Winter Thrice

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Winter Thrice
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Studio album by
Released22 January 2016
RecordedOctober 2014 – June 2015
StudioToproom 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, Viking metal
Length49:38
Label Century Media
Producer Øystein G. Brun and Borknagar
Borknagar chronology
Urd
(2012)
Winter Thrice
(2016)
True North
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard (de)9/10 [1]
Metal Hammer (de)6/7 [2]
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Winter Thrice is the tenth studio album by Norwegian heavy 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.

Contents

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.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Rhymes of the Mountain"Brun6:41
2."Winter Thrice"Brun6:13
3."Cold Runs the River" 5:52
4."Panorama" Lars A. Nedland 5:51
5."When Chaos Calls" 7:02
6."Erodent"Brun6:56
7."Noctilucent" 3:54
8."Terminus" 7:07
Total length:49:38
The limited edition digipack contains one bonus track:
No.TitleLength
9."Dominant Winds"7:18
Total length:56:56

Personnel

Borknagar

Guest Musicians

Staff

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

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