NORTHERN WARRIORS COMPILATION XII: A CALL TO ARMS

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Styles: Black Metal, Viking Metal, Melodic Death Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Albums used: January-April 2009

We proudly present our XII OFFICIAL compilation of the blog. This time we've used albums who were uploaded between January and April 2009. There were too many great albums, so we needed to pick the best for creating this. There are too many great well-known bands like SuidAkrA, Insomnium or Crimfall, but we've picked some great "unknown" bands like Svarttjern, Shambless or Gloria Morti. Wish you enjoy it!!


Tracklist:

01 - Obscurity - Nach Asgard Wir Reiten
02 - Fimbultyr - Gryende Tidevarv
03 - Satariel - Claw The Clouds
04 - Setherial - Endtime Divine
05 - Svarttjern - Finally The World Shall Shape
06 - Wardruna - Laukr
07 - Crimfall - Wildfire Season
08 - Hammer Horde - Under The Mighty Oath
09 - Vesania - The Mystory
10 - SuidAkrA - Isle Of Skye
11 - Insomnium - Mortal Share
12 - Shambless - Akramos
13 - Crom - Wings Of Fire
14 - Black Messiah - Söldnerschwein
15 - Gloria Morti - Sands Of Hinnom
16 - Isole - Dark Clouds
17 - Hellsaw - I Saw Hell
18 - Deception - Secret Coldness (Bonus Track)

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Taake - Noregs Vaapen

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Norway
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Darkness, Death, Autumn, Winter...
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

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Hoest is the creative force of the band; vocals & all instruments.

The band was formerly known as Thule (1993-1995); Høst then changed the name to Taake (the Norwegian word for "fog") in 1995 because he wanted the name to reflect the genuine Norwegian spirit of his music and lyrics. It is also a patriotic tribute to the fog that surrounds the seven mountains at his hometown Bergen. "Høst" itself means "Autumn" in Norwegian, referred to Høst's season of birth.

Vendigeit is a project mentioned by Høst in interviews, about which very little is known.

Høst was imprisoned in 2006 for unknown reasons. His label Dark Essence Records reported that the prison sentence was only a few months.C. Corax (guitars on Doedskvad and Bjoergvin) has also been imprisoned, though for a longer prison sentence.

There is a reason why Høst prefers his name spelled with an "oe" and not an "ø". It is because he does not want to use the three letters æ,ø, and å. This is a part of the whole Taake package.

Birth Dates:
Ørjan "Ulvhedin Høst" Stedjeberg (24th September 1977)

Tracklist:

1.	Fra vadested til vaandesmed	06:47
2.	Orkan	06:17
3.	Nordbundet	05:25
4.	Du ville ville Vestland	06:51
5.	Myr	05:35
6.	Helvetesmakt	05:37
7.	Dei vil alltid klaga og kyta	10:16
		46:48

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Nothgard - Warhorns Of Midgard

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Viking/Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Germany (Bavaria)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Paganism
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Nothgard was founded in 2008 by Dom and Toni. After a few months of jam sessions, they started to work on their own songs. Of course there was an indispensable need for a bassist and rhythm guitar. Viktor joined the band as man responsible for the pressure. Isochronicly with Chris (rhythm guitar), Lena became member of the band, giving the songs a symphonic touch by playing the keys.

Official Website:
http://www.nothgard.de/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/nothgard


Tracklist:

1.	Lex Talionis	04:38
2.	Arminius	05:14
3.	Under the Serpent Sign	04:08
4.	Einherjer	05:33
5.	Shadows Arise	02:09
6.	Blackened Sky	06:02
7.	Victory	03:57
8.	Warhorns of Midgard	05:29
9.	Spirit	03:38
10.	Ancient Heritage/Modern Warriors	05:08
11.	Rise After Falling	04:25
12.	Ragnarök	05:31
		55:52

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Arkona (Аркона) - Slovo (Слово)

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Folk/Pagan Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Russia (Moscow)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Paganism, Mythology
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Аркона (Arkona) is a Slavic folk metal band from Dolgoprudnyy, Russia, founded in 2002. In 2003 the band recorded their first demo at CDM-RECORDS studio: Rus’. In summer 2003 the band broke up and Masha formed a new collective boasting members from Rossomahaar and Butterfly Temple. With this line-up (and Lesiar as guest musician) the band released three albums. Masha remains the heart of the project, being responsible for the music, vocals (including grunting) and lyrics.

