Marching on to final victory

Mourning across blood stained battlefields. [Post number 1000, a great day to celebrate the passion of sharing passions!!!]

(Boasting the unique personality of this Swedish combo, Arditi's music taps into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance that has become the band's trademark. Ever effective in their use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches, the band hereby drags the listener around muddy trenches, and casts a hypnotizing veil over the turmoil of warfare-inspired Industrial soundscapes. 

Spearheaded by Henry Möller and Marten Björkman, Arditi first came to light in 1997, inspired by the Italian Futurist Movement of the early 20th century. But given both members' involvement in other projects (such as Puissance and Algaion), it was not until 2002 that the first recorded output would come to be released. The limited edition 7" EP Unity Of Blood (Svartvintras Productions, 2002) earned the project praise and admiration. This was followed by their debut album, Marching On To Victory (Svartvintras Productions, 2003) and a split CD United In Blood (Neuropa Records, 2004), shared with the Swedish Toroidh, and then Spirit Of Sacrifice (Blooddawn Productions, 2005) and Standards Of Triumph (Equilibrium Music, 2006).

Toroidh is Henrik Nordvargr Björkk's martial industrial side project. Ceased to exist in date 23 January 2015 with this public announcement divulged by Henrik himself: "After almost 14 years of existence it is time to retire Toroidh. It has been a rough ride, but also a great one. Of all the musical projects I/we have been involved with, this must be the most misunderstood one. This is actually one of the reasons we are terminating it. We refuse to let the music become a vehicle of politics. We thought that naming the debutalbum “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” and calling the tracks “Never again I-IX” would be an indicator that the music was not glorifying any specific standpoint, but we were wrong. Let it be known once and for all that the music of Toroidh dealt mostly (but not exclusively) with the turmoil of Europe during the world wars, but it was intended as a soundtrack to the stupidity, wars and chaos - not a political standpoint).

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