VIA DOLORIS
GUERRE ET PAIX (LIMITED) - CD

UPC: 822603016130
Label: SEASON OF MIST
Format: CD
Release Date: March 20, 2026
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VIA DOLORIS is the singular vision of Gildas Le Pape, shaped by solitude, discipline, and an uncompromising sense of craft. Rooted in Nordic black metal tradition yet guided by melody and introspection, the project traces a deeply personal inner journey.
“Guerre et Paix” is an album of tension and balance, where shadow and light coexist in measured dialogue. Across seven expansive compositions, VIA DOLORIS explores the fragile architecture of the human psyche, moving through despair, rupture, and fleeting moments of clarity. The music favours restraint over excess, allowing melody to lead with quiet authority. Guitars unfold in long, expressive arcs, while rhythms remain deliberate and grounded, anchored by the nuanced drumming of Frost (Satyricon, 1349). Shifting between French, English, and Norwegian, language carries its own emotional gravity.
Folk and pagan echoes surface subtly, lending the album a timeless, almost ritualistic atmosphere.

For fans of BATHORY, SATYRICON, KAMPFAR.

TRACK LIST:

01. Communion (06:29)
02. Un Franc Soleil (06:58)
03. Omniprésents (07:26)
04. For The Glory (07:38)
05. Ultime Tourment (10:12)
06. Visdommens Vei I (07:11)
07. Visdommens Vei II (02:05)