Official Website:
http://arkona-russia.com/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/arkonarussia


Tracklist:

1.	Азъ	02:11
2.	Аркаим	05:53
3.	Больно Мне	05:40
4.	Леший	04:25
5.	Заклятие	05:14
6.	Предок	02:13
7.	Никогда	04:45
8.	Там за Туманами	03:52
9.	Потомок	00:54
10.	Слово	05:28
11.	Одна	05:51
12.	Во Моём Садочке...	02:34
13.	Стена на Стенку	02:35
14.	Зимушка	05:49
		57:24

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ChthoniC - 高砂軍 / Takasago Army

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Melodic Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Taiwan (Taipei)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Taiwanese Myths and Legends
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

ChthoniC’s melodies can be characterized as extreme metal with a central inspiration and folklore coming from the black metal movement. ChthoniC uses the traditional Chinese stringed instrument, Er- hu, which can be compared to an eastern violin. The sound of the Er-hu is one of grief and sorrow, which ChthoniC accompanies with heavy drums, guitar strings blending into a harmony.

Official Website:
http://www.chthonic.tw/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/chthonictw


Tracklist:

1.	冥河島 / The Island	02:15
2.	殘枝 / Legacy of the Seediq	04:21
3.	皇軍 / Takao	04:19
4.	震洋 / Oceanquake	03:44
5.	南十字星 / Southern Cross	03:53
6.	薰空 / KAORU	05:38
7.	玉碎 / Broken Jade	05:43
8.	歸根 / Root Regeneration	01:24
9.	大黑天 / MAHAKALA	04:02
10.	鎮魂醒靈寺 / Quell the Souls in Sing Ling Temple	05:18
		40:37

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Krallice - Diotima

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Avant-Garde Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: USA (New York)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Esoteric
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Krallice is a New York-based black metal project featuring the guitar work of notorious progressive/experimental metal musicians Colin Marston (Gorguts, Behold… the Arctopus, Byla, Indricothere and others) and Mick Barr (Crom-Tech, Orthrelm, Octis and others), along with Nick McMaster and Lev Weinstein of death metal band Astomatous.

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/krallice


Tracklist:

1.	-	02:07
2.	Inhume	06:51
3.	The Clearing	12:11
4.	Diotima	12:27
5.	Litany of Regrets	13:40
6.	Telluric Rings	12:09
7.	Dust and Light	09:33
		01:08:58

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Dornenreich - Flammentriebe

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Symphonic Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Austria (Tyrol)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Philosophy, Death, Dreams
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Dornenreich is a Melodic Black Metal band from Tyrol, Austria. The name means realm of thorns (noun) or full of thorns (adjective) in German. Founded in 1996, the band has progressed in style from black metal on their first album, Nicht um zu sterben, to what the band describes as “a vision beyond (black) metal, neofolk and ambient” on their latest works.

Official Website:
http://www.dornenreich.com/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/mehralsdasein


Tracklist:

1.	Flammenmensch	04:57
2.	Der wunde Trieb	05:06
3.	Tief im Land	05:02
4.	Wolfpuls	07:23
5.	Wandel geschehe	06:24
6.	Fährte der Nacht	04:50
7.	In allem Weben	05:17
8.	Erst deine Träne löscht den Brand	07:55
		46:54

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Draconian - A Rose For The Apocalypse

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Gothic/Doom Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Sweden
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Death, Depression, Love, Sorrow
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Draconian is a Swedish gothic doom metal band, formed in Säffle, Sweden in 1994. The band consists of Anders Jacobsson (vocals, writing), Lisa Johansson (vocals), Johan Ericson (guitars, writing), Jerry Torstensson (drums, percussion), Daniel Arvidsson (guitars), Fredrik Johansson (bass), and Andreas Karlsson (keyboards, programming). They produce songs with atmospheric, melodic, and emotive characteristics.

Official Website:
http://www.draconian.se/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/draconianmusic


Tracklist:

1.	The Drowning Age	07:18
2.	The Last Hour of Ancient Sunlight	05:26
3.	End of the Rope	06:34
4.	Elysian Night	07:52
5.	Deadlight	06:32
6.	Dead World Assembly	05:52
7.	A Phantom Dissonance	05:39
8.	The Quiet Storm	06:37
9.	The Death of Hours	07:48
10.	Wall of Sighs (Bonus track)	05:14
		01:04:52

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Ov Hell - The Underworld Regime

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Norway
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Satanism, Darkness, Evil
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Ov Hell was formed by King ov Hell (Gorgoroth ex-bass)and Shagrath following the dissolution of God Seed in July 2009. God Seed was formed by King and Gaahl in March that year, following the conclusion of the Gorgoroth name dispute which had started in October 2007. God Seed performed at the two festivals Hellfest Summer Open Air and With Full Force in summer 2009, covering songs from the Gorgoroth albums Twilight of the Idols and Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam. During this period of activity Gaahl was expected to write lyrics and record vocals for the band's intended debut album, for which at numerous times he was claimed to have been undertaking. The rest of the album had already been recorded in 2008, with Frost on drums, Teloch and Ice Dale on guitars and King on bass. However, citing lack of enthusiasm Gaahl quit God Seed at the With Full Force festival and ultimately retired from metal music. King then reincorporated the music which was intended for the God Seed debut album into Ov Hell, and Shagrath wrote and recorded the lyrics and vocals. The album, called The Underworld Regime, was released in Europe in February 2010 by Indie Recordings, and in the US in April 2010 by Prosthetic Records.

