#Motala Stream

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Motala, Sweden

A beaver near the shore of a stream

Photograph: Jeppe Gustafsson/Rex/Shutterstock

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Skärkind, Sweden (No. 4)

The area where Norrköping municipality is now spreading was covered with ice during the Ice Age, approximately 50,000–11,000 f.Kr. The place where Norrköping is located was then covered with water. Eventually, people came to the area, and there are finds of simple axes from Smedby, Borgsmon and Hultsbruk. Petroglyphs from the Bronze Age, about 3,000 years ago, have been found on both sides of Motala stream at Himmelstalund, Fiskeby, Ekenberg and Leonardsberg. Along the Bråviken and Kvillinge faults, a number of beach settlements from the Stone Age have also been found.

The people who created the petroglyphs are believed to have had a high culture that was, among other things, good at arts and crafts. One of the archaeologists who explored these in 1903 was the then prince, Gustaf Adolf, this became his first independent archaeological work. All petroglyphs have not yet been mapped. The motifs were taken from the people's surroundings, many depict ships, animals, people, weapons, four-armed wheels, sun symbols, fishing gear and animals of various kinds. At that time, the sea level stood 15 meters higher than today, so the rock carvings were almost directly at the edge of Strömmen.

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Grimner, più potenti che mai

I GRIMNER tornano più potenti che mai. Questa volta hanno aggiunto il metal al folk metal. Le loro radici e le loro influenze del death metal svedese e il loro amore per l’heavy e il power metal si intrecciano con incantevoli melodie folk e cori pagani per creare ancora una volta il loro suono unico, il tutto cantato nella loro lingua madre, lo svedese, come sempre.

“Helvandrarna” (traducibile come “I camminatori dell’inferno”) è il secondo singolo dei GRIMNER, tratto dal quarto disco in studio “Urfader”. Il suono nuovo e fresco di quest’album trasmette davvero ciò che i GRIMNER sono. Riff di chitarra incalzanti, un mix di potenti voci pulite e roche, una batteria martellante, il tutto mescolato con bellissimi e distinti flauti e altri strumenti folk, creano un’atmosfera che si adatta ai racconti degli antichi dei norreni e del folklore.

“Non abbiamo mai messo così tanto impegno nella produzione di un album in precedenza. Davvero, sangue, sudore e lacrime sono stati impiegati per rendere questo disco ciò che è diventato e siamo felici di condividerlo con il mondo. Nel bel mezzo di una pestilenza mondiale, abbiamo lavorato più duramente che mai per portare al mondo qualcosa di cui siamo estremamente orgogliosi. ‘Urfader’ ha richiesto molto da noi, e tutta l’energia e la passione che abbiamo messo in questo disco si può certamente sentire in ogni canzone.  Sono passati quasi cinque anni dalla nostra precedente uscita. Il tempo trascorso su questo album non è stato inutile. In questi ultimi anni abbiamo lavorato meticolosamente su ogni dettaglio per creare quella che consideriamo la nostra più grande raccolta di canzoni fino ad oggi ”.

L’artwork del disco è stato realizzato da Henrik Rosenborg. L’album è stato registrato e mixato da Jakob Hermann ai Top Floor Studios, mentre della masterizzazione si è occupato Jacob Hansen agli Hansen Studios.

La tracklist di “Urfader” è la seguente: Hämtad Av Valkyrior Där Fröet Skall Spira Västerled Ulvhednars Natt Ur Vågorna Helvandrarna Elftevisan Glöd Ivaldes Söner En Sista Sköldborg Tiundaland

I GRIMNER, fondati nel 2008, dimostrano che il passato, fatto di anni di silenzio e pandemie, non è stato inutile: silenzio significa lavoro. Sulla scia di una pestilenza, i GRIMNER riemergono segnati dalla battaglia per portare al mondo nuovi brani e racconti, ispirati come sempre agli antichi miti nordici e alla storia. Allo stesso tempo, questo album aggiunge sicuramente qualcosa di speciale al genere.

Tutto è iniziato nella città svedese di Motala ad opera del chitarrista e cantante Ted insieme al batterista Henry. Il primo demo “A Call For Battle” (2010) era cantato in inglese, ma fu presto sostituito dalla loro lingua madre, lo svedese. Con l’avanzare del tempo e la pubblicazione di nuovi dischi [l’EP “Färd” (2012), l’EP acustico “De Kom Från Norr” (2015), l’album “Blodshymner” (2014)], i GRIMNER si sono fatti rapidamente un nome, suonando anche di supporto nel tour dei leggendari Korpiklaani in Svezia nel 2015.

