Walk Through Fire performing the music of Arvo Pärt

Walk Through Fire performing the music of Arvo Pärt live at GEIGER X, Gothenburg, October 7 2016: Partita, Op. 2: III. Larghetto [00:00] ::: Silouan’s Song [11:32] ::: Kanon Pokajanen: Kontakion [25:30] ::: Kanon Pokajanen: Ikos [48:12] ::: Passio (repetitions of its exposition) [58:12] “Walk Through Fire is often described as a doom/sludge metal band with their extremely slow rhythms - sometimes down at almost 20 bpm - and lyrical themes dealing mainly with hopelessness and anxiety. Although, doom/sludge metal is somewhat of a misnomer, as their compositions are also heavily influenced by contemporary classical music as well as black metal and drone music. Arvo Pärt is a composer of contemporary classical music. The tonality and systematic structure of his compositions have many parables with those of Walk Through Fire’s: from the late 1950’s banned Schoenberg 12-tone technique compositions to his own minimalist style ”tintinnabuli” and sacred music. Wh