Orkan (album)

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Orkan
Vintersorg - Orkan Cover.jpg
Studio album by Vintersorg
Released June 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)
Genre Folk metal, black metal, progressive metal
Length50:28
Label Napalm
Producer Vintersorg
Vintersorg chronology
Jordpuls
(2011)		Orkan
(2012)		 Naturbål
(2014)

Orkan ("Hurricane") is the eighth full-length album by Swedish folk metal band Vintersorg. As with the previous two albums, the lyrics are all in Swedish. This is the second of a planned four-album concept series based on the elements, the first being Jordpuls. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Sweden constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.5 million have a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi). The highest concentration is in the southern half of the country.

Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles. It also sometimes features soft instrumentation influenced by folk rock.

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 progressive metal and avant-garde metal. Lyrically, the band deals with topics on fantasy, mythology, nature, the cosmos, and metaphysics. Vintersorg means "Winter Sorrow," but the name was taken from The Legend of the Ice People series by Margit Sandemo, where the character Vintersorg is the son of a great pagan leader.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Istid" ("Ice Age")05:51
2."Ur stjärnstoft är vi komna" ("Out of Stardust We're Born")07:07
3."Polarnatten" ("The Polar Night")07:24
4."Myren" ("The Mire")05:03
5."Orkan" ("Hurricane")05:14
6."Havets nåd" ("Mercy of the Ocean")06:38
7."Norrskenssyner" ("Northern Light Visions")06:08
8."Urvädersfången" ("Prisoner of the Primal Weather")07:03
Total length:50:28

Personnel

Vintersorg

Andreas Hedlund, better known by his stage names Vintersorg and Mr. V, is a Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played in several heavy metal bands. He’s not to be confused with Swedish arranger & orchestrator Andreas Hedlund.

Mattias Marklund is a guitarist who plays in Vintersorg, Casket Casey, The Derelict Dead, and TME. He also did guest guitar work for Vintersorg band mate, Andreas Hedlund's progressive rock band, Waterclime.

Guest musicians and staff

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References

  1. ↑ "Orkan". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orkan". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Vintersorg - "Orkan" (CD)". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Stein, Lior "Steinmetal". "Vintersorg - Orkan Award winner". metal-temple.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.


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