Nel 2016 i GRIMNER hanno pubblicato l’apprezzato album “Frost Mot Eld” (Despotz Records), che ha portato un suono totalmente nuovo alla comunità musicale. L’album ha ricevuto recensioni eccezionali in tutto il mondo, con canzoni che ad oggi hanno raggiunto milioni di streaming. Grazie all’album e al loro fantastico concept generale, i GRIMNER sono stati invitati a esibirsi sui palchi dei festival di tutta Europa. Nel 2018 la band ha festeggiato il suo decimo anniversario e il 9 febbraio ha pubblicato il nuovo disco “Vanadrottning” (Despotz Records).

GRIMNER sono: Ted Sjulmark – Voce, chitarra Martin Boe – Voce, chitarra David Fransson – Basso, cori Johan Rydberg – Flauto, mandola Kristoffer Kullberg – Tastiere Henry Persson – Batteria

GRIMNER online: www.facebook.com/Grimnerswe www.instagram.com/grimnerband/ https://spoti.fi/3RweWVz www.grimner.bandcamp.com www.grimnerband.com

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Wassup Rocker Radio 3/18/18

Wassup Rocker Radio 3/18/18

03-18-2018-WRR Playlist

Amyl and the Sniffers – Cur of Destiny Atomic Supplex – Really Stupid Sad Park – In My Head The Prissteens – You’re Gonna Lose The Why Oh Whys – Here She Comes The Trixxx – Anthem Groove Purple Wizard – Chiquitita Mint – Make Me Wanna Stop Glenn Echo – Motala Stream Mighty Boys – Kevin Zig Zags – Choking on Your Insides The Hipshakes – Samba Murph & The Gaxorpos – Too…

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BLACK INK RIVER: Live Stream Show Details

BLACK INK RIVER: Live Stream Show Details

Swedish rockers BLACK INK RIVER recently released their new single ‘No No No’, which is the first to be released from their forthcoming second album.

The band is also set to play a special live show at Swedish rock club Bomber Bar on June 13th, which will be streamed on Bomber Bar Motala‘s official Facebook Page. More details about the event can be found at this location.

The new video for ‘No…

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A White Waterfall by Henrik Sundholm Via Flickr: Part of the urban landscape in Norrköping, Sweden.

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Motala’s New Leg (2000) – Motala was a working elephant before her leg was blown off by a landmine – but now Thai citizens are rallying to save her. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Many of Thailand’s... https://documentaries.io/film/the-crippled-thai-elephant-given-another-chance-2000/

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Viking folk metal act Grimner release ‘En Fallen Jätte’ the first single off their upcoming ‘Vanadrottning’ album - ‘En Fallen Jätte’ is out Dec 15th 2017 on Despotz Records.

2018 sees Swedish Viking/folk metallers Grimner celebrate their 10th anniversary with the release of a new full-length album ‘Vanadrottning’ (Despotz Records) on February 9th.

First single ‘En Fallen Jätte’ is released December 15th and showcases everything that makes Grimner such a unique musical force. A heavier, more powerful and rhythmic sound, together with a fantastic new voice brought by their latest addition Martin. Expect a dynamic, fresh and thrilling album with the band pushing the boundaries and taking their unique music to a new level. 

With ‘Vanadrottning’ and their 10th anniversary celebrations, the Grimner Vikings continue their journey towards new adventures!

‘Vanadrottning’ translates to ‘queen of the Vanir’, referring to the goddess Gullveig from the Norse mythology. She is known mostly from the tale of the war between the Aesir and the Vanir, when she was captured and burned alive by Oden and his herd. Each time they burned her she would be born anew, dying three times and resurrected three times, each time in immense agony. This album has been an absolute joy to create, but like the goddess Gullveig, we have also endured a great deal of pain for it. We hope you will love the album as much as we ourselves do!’ // Grimner Swedish Vikings Grimner give a unique mixture of folk and metal, incorporating catchy melodies, folk instruments and heavy riffs into their own, yet aggressive metal. With their dynamic and captivating music, with lyrics sung in Swedish, and looking like they have recently arrived from a fantasy world, they have taken enthusiasts of both metal and folk music by storm. Grimner’s lyrics revolve around Norse mythology, folklore, historical adventures of Vikings and life in the same era. With some songs dark and brooding; others fast, jovial and folkish, Grimner’s music is as awesome as it is entertaining.

