Winter Thrice

Winter Thrice
Studio album by Borknagar
Released	22 January 2016
Recorded	October 2014 – June 2015
Studio	Toproom Studio (Lunner, Norway) (drums), Crosound Studio (guitars), Mezzanine Studio (keys, fx and synthesizers; vocals), Waves Studio (vocals), Oak Hill (vocals)
Genre	Progressive metal, black metal, folk metal
Length	49:38
Label	Century Media
Producer	Øystein G. Brun and Borknagar
Borknagar chronology
Urd (2012) Winter Thrice (2016) True North (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard	9/10 [1]
Metal Hammer Germany	6/7 [2]
AntiHero Magazine	[3]

Winter Thrice is the tenth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Borknagar. This is the only album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad and the last to feature longtime members Vintersorg and Jens F. Ryland.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Andreas Hedlund, except where noted; all music is composed by Øystein G. Brun, except on "Panorama", written by Lars A. Nedland

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Rhymes of the Mountain"	Brun	6:41
2.	"Winter Thrice"	Brun	6:13
3.	"Cold Runs the River"		5:52
4.	"Panorama"	Lars A. Nedland	5:51
5.	"When Chaos Calls"		7:02
6.	"Erodent"	Brun	6:56
7.	"Noctilucent"		3:54
8.	"Terminus"		7:07
Total length:			49:38

Limited edition digipak bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Dominant Winds"	7:18
Total length:		56:56

Personnel

Borknagar

• Andreas Hedlund (credited as "Vintersorg") – clean vocals, harsh vocals, choirs
• Simen Hestnæs (credited as "ICS Vortex") – bass, clean vocals, choirs
• Øystein G. Brun – clean and electric guitars
• Jens F. Ryland – lead guitars
• Lars A. Nedland – keyboards, clean vocals, choirs
• Baard Kolstad – drums

Guest Musicians

• Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Fiery G.") – lead vocals (on "Winter Thrice"), additional vocals (on "Terminus")
• Simen Daniel Børven – bass
• Pål Mathiesen – additional vocals (on "Erodent")

Staff

• Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
• Christophe Szpajdel – logo

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5]	90
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [6]	15
US Top Heatseekers	17

References

1. Schiffmann, Andreas. "Rock Hard review (in German)". Rock Hard . Retrieved 22 January 2016.
2. Riedl, Katrin (11 January 2016). "Metal Hammer review (in German)". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
3. Kussmaul, Jake. "Album Review: BORKNAGAR - Winter Thrice". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
4. "Borknagar: Winter Thrice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – Winter Thrice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
6. "Borknagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016.