Cosmic Genesis
Encyclopedia
Cosmic Genesis is the third full-length album by Swedish
progressive
/folk metal
band Vintersorg
. It was released on November 3, 2000. The album signaled a move away from the folk metal
of the previous two albums to progressive
, as well as lyrical themes, now mostly written in English, moving towards space as opposed to nature and heathenism.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
progressive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
/folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Vintersorg
Vintersorg
Vintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
. It was released on November 3, 2000. The album signaled a move away from the folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
of the previous two albums to progressive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
, as well as lyrical themes, now mostly written in English, moving towards space as opposed to nature and heathenism.
Track listing
- "Astral and Arcane" – 6:56
- "Algol" – 6:08
- "A Dialogue with the Stars" – 5:47
- "Cosmic Genesis" – 7:06
- "Om regnbågen materialiserades" – 5:01 ("If the Rainbow Materialized")
- "Ars MemorativaArt of memoryThe Art of Memory or Ars Memorativa is a general term used to designate a loosely associated group of mnemonic principles and techniques used to organize memory impressions, improve recall, and assist in the combination and 'invention' of ideas. It is sometimes referred to as mnemotechnics...
" – 5:09 - "Rainbow Demon (Uriah Heep Cover)" – 4:01
- "Naturens galleri" – 5:22 ("Nature's Gallery")
- "The Enigmatic Spirit" – 4:45
- "A Dialogue with the Stars" is misspelled "A Dialouge with the Stars" on some versions. This error is also present in the liner notes.
Credits
- Mr. VAndreas HedlundAndreas Hedlund , also known as Vintersorg and Mr. V, is a Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played in several heavy metal bands.-Biography:...
- All vocals, guitars, bass, acoustic & tremolo guitars, keyboards, programming & loop editing - Mattias MarklundMattias MarklundMattias Marklund is a guitarist who plays in Vintersorg, Casket Casey and TME. He also did guest guitar work for Vintersorg band mate, Andreas Hedlund's progressive rock band, Waterclime.-With Otyg:...
- Lead & rhythm guitars
Session musicians
- Nils Johansson - Additional programmings, keys, loop editing & korg MS20 performance