An Icelandic Odyssey
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An Icelandic Odyssey is a two-part concept album series by Norwegian
avant-garde metal band Solefald
. The first part, Red for Fire, was released on October 18, 2005 while the second part, Black for Death, was released on November 24, 2006. The band was quoted as saying "Solefald was experimenting when everybody was being true. Now that things are changing and that we've pushed the experiment quite far already, we wanted "Red For Fire + Black For Death" to be our attempts at being true. This will be a true Nordic Viking Metal album."
Both albums could be considered a play on how Solefald describe their music, being "RED music with BLACK edges".
/Lazare
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
avant-garde metal band Solefald
Solefald
Solefald is a Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band that was formed by members Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius Jakhelln in August 1995, with Lars singing and playing keyboard/synthesizer/piano and drums, and Cornelius singing and playing guitar and bass. The meaning of the band's...
. The first part, Red for Fire, was released on October 18, 2005 while the second part, Black for Death, was released on November 24, 2006. The band was quoted as saying "Solefald was experimenting when everybody was being true. Now that things are changing and that we've pushed the experiment quite far already, we wanted "Red For Fire + Black For Death" to be our attempts at being true. This will be a true Nordic Viking Metal album."
Both albums could be considered a play on how Solefald describe their music, being "RED music with BLACK edges".
Track listing
- "Sun I Call" – 6:19
- "Survival Of The Outlaw" – 6:37
- "Where Birds Have Never Been" – 5:5
- "Bragi (Instrumental)" – 1:18
- "White Frost Queen" – 6:57
- "There Is Need" – 5:53
- "Prayer Of A Son (Poem)" – 1:47
- "Crater Of The Valkyries" – 8:21
- "Sea I Called" – 5:34
- "LokasennaLokasennaLokasenna is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. The poem presents flyting between the gods and Loki....
" – 5:39
Guest Musicians & Friends of the House
- Aggie Frost Peterson: Vocals on 'Sun I Call' and 'White Frost Queen'.
- Sareeta (ÁsmeginÁsmeginÁsmegin is a Norwegian folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian...
, Ram-ZetRam-ZetRam-Zet is an extreme metal/avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Zet, which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of Küth and Solem , leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album Pure Therapy in September...
): Violin on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9. - Live Julianne Kostøl: Cello on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9.
- Kjetil Selvik: Saxophone on 'Sun I Call'.
- Jörmundur Ingi: Voice on 'Lokasenna'.
Track listing
All tracks by CorneliusCornelius Jakhelln
Cornelius Jakhelln , also known as Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet.-Musician:...
/Lazare
Lars Nedland
Lars Are Nedland , known also as Lazare, from Kristiansand, Norway, is the vocalist, drummer and keyboardist for acclaimed avant-garde black metal band Solefald. He is also keyboardist for the progressive black metal act Borknagar...
- "Red for Fire + Black for Death" – 3:55
- "Queen in the Bay of Smoke" – 5:34
- "Silver Dwarf" – 3:23
- "Underworld (Instrumental)" – 1:15
- "Necrodyssey" – 3:47
- "Allfathers" – 5:56
- "LokasennaLokasennaLokasenna is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. The poem presents flyting between the gods and Loki....
Part 2" – 4:29 - "LokiLokiIn Norse mythology, Loki or Loke is a god or jötunn . Loki is the son of Fárbauti and Laufey, and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. By his wife Sigyn, Loki is the father of Nari or Narfi...
Trickster God" – 5:50 - "Spoken to the End of All (Poem)" – 2:05
- "Dark Waves Dying (Instrumental)" - 3:55
- "LokasennaLokasennaLokasenna is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda. The poem presents flyting between the gods and Loki....
Part 3" – 4:47 - "Sagateller" - 5:45
Guest Musicians
- Kristoffer RyggKristoffer RyggKristoffer Rygg , also known as Garm, Trickster G. and recently also God Head is a Spellemannprisen nominated vocalist, musician and producer known as the frontman of Ulver and former vocalist for Arcturus...
(UlverUlverUlver is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler , Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and...
, Head Control SystemHead Control SystemHead Control System is a cross-national groove rock/metal band featuring Portuguese Daniel Cardoso and Norwegian Kristoffer Rygg . Head Control System is currently part of North-American The End Records' roster along with bands such as Voivod, The Gathering, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Ulver...
, ex-ArcturusArcturus (band)Arcturus is an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987. They named it Arcturus , after the Behenian fixed star Arcturus.-Biography:The band has released four official full-length albums...
, ex-BorknagarBorknagarBorknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
): Vocals on 'Loki Trickster God'. - Aggie Frost Peterson: Vocals on 'Loki Trickster God'.
- Sareeta (ÁsmeginÁsmeginÁsmegin is a Norwegian folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian...
, Ram-ZetRam-ZetRam-Zet is an extreme metal/avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Zet, which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of Küth and Solem , leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album Pure Therapy in September...
): Violin on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. - Live Julianne Kostøl: Cello on tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12.
- Kjetil Selvik: Saxophone on 'Underworld' and 'Dark Waves Dying'.
- Jörmundur Ingi: Voice on 'Lokasenna' compositions.
Instrumentation
- CorneliusCornelius JakhellnCornelius Jakhelln , also known as Cornelius von Jackhelln, is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist, musician, writer and poet.-Musician:...
(SturmgeistSturmgeistSturmgeist is an experimental black/thrash metal formed by Cornelius Jakhelln in 2002.-Beginnings:In 2002, Cornelius Jakhelln began working on a new band. The name chosen was Sturmgeist . The music was an experimental mix of black/thrash metal with lyrics sung in English, Norwegian, and German...
) - Wolf voicesSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Viking axesGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Sound effectsSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - LazareLars NedlandLars Are Nedland , known also as Lazare, from Kristiansand, Norway, is the vocalist, drummer and keyboardist for acclaimed avant-garde black metal band Solefald. He is also keyboardist for the progressive black metal act Borknagar...
(BorknagarBorknagarBorknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
, Age Of SilenceAge Of SilenceAge of Silence is a Norwegian avant-garde progressive metal band formed in 2004 by Andy Winter of Winds.-Current members:* Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland - Vocals...
, ÁsmeginÁsmeginÁsmegin is a Norwegian folk/viking metal band formed in 1998. The name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods". Ásmegin's lyrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian...
) - Cold choirsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Keys & orchestrationKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Blizzard beatsDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...