More About Grimner

In 2008, Grimner was put together in the Swedish town Motala by lead guitarist and vocalist Ted together with the drummer Henry. The first demo ‘A Call for Battle’ (2010) was sung exclusively in English but was soon to be replaced by their native tongue Swedish. As time progressed and new records being released (EP ‘Färd’ (2012), acoustic EP ‘De Kom Från Norr’ (2015), full-length album ‘Blodshymner’ (2014)) Grimner has steadily made a name for themselves, including being picked as main support for the legendary Korpiklaani during their shows in Sweden in 2015. In 2016 Grimner released their praised album ‘Frost Mot Eld’ (Despotz Records), an album that brought a totally new sound to the scene. The album received outstanding reviews world-wide, with songs that to this date have reached millions of streams. With the album and their fantastic overall concept, Grimner has been invited to perform at festival stages around Europe.

Grimner live in the UK March 2018 15th -  Hammerfest 16th -  Fulford Arms, York 17th -  The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham 18th -  Nambucca, London

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Old houses by Motala Stream in Norrköping, Sweden Source: Marcus Jehrlander (flickr)

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Okay, while I hate this town sometime, there's parts of the old industrial landscape that I absolutely love. They have cut off the flow of water here due to some renovations further down along the stream, otherwise it's an ear-numbing roar from water flowing here. Sorry for wonky photos, not used to the camera in my phone yet.

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 20)

Motala ström is a river in Östergötland. It flows from Lake Vättern to the Baltic Sea.

In Norrköping, the stream has been of great importance, as since the Middle Ages its rapids have been used for mills and industries of various kinds. It is not only this coastal town that has given weight to the watercourse. At least since the Middle Ages, many strongholds and manor houses have been built at this waterway to the interior of Östergötland to maintain control over who has travelled on it, but also to be able to use Motala stream themselves. For example, Motala Hus, Charlottenborg, Kungs Norrby, Ljungs slott, Kungsbro, Norsholm Manor, Ringstaholm, Borg, Himmelstalunds herrgård and Johannisborg are located on its shores. The former Norrköpingshus was also located at the then water mirror. Indirectly, via the stream's course through lakes, all the way from Lake Vättern to the Baltic Sea, lies today also Ulvåsa, Stjärnps Castle and Grensholm.

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 17)

Strykjärnet is a building in the middle of Motala ström in central Norrköping that was built 1916-1917 in reinforced concrete in classicist style by architect Folke Bensow. Since 1991 it has been a listed building. The building gets its name from its peculiar shape reminiscent of an iron. The shape comes from the fact that the building is built on the streamlined island of Laxholmen in the middle of motala ström's flow. Since there was a shortage of land around the stream, they wanted to use as much of the existing islet as possible. Therefore, the building took on its slightly different shape, a seven-corner. Before the house was built, there were smaller wooden buildings on the island.

It was built for Holmens Bruks and Fabriks AB and originally housed the textile industry. Until 1934, the building, which is part of the industrial landscape, was used as a weaving mill. The work with textiles continued after that with, among other things, wintering, flushing, rolling, dressing and warping. During the 1960s, textile work was discontinued in connection with the textile crisis. In 1964, Holmens closed down the cotton industry and in 1970 the last parts of woolen fabrication disappeared. However, the industrial buildings remained on the site. In the 1980s, industries began operating again on the site. Since December 1991, the Museum of Work has been housed here and the building is run as an individual foundation.

Carl Milles has called the area "the country's most beautiful industrial building". 

Source: Wikipedia

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 14)

Drags power station is a disused hydroelectric power plant in central Norrköping.

The industries in Norrköping along the Motala stream have throughout history always used the power of the rapids, first in the form of water wheels and then in the form of hydropower plants.

When the textile industry Drags built new factory premises, they also built a new hydroelectric power plant. The power station was built in 1908 and was completed in 1912. This then supplied Drags with electricity until 1954 when Drags was shut down, after this the power station continued to produce electricity to the city.

