Of Darkness and Light took a long time to take shape and become a whole. Kjetil's prolific songwriting ability meant that some songs had been tucked away for years, waiting for the perfect time and environment to bloom. Others were written with more urgency in the months leading up to the album's recording.
Having survived throat cancer almost a decade ago, Kjetil speaks of the high that follows the realisation of a second chance at life. But eventually the inevitability of normality creeps back into daily life; the lull in live band activity in 2020 provided an opportunity to reset and take stock.. "There were certain things that I had to address concerning myself," he states, "I'm dealing with human things, anger, frustration, bitterness, regret. not without hope though." The album's title references Nietzche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra - a philosophical text centred on self-overcoming, of transcending our own limitations. Or as Kjetil puts "You're down in the dirt, but you have to climb out of it and find a way to make it all better."
Side A
1 Hangman's House
2 You Cast Long Shadows
3 Horrors Of The Past
4 Madness
5 Cathedral Light
Side B
1 We Want Blood
2 Fire!
3 Skeletons Trip The Light Fantastic
4 Swan Killer
5 Love Under Will