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What happens when an artist realizes the thing he sacrificed everything for may have cost him the very things that mattered most?
For BRYMIR vocalist Viktor Gullichsen, the creative force behind the Finnish metal band behind What We Leave Behind, that question became more than an album concept. It became a deeply personal reckoning.
Burnout, isolation, a breakup, self-medication, and a period of intense tunnel vision all fed into the writing of the band’s darkest record yet. Wrapped in Norse mythology, science fiction, astrophysics, and cinematic soundscapes, What We Leave Behind transforms intensely personal experiences into stories about sacrifice, obsession, mortality, and the choices we make as individuals and as a civilization.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Victor discusses the painful experiences behind the album, why Norse mythology remains central to his songwriting, how his career as a film sound designer shapes the band’s cinematic approach, his unusual dream Finnish metal festival, his concerns about AI, his fascination with extraterrestrial life, and why he’s become a minimalist when it comes to studio gear.
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