Doedsmaghird is the new project from Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez, the mind behind longstanding leaders of the Norwegian metal scene, Dødheimsgard, and esteemed French multi-instrumentalist and Dødheimsgard guitarist Camille Giradeau. The debut album Omniverse Consciousness is out now. Speaking about the new project, Yusaf said:

A concept of universal awareness that transcends the present individual experience and connect the dots across multiple timelines and dimension. Consciousness is like nodes within a vast, interconnected web, where the black medium current serves a conduit for information exchange. Within this singularity, all path leads inward, and the concept of time ceases to exist. Every possible timeline, past and future converge into the enigmatic state of the omniverse consciousness. Palpable as a whispered secret, we present this intersection of experiences and outcomes. Symbolizing the unattainable potential that never was but is. This emergence through conflict and synergy shaped from the original entities involved. A transformation and innovation where two points in time merge into a point in the middle…

In the wake of the monumental release of Dødheimsgard’s 2023 magnum opus, ‘Black Medium Current’, & following a period in pursuit of creating something inspired by the pioneering work of the revered ‘Satanic Art’ & ‘666 International’ releases, Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez brought Doedsmaghird into being as a parallel world & malformed companion of sorts, by infusing some of the primal grim essence of what motivated those genre classics, refined and reflected back into the modern age under a new mask with debut album ‘Omniverse Consciousness’.

“a delightful smorgasbord of lunacy…No matter how you approach this, reality will never be quite the same again!”
9/10
AVE NOCTUM

“But anyone who can see beauty in chaos, gets involved in the unknown and likes to be challenged will be rewarded by exciting sequences, a dense atmosphere and sometimes great, almost anthemic melodies. Outstanding”
14/15
LEGACY (DE)

“Another work of genius. Another demonstration of alternative, altered and nonconformist visions. An artistic dimension so evolved that it goes beyond music, goes beyond genre, style”
9/10
METAL HEAD (IT)

‘Omniverse Consciousness’ is available on limited-edition white and black marble vinyl LP, classic black vinyl LP, CD and digital album

With the debut album from Doedsmaghird only a week away, the band have given fans a glimpse of what’s to come by unveiling their first single, ‘Heart of Hell’. This eight-minute epic, characterised by its surreal and dreamlike atmosphere, is the first single to be released from the upcoming album Omniverse Consciousness (11 October). Accompanying the single is a visually captivating music video by Matt Vickerstaff.

Speaking about ‘Heart Of Hell’, Doedsmaghird songwriter Yusaf Parvez shared, “The ascending leads to a finite outcome in this narrative, so the subject aims to descend and uncover roads and outcomes that can omit and perhaps surpass the previous outcome. Like the video portrays, this person is depicted in the very heart of hell, and by the options present it is actually easier for the subject to move down rather than up. Downward on this scale can also translate moving towards less coveted ideas and a separation from common conception of values. As in culture, choosing this lifestyle over a lifestyle with more materialistic focus pertaining to profession and monetary means or reaching for a god, can seem like aiming for a lesser and much more unsafe state of being, but in turn it might yield a deeper sense of understanding existence and the nature of your being”.

‘Omniverse Consciousness’ will be released as a limited-edition white and black marble vinyl LP, classic black vinyl LP, CD and digital album

‘Heart Of Hell’ single artwork