I am always up for some obscure Funeral Doom, and this has it all—atmospheric cover art, three long songs to make up the full-length running time, and it's a one-man band to boot. Guðvangir seems to be all about the ages of pagan worship in ancient Norway, with the name referencing a famous site where succeeding periods of cult activity stretch back into antiquity. The album's name sounds funny in English, but it just means "As the River Flows," underlining the naturalistic focus and feel of the music.
This is crushing and atmospheric stuff, with long, slow riffs that build the tension up and up until the crushing wave comes cresting in. There is always something like the sea in good Funeral Doom—the slow rolling of the rhythms, the seeming formlessness that then rises up and takes shape, the sense of imminent doom, or Doom, in this case. The production is really good, especially for an indie release, and the whole presents a moody and involving soundscape.