Borknagar are a Norwegian progressive metal group whose sound combines black metal and folk metal, with lyrics centered around themes such as philosophy, nature, mythology, paganism, and the cosmos. Since emerging in the mid-'90s, the avant-garde black metallers have released nearly a dozen full-length albums, with highlights arriving via their explosive eponymous 1996 debut, 2004's aptly titled Epic, and 2016's chart-topping Winter Thrice. Three years later, the widely acclaimed True North appeared from Century Media. Following the pandemic the band gathered to write in 2021 and played shows in 2022 and early 2023. They emerged with the album Fall in February 2024.