Dragons of the North is the first full-length album by the Norwegian

Norway

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 Viking metal

Viking metal

Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...

 band Einherjer

Einherjer

Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme...

. The lyrics of the seventh track, "Slaget ved Harfsfjord" (sic), are taken from Torbjørn Hornklove's 9th century account of the Battle of Hafrsfjord

Battle of Hafrsfjord

The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which western Norway for the first time was unified under one monarch.The national monument of Haraldshaugen was raised in 1872, to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord...

. The remaining songs have original English language

English language

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 lyrics.

Track listing

1. "Dragons of the North" – 4:15
2. "Dreamstorm" – 6:28
3. "Forever Empire" – 6:42
4. "Conquerer" – 7:04
5. "Fimbul Winter" – 4:44
6. "Storms of the Elder" – 7:53
7. "Slaget ved Harfsfjord" – 6:03 (The Battle at Harfsfjord)
8. "Ballad of the Swords" – 4:58

Music by Storesund/Glesnes/Wold. Lyrics by Glesnes/Storesund/Bjelland except "Slagel ved Hatrsjord".

Credits

• Rune Bjelland – vocals
  Singing
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• Gerhard Storesund – drums
  Drum kit
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  , synthesizer
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• Frode Glesnes
  Frode Glesnes
  Frode Glesnes is one of the founders of the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer. He started as guitarist/vocalist, but decided to concentrate on the guitar duties. He did the lead vocals on Einherjer's last album, Blot. He started a new band with the other Einherjer members called Battered. He...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Audun Wold – guitar, clean vocals
• Stein Sund
  Stein Sund
  Stein Sund is a bass guitarist from Karmøy who was a long time member of the Norwegian viking metal band Einherjer.He has several projects up and running such as Thundra, Evig Natt, and Dwelling Souls.-References:...
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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