Present situation

Ov Hell has never performed live. In November 2009, King said that he expected the band to be able to do tours and festivals in the future, but in May 2010 he revealed that because of both his own and Shagrath's busy schedules, Ov Hell would not be doing any concerts, and that the band would instead just be a studio band.

Gaahl definitely quit from metal scene after declaring being homosexual.

Members

King	Bass
See also: Sahg, I, Jotunspor, ex-Audrey Horne, ex-Gorgoroth

Shagrath	Vocals
See also: Chrome Division, Dimmu Borgir, ex-Fimbulwinter

Tracklist:

1.	Devil's Harlot	03:28
2.	Post Modern Sadist	04:56
3.	Invoker	04:25
4.	Perpetual Night	03:35
5.	Ghosting	06:15
6.	Acts of Sin	05:19
7.	Krigsatte Faner	03:52
8.	Hill Norge	05:45
		37:35

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Aaskereia - Dort, wo das alte Böse ruht

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Germany
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Winter, Darkness, Death
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

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Aaskereia is a German pagan black metal band formed in 1997. Musically, Aaskereia focuses on the melodic sound of their guitars very much. The vocals range from clear singing passages to some sort of howling. The band’s lyrics mostly focus on death, battles that are fought, dark and tragic romance, or the woods and everything that is inside them or happening inside them.

Aaskereia is sometimes accused of being national socialistic, but their website states that they dissociate themselves from any political ideology.

Tracklist:

1.	Die Leichenhexe	04:07
2.	Die Waldteufel	03:40
3.	Mein Raum in der Finsternis	04:45
4.	Winter	03:29
5.	Pestritt zu Hel	04:47
6.	Der boshafte Geist	04:39
7.	Dort, wo das alte Böse ruht	07:22
8.	Der schwarze Wald	08:37
9.	Als der Blick erlosch	12:38
		54:04

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Aaskereia - Mit Raben und Wölfen

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Germany
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Winter, Forests, Death
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2003

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Aaskereia is a German pagan black metal band formed in 1997. Musically, Aaskereia focuses on the melodic sound of their guitars very much. The vocals range from clear singing passages to some sort of howling. The band’s lyrics mostly focus on death, battles that are fought, dark and tragic romance, or the woods and everything that is inside them or happening inside them.

Aaskereia is sometimes accused of being national socialistic, but their website states that they dissociate themselves from any political ideology.

Tracklist:

1.	Gedanken	02:54
2.	Mit Raben und Wölfen	03:09
3.	Aus dem vereisten Unterholz verschneiter Wälder	03:03
4.	Des Waldes frostiger Hauch	04:54
5.	Winternacht	02:45
6.	Dunkle Romantik	03:24
7.	Aaskereia	04:29
8.	Hexensabbat	03:09
9.	Verhasst	03:54
		31:41

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Immortal - The Seventh Date of Blashyrkh [DVD]

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Norway
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Nature, North, Battles, War
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2010

Inspired by the last album I uploaded, here it is the Immortal DVD-Rip Live at Wacken open Air 2007, one link 800Mb. I love this band, hope you enjoy it.


Tracklist:

1.	Intro
2.	The Sun No Longer Rises	05:06
3.	Withstand the Fall of Time	09:00
4.	Sons of Northern Darkness	04:48
5.	Tyrants	07:33
6.	One by One	05:26
7.	Wrath From Above	05:36
8.	Unholy Forces of Evil	06:57
9.	Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss	03:13
10.	At the Heart of Winter	08:10
11.	Battles in the North	05:22
12.	Blashyrk (Mighty Ravendark)	06:16
		01:07:27

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Sabaton - World War Live: Battle Of The Baltic Sea

(HQ Cover)

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Power Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Sweden
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Military History, Metal, Fantasy
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Sabaton was formed back in 1999 in Falun, Sweden and worked hard with demos and small club shows just like any other band. An album was recorded in 2002 bearing the name of Fist for Fight on an independent label in Italy, but was never released. By 2004, the band was becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of marketing opportunities available for their album, so eventually they decided that their best strategy would be start over with new material.

