Borknagar’s origins trace back to 1994. Over the past three decades, Borknagar have traversed a variety of thought-provoking topics on albums like The Olden Domain (1997), Empiricism (2001) and Winter Thrice (2016). Conceptually, the overarching themes have been universal. Still, the sub-surface was almost always personal to the band’s many lyricists, including but not limited to Brun, Hestnæs, Nedland, and former vocalist Andreas “Vintersorg” Hedlund. Whereas True North posited the idea of a compass upon Borknagar’s legion of devotees, Fall changes direction to a season-based approach. Of course, “Summits”, “Moon” and “Unraveling” aren’t simply about autumnal things like leaves changing. Instead, Fall, as a homonym, portends a far grimmer reality.