Norwegian Native Art

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Norwegian Native Art
Norwegian Native Art.jpg
Studio album by Einherjer
Released 2000
Recorded October–November 1999 at Los Angered Recordings (Gothenburg)
Genre Viking metal
Length39:29
Language English
Label Native North Records
Tabu Recordings
Producer Andy LaRocque
Einherjer
Einherjer chronology
Odin Owns Ye All
(1998)
Norwegian Native Art
(2000)
Blot
(2003)
Norwegian Native Art - 2005 re-release
Einherjer - Norwegian Native Art.jpg

Norwegian Native Art is the third full-length album by the Norwegian viking metal band Einherjer. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Native North Records.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Viking metal is a style of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically seen as black metal with influences from Nordic folk music. Common traits include a slow-paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both sung and harsh vocals, a reliance on folk instrumentation, and often the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect.

Einherjer band

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 symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme. The band split up in early 2004 after releasing the album Blot in December 2003, but later reformed.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Wyrd of the Dead" – 4:51
  2. "Doomfaring" – 4:45
  3. "Hugin's Eyes" – 4:15
  4. "Burning Yggdrasil" – 5:23
  5. "Crimson Rain" – 5:17
  6. "Howl Ravens Come" – 5:05
  7. "Draconian Umpire" – 5:30
  8. "Regicide" – 4:23

This album was re-released on 23 February 2005 by Tabu Recordings with a new cover artwork, the previously unreleased track "Oskorei" from the Blot session and the "Ironbound" video clip.

Tabu Recordings

Tabu Recordings is an independent Norwegian record label founded in 2003 in Oslo. It is owned by Tuba Records, a major Scandinavian independent music distributor. The label focuses on releasing products from the Norwegian metal bands.

<i>Blot</i> (album) 2003 studio album by Einherjer

Blot is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian black/Viking metal band Einherjer. It was released on 21 November 2003 by Tabu Recordings.

Credits

Frode Glesnes Norwegian musician

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 did the lead vocals on their first demo recording, but they chose a new singer. He also had a couple of projects with Einherjer drummer Gerhard Storesund called Angelgrinder and Beelzebub.

Guest musicians

Stein Sund is a bass guitarist from Karmøy who was a longtime member of the Norwegian viking metal band Einherjer. He has several projects up and running such as Thundra, Evig Natt, and Dwelling Souls.

Andy LaRocque Swedish guitarist

Andy LaRocque is best known as a guitarist, songwriter, and occasional synth player for the band King Diamond.

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