Official Website:
http://www.sabaton.net/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/sabaton

Lyrics:
http://www.darklyrics.com/s/sabaton.html


Tracklist:

Disc 1
1.	The March to War (Intro)	01:20
2.	Ghost Division	03:53
3.	Uprising	06:06
4.	Aces in Exile	06:05
5.	Cliffs of Gallipoli	06:34
6.	White Death	05:32
7.	Swedish Pagans	06:17
8.	Wolfpack	05:47
9.	40:1	05:42
10.	The Art of War	05:39
11.	Attero Dominatus	04:49
12.	The Price of a Mile	06:26
13.	Primo Victoria	05:01
14.	Metal Medley	05:09
15.	Dead Soldiers Waltz (Outro)	02:46
		01:17:06
Disc 2
1.	Screaming Eagles	04:27
2.	Coat of Arms	03:16
3.	Into the Fire	03:18
4.	Talvisota	03:34
5.	Final Solution	05:36
6.	Back in Control	03:55
7.	Panzerkampf	05:27
8.	7734	03:49
9.	Hellrider	04:00
10.	Panzer Battalion	05:01
11.	Rise of Evil	07:51
12.	40:1	04:33
		54:47

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Craft - Void

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Sweden
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Destruction, Death, Evil, Chaos
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Craft, formed in 1994, is a raw black metal band from Dalecarlia, Sweden. Their lyrical theme engulfs issues such as destruction, death and evil. Currently they are on the Carnal Records label. The band was known as Nocta until 1998. They recorded a demo in 1997, but it wasn’t released.

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/craftblackmetal

Lyrics:
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/craft/void.html


Tracklist:

1.	Intro (John's Nightmare)	00:19
2.	Serpent Soul	04:35
3.	Come Resonance of Doom	06:29
4.	The Ground Surrenders	05:52
5.	Succumb to Sin	04:40
6.	Leaving the Corporal Shade	07:06
7.	I Want to Commit Murder	05:12
8.	Bring on the Clouds	06:20
9.	Void	08:30

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Folkearth - Sons Of The North

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Epic Folk/Viking Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: International
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: European Mythologies
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

Folkearth is an international folk metal supergroup. Until now they have released eight albums. Their debut “A Nordic Poem” was released in 2004, their second album “By the Sword of My Father” followed in 2006, third came “Drakkars In The Mist” in 2007, the fourth, fifth and sixth (respectively “Father of Victory”, “Songs of Yore” and “Fatherland”) were out in 2008, the seventh came “Rulers of the Sea” in 2009, the eighth came “Viking’s Anthem” was released in 2010, and the latest album “Sons Of The North was released on 2011.

Official Website:
http://www.folkearth.cjb.net/

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/folkearth


Tracklist:

1.	Sons of the North	06:53
2.	Rider on the Winds	03:54
3.	Taking Arms	04:05
4.	Lord of Serpents	03:56
5.	Wind of Conquest	04:30
6.	Ravens on the Wing	04:28
7.	Odin Wills It	04:00
8.	Black Knights	04:19
9.	To Vinland We Sail	03:43
10.	Defying the Storm	04:38

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Demonaz - March of the Norse

NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Viking / Heavy / Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Norway
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: North, battles, mountains, landscapes
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2011

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Former guitarist for Immortal, now its lyricist/manager. Also involved in other projects such as I (lyricist for Between Two Worlds) and Perfect Visions (vocalist).

Harald Nævdal, born 6 July 1970, known as Demonaz Doom Occulta, or most widely known simply as Demonaz, is most recognized as the once-guitarist and chief lyricist for the Norwegian black metal band Immortal.

In Immortal, he is known for his lyrics which, unconventionally for black metal, focus on icy landscapes and a fictional land called Blashyrkh. The story of Blashyrkh is gradually told throughout Immortal’s albums. When writing lyrics he often takes long walks in the Norwegian countryside near his hometown of Bergen for inspiration. He was known for his simplistic but extremely fast guitar parts which were always based around power chords. With Abbath, he formed the core of Immortal until 1997, with members fluctuating otherwise and little stability until Horgh joined the band in 1997.

Demonaz played guitar on the albums Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, Pure Holocaust and Battles in the North, with his last musical contribution to Immortal being the 1997 album Blizzard Beasts. That same year, he was diagnosed with acute tendinopathy, and could no longer play guitar at the speed required for Immortal.

Tracklist:

1.	Northern Hymn	00:50
2.	All Blackened Sky	04:27
3.	March of the Norse	03:41
4.	A Son of the Sword	04:35
5.	Where Gods Once Rode	05:11
6.	Under the Great Fires	06:34
7.	Over the Mountains	05:07
8.	Ode to Battle	00:39
9.	Legends of Fire and Ice	04:24
10.	Dying Sun [Digipak bonus track]	04:03
		39:31

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