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Till fjälls | ||||
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Released | 8 December 1998 | |||
Genre | Folk metal, black metal [1] | |||
Length | 40:06 | |||
Label | Napalm | |||
Producer | Andreas Hedlund | |||
Vintersorg chronology | ||||
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Till fjälls ("To the Mountains") is the first full-length album by Swedish folk metal band Vintersorg. Stylistically this continued in the same musical vein as the previous album, Hedniskhjärtad, with black metal-style riffs, harsh vocals and blast beats interspersed with folk melodies, acoustics, and atmospherics.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rundans" ("Rune Dance") | 01:30 |
2. | "För kung och fosterland" ("For the King and Motherland") | 03:47 |
3. | "Vildmarkens förtrollande stämmor" ("The Enchanting Tunes of the Wastelands") | 04:09 |
4. | "Till fjälls" ("To the Mountains") | 06:42 |
5. | "Urberget, äldst av troner" ("The Bedrock, the Eldest of Thrones") | 05:03 |
6. | "Hednad i ulvermånens tecken" ("Turned Pagan Under the Sign of the Wolf Moon") | 02:23 |
7. | "Jökeln" ("The Glacier") | 03:26 |
8. | "Isjungfrun" ("The Icemaid") | 04:43 |
9. | "Asatider" ("Time of the Gods") | 03:55 |
10. | "Fångad utav nordens själ" ("Caught by the Soul of the North") | 04:28 |
Total length: | 40:06 |
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