| Sagas | ||||
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| Released | 27 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Studio | Helion Studios (Munich) | |||
| Genre | Folk metal, [1] symphonic black metal [2] | |||
| Length | 79:14 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | René Berthiaume Seref Badir Alex Ross Chrisoph Klatt Jay Ester | |||
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| Allmusic | [4] |
Sagas is the second studio album by German folk metal band Equilibrium, released on 27 June 2008. [5]
All lyrics are written by Helge Stang; all music is composed by René Berthiaume, except where noted
| No. | Title | Translation (from German) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prolog auf Erden" | Prologue on Earth | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Wurzelbert" | Hermit [A] | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Blut im Auge" | Blood in the Eye | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Unbesiegt" | Undefeated | 6:19 |
| 5. | "Verrat" | Betrayal | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Snüffel" | Snuff (Austro-Bavarian) | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Heimwärts" (Music by Berthiaume, Stang, Andreas Völkl, Sandra Völkl) | Homeward | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Heiderauche" (instrumental) | Heath Smoke | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Die Weide und der Fluß" | The Willow and the River | 7:21 |
| 10. | "Des Sängers Fluch" | The Bard's Curse | 8:05 |
| 11. | "Ruf in den Wind" | Call Into the Wind | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Dämmerung" | Twilight | 5:55 |
| 13. | "Mana" (instrumental) | 16:23 |
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