Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays
Encyclopedia
Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays (1999) is the third album by the German
symphonic
folk
/doom metal
band Empyrium
. Contrary to their previous two albums, this is an acoustic
album. The cover art, as in Empyrium's previous album, uses a fragment of a painting by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
symphonic
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
folk
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...
/doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Empyrium
Empyrium
Empyrium is a German symphonic folk/doom metal and neofolk/dark folk band.- Band's history :Empyrium was founded in 1994 by Markus Stock and Andreas Bach, but later many other participated....
. Contrary to their previous two albums, this is an acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
album. The cover art, as in Empyrium's previous album, uses a fragment of a painting by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen
Theodor Kittelsen
Theodor Severin Kittelsen was a Norwegian artist. He is one of the most popular artists in Norway. Kittelsen became famous for his nature paintings, as well as for his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.-Biography:Kittelsen was born in the coastal town of Kragerø in...
.
Track listing
- The song "When Shadows Grow Longer" is new version of the same song in 1997's "Songs of Moors and Misty Fields" album.
See also
- ForsetiForseti (band)Forseti was a dark folk / apocalyptic folk crossover of German musician Andreas Ritter, from the city of Jena. For studio recordings and live performances, he is supported by other musicians. Forseti is a Norse god of justice, peace, and truth...
- 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...
- KveldssangerKveldssanger-Credits:*Garm - performer*Håvard Jørgensen - performer*Erik Olivier Lancelot - performer*Alf Gaaskjønli - cello*Kristian Romsøe - co-producer, engineer, mixing*Craig Morris - mastering*Tanya "Nacht" Stene - album cover design...