : Interviews 
Norilsk (Nic Miquelon) Interview with Metal Voice Magazine
Published: April 5, 2015
Original Link

I love Canadian Metal. Why you may ask. Because I am Canadian, that's why! For those unfamiliar with Norilsk, they hail from Gatineau, Quebec. Playing a Sludgy, Doomy Death Metal style that everyone is really digging. I have not seen a negative review as of yet and there is a reason for this, they sound amazing! I had a moment to talk with front mand Nicolas Miquelon who is very busy promoting their...

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Norilsk Interview with Doom-metal.com [March 12, 2015]

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 13, 2015, In : Interviews 
Norilsk (Nic Miquelon) Interview with Doom-metal.com
Interview by: Mike Liassides
Published: March 12, 2015
Original Link

With their debut full-length 'The Idea Of North' released this week through Hypnotic Dirge Records, we thought we'd like to hear a little more about how Norilsk have been getting on in recent times.



(1) Greetings, Nic, nice to renew our acquaintance, and many thanks for agreeing to be interviewed for Doom-Metal.com. Could we start with a formal introduction to our readers: who ...

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ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - The Idea of North

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, In : Album News 
ALBUM RELEASE: Norilsk - The Idea of North
March 10, 2015

Norilsk's "The Idea of North" is now released! Hopefully it is still cold and miserable wherever you are! 

"Remote is the North and long are its nights.
Solitude is every man's friend and doom is his lullaby"

The digipack CD is available from us, alongside some remaining copies of a beautiful 43cm x 28cm full-color Norilsk poster, as well as a Norilsk sticker. Alternatively, a limited run of 50 tapes are available from Dwyer Records, and if...

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'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"!

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 15, 2015, In : News / Studio Updates 
NEWS: Death-doom entity 'Norilsk' unveils cover artwork and title of forthcoming album "The Idea of North"
January 15, 2015



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada. After releasing an EP, Japetus, in July 2014, Norilsk now unveils details about their debut album, “The Idea of North”, out on March 10, 2015. 

“The Idea of North” is a doom-death album crafted for the winter season:...

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Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, December 12, 2014, In : Band signing 
Norilsk announces signing with Hypnotic Dirge Records for the release of its debut full-length album!
December 12, 2014



Named after Siberia’s northernmost city, home of a famous heavy metal smelting complex, Norilsk is a doom-death band from Gatineau (Québec), Canada, who self-released their debut EP “Japetus” this past summer. Characterized by slow and crushing riffs, death growls, and atmospheric arrangements, its music draws comparison with doom-death bands such as My Dying Bride, Mor...

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