Till Fjälls
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Till Fjälls is the first full-length album by Swedish
folk metal
band Vintersorg
. Stylistically this continued in the same musical vein as the previous album, Hedniskhjärtad
, with black metal-style riffs, harsh vocals and blast beats interspersed with folk-ish melodies, acoustics, and atmospherics.
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....
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...
. Stylistically this continued in the same musical vein as the previous album, Hedniskhjärtad
Hedniskhjärtad
Hedniskhjärtad is the first released recording by Swedish folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on 6 July 1998.-Background on the album:The story as to the creation of the album is as follows, taken from the back of the album's booklet:...
, with black metal-style riffs, harsh vocals and blast beats interspersed with folk-ish melodies, acoustics, and atmospherics.
Track listing
- "Rundans" (Rune Dance) – 1:30
- "För Kung och Fosterland" (For King and Motherland) – 3:47
- "Vildmarkens Förtrollande Stämmor" (The Enchanting Tunes of the Wastelands) – 4:09
- "Till Fjälls" (To the Mountains) – 6:42
- "Urberget, Äldst av Troner" (The Ancient Mountain, Eldest of Thrones) – 5:03
- "Hednad i Ulvermånens Tecken" (Turned Pagan under the Sign of the Wolf Moon) – 2:23
- "Jökeln" (The Glacier) – 3:26
- "Isjungfrun" (The Icemaid) – 4:43
- "Asatider" (Time of the Gods) – 3:55
- "Fångad utav Nordens Själ" (Caught By the Soul of the North) - 4:30
Guest musicians
- Vargher - Keyboards, drum programming
- Andreas Frank - Lead guitars on "För kung och fosterland" & "Asatider"
- Cia Hedmark - Vocals on "Isjungfrun" & "Fångad utav nordens själ"
- Nisse Johansson - Additional keys