ORO

The music of ORO is infused with incredible dynamics; deft, poetic contrasts between passages of soft beauty and crushing, granite heaviness. Their songs invoke the spirit of deep places, of harbours on the shores of black, underground seas. They are riven with anguish and haunted by pain, painted in the hues of twilight and shadow – and yet they are as much about the resilience within, the sparks of light, as they are the oppressive darkness. They weave symphonies of inherent gravitas that stand as a testament to the indomitable human spirit and unflinching examinations of the agony of our existence.

ORO first formed in 2014 in the Swedish city of Örebro, surrounded by forests, in the shadows of the Kilsbergen mountains. The band decided, right at the start, that they would write always in their native Swedish, allowing them to speak with untarnished integrity and retain the purity of the emotions they wished to express - and this is something they have held true to to this day. After four demos they released their debut album, Djupets Kall, in the spring of 2019 through the Endless Winter label. Djupets Kall received critical acclaim from around the metal world, including a prestigious 14/15 review in giant German magazine Legacy.