Grymyrk

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Grymyrk
Demo album by
ReleasedJune 1991
Recorded3 June 1991
Genre Black metal
Length26:06
Label No label (independent)
Producer Snorre W. Ruch
Thorns chronology
Grymyrk
(1991)
Trøndertun
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com favorable [1]

Grymyrk is a demo and the debut release by Norwegian black metal band Thorns. It was recorded in June 1991 and released in the same month. The songs comprise parts played by electric guitar and bass guitar only.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lovely Children" – 3:29
  2. "Fall" – 2:20
  3. "Thule" – 6:52
  4. "Fairytales" – 4:02
  5. "Home" – 6:43
  6. "You That Mingle May" – 2:40
Note: The track "Lovely Children" is a re-recording of "Into the Promised Land" from the Luna de Nocturnus demo. The track "Home" has a melody that was inspired by Alphaville's A Victory of Love.

Personnel

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References

  1. Marsicano. "Thorns – Grymyrk Review". About.com . Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.