| Vorunah | ||||
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| Released | April 06, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | November 2008, at H-10 Productions, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Black metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Indie Recordings | |||
| Producer | Lars-Erik Westby | |||
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Vorunah is the debut album by Norwegian black/thrash metal band Sarke. It was released April 6, 2009 via Indie Recordings.
In 2008 Thomas "Sarke" Bergli, drummer for Khold, decided to form a solo project. Sarke contacted Darkthrone vocalist/guitarist Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum and in November of the same year they entered the studio and recorded Vorunah. [1] In February, 2009 it was announced that Sarke signed with Norwegian record label Indie Recordings. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Primitive Killing" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Vorunah" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "The Drunken Priest" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Frost Junkie" | 6:26 |
| 5. | "Old" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Cult Ritual" | 6:35 |
| 7. | "13 Candles" | 6:59 |
| 8. | "Dead Universe" | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 37:43 | |
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