In 1990, Drag's power station was decommissioned when, together with several other small hydropower plants along the stream, it was replaced by Holmen's power plant whose electricity production is significantly larger than all the smaller power plants combined. Despite almost 80 years in operation, most of the parts are completely original. The power station is today a working life museum.

Since 2005, Drag's power station has also been used as an exhibition space for art exhibitions.

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 12)

The Industrial Landscape around Motala stream is unique in Europe. It consists of the central parts of the city and is dominated by the rushing water of the stream and by stately factory buildings. Most factories were built between 1850 and 1920 but the rapids and falls of the stream have been utilized ever since the middle ages. Thousands of people worked with spinning and weaving in wool and cotton in the factories. Until 1870, the city remained in a leading position concerning textile industry but then followed many cyclical fluctuations. In the 1950s the textile crisis was a fact and in 1970 the last of the city’s wool companies closed down.

In the early 1970s, the industrial landscape was a closed and decayed factory area. But instead of tearing it down and build new modern buildings the Norrköpings municipality decided to preserve the area. Today you can roam freely in an industrial landscape which has become the inhabitants in Norrkoping’s pride and joy and that has become a centre for knowledge companies and universities. Modern businesses have moved into the old buildings that used to be industries. Nowadays you will find for example Linköping University, Norrköping Science Park and Visualization Centre C here. Visualization Centre combines research, experimental 3D performances and innovation culture. In the middle of the industrial landscape there are also museums, cafes, restaurants and a concert hall where historical iron beams meet current design to timeless tones.

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 9)

The industrial landscape around motala ström is unique in Europe. It stretches along the Stream from Drag's and Gryt's factories all the way down to the old Rooster's plot, now built with townhouses. The area is dominated by the flowing water of the Stream and by stately factory buildings. Most of the factories were built between 1850 and 1920, but the rapids and falls of the Stream have been exploited since the Middle Ages.

Thousands of people worked with spinning and weaving in wool and cotton in the factories. They made different kinds of clothing and costume fabrics such as cam yarn, cheviot and tweed. Until 1870, the city maintained its leadership position in the textile industry and then went through many economic changes. In the 1950s, the textile crisis was a fact and in 1970 the last of the city's woollen companies was closed down.

In the early 1970s, the industrial landscape was a closed and dilapidated factory area. Instead of demolishing and building new, Norrköping municipality invested in preserving the area and together with local construction companies they began to deliberately search for new uses for the old buildings.

Today, you can roam freely in an industrial landscape that has become a center where knowledge companies and universities are two new ingredients.

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Norrköping, Sweden (No. 4)

The city again burnt in 1655, and again in 1719 during the Russian Pillage of 1719-21 when the Russians burnt it to the ground. Stones from the Johannisborg castle were used to build new houses, and today only a few stones remain.

During the 18th century it was rebuilt and several industries soon got a stronghold: In the 1740s, Norrköping boasted three sugar refineries; in the 1750s the large scale influential snus industry was established. From this time stems the city churches of Saint Olof and Saint Hedvig, and several other old houses. In 1762, the first theater in Sweden outside of Stockholm was established in the city, the Egges Teater.

Norrköping's importance again flourished. In 1769 the Swedish Riksdag assembled there. In 1800 King Gustav IV of Sweden was crowned in the Church of Saint Olof.

In the later 18th and early 19th Centuries, Norrköping was one of the three Swedish cities where Jews were allowed to live.

The city again suffered fires in 1822 and 1826. Thereafter wooden houses were banned. In 1841 a ship industry was initiated as a branch of Motala Verkstad in Motala. In 1850 the industry had over 600 employees making it Sweden's largest ship industry at the time. During the remaining 19th century, the industries kept expanding. The area by the Motala Stream was developed further with the construction of a cotton refinery, and a paper mill was constructed in 1854, specializing in newspaper, and is still today exporting to customers around the world.

The industry, including textile manufacturers, also expanded into the 20th century. In 1950 a total of 54 factories had 6,600 employees in town. By 1956, however, 18 of them had been closed due to competition from countries abroad with lower wages, such as Italy and Japan. In 1970 only 10 factories and 1,200 employees remained. In that year, the renowned Holmen paper mill, with its 350 years long history, announced closure, and another 900 people were let go. To counter the effects, several governmental authorities were relocated to Norrköping from Stockholm. 

As of 2002, Norrköping is now seeing a revival, as a center of culture and education. The Norrköping symbol represents the "new" Norrköping.

Source: Wikipedia