Monday, April 5, 2010

Heidevolk - Uit Oude Grond




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Folk/Viking Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: The Netherlands
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Germanic Mythology, History
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2010

Heidevolk was founded in September 2002, in the Netherlands. However it was originally named Hymir. They create folk-metal with clean vocals. Their music is inspired by nature, mythology, and the history of Northern-Europe in general, and of the Dutch province of Gelderland in particular.

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

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

Lyrics:
http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=262252


Tracklist:

1.Nehalennia05:19
2.Ostara04:39
3.Vlammenzee03:57
4.Een Geldersch Lied04:09
5.Dondergod04:04
6.Reuzenmacht05:19
7.Alvermans Wraak05:13
8.Karel van Egmond, Hertog van Gelre05:16
9.Levenslot04:26
10.Deemsternis03:14
11.Beest bij Nacht04:48


Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Avant-Garde / Symphonic Black Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Norway
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Astronomy, Madness, Supernatural
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2002

Arcturus were an avant-garde metal band from Norway featuring many prominent members of the Norwegian black metal scene from bands such as Ulver, Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, The Kovenant, Emperor, and Winds. Their earlier works were black metal with symphonic overtones, but with releases following their first, they adopted an avant-garde style with mainly clean vocals.

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

Lyrics:
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/arcturus/theshammirrors.html


Tracklist:

1.Kinetic05:25
2.Nightmare Heaven06:05
3.Ad Absurdum06:48
4.Collapse Generation04:13
5.Star-Crossed05:01
6.Radical Cut05:08
7.For To End Yet Again10:33




Skeletonwitch - Breathing The Fire




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Melodic Black/Thrash Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: United States of America
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Death, Violence, Occultism
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2009

Skeletonwitch is a Blackened Thrash Metal band formed in 2003. The band formed in Athens, Ohio by Nate Garnette (Guitar), Scott Hedrick (Guitar),Chance Garnette (Vocals), Evan Linger (Bass), Derick Nau (Drums). They released their first full-length album “At One With The Shadows” in 2004 by Shredded Records. Which blended black metal with Thrash metal and elements of harsh death metal swell, into their straight-forward dimension music style.

Official Website:
http://skeletonwitch.com/

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

Lyrics:
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/skeletonwitch/breathingthefire.html


Tracklist:

1.Submit to the Suffering02:18
2.Longing for Domination02:47
3.Where the Light Has Failed02:18
4.Released from the Catacombs03:21
5.Stand Fight and Die03:32
6.The Despoiler of Human Life02:29
7.Crushed Beyond Dust02:33
8.Blinding Black Rage02:38
9.Gorge Upon My Soul03:43
10.Repulsive Salvation03:41
11.Strangled by Unseen Hands02:56
12....and into the Flame03:43




Grendel - Dragon's Awakening




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Viking/Black/Folk Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Italy
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Beowulf
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2010

The band was founded by Mordred and Chainerdog. Grendel split-up in 2008, but reformed once again with Mordred temporarily kicked out.
Grendel is one of three antagonists in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.
Grendel is a Viking, Black Metal band from Cosio Valtellino, Italy. They have released 2 LP's so far: "Beowulf" (2005) and "Dragon's Awakening" (2010).

Official MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/trona1980


Tracklist:

1.Legacy01:26
2.On the Throne06:20
3.Sepulchral Treasure04:49
4.The Dragon Awakes04:36
5.Death Prophecy05:11
6.The End is Near04:15
7.Beowulf Funeral Pyre06:37
8.Bad Days are Coming04:28
9.Epitaph03:34



Disarmonia Mundi - Fragments Of D-Generation




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Melodic Death Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Italy
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Fiction, Violence
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2004

It all started around the year 2000 when Ettore with a bunch of friends/musicians composed and recorded into his own home-studio the first self-produced opus entitled “Nebularium”: a brilliant piece of progressive and atmospheric extreme music. Despite lacking a massive distribution and live activity (due to line-up problems) the record received an amazing feedback from both media and metal fans and allowed the band to sign a contract for the worldwide distribution of the next two albums.

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

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

Lyrics:
http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/disarmoniamundi/fragmentsofdgeneration.html


Tracklist:

1.Common State of Inner Violence05:19
2.Morgue of Centuries04:18
3.Red Clouds05:21
4.Quicksand Symmetry04:38
5.Swallow the Flames03:48
6.Oceangrave04:06
7.A Mirror Behind05:35
8.Come Forth My Dreadful One04:14
9.Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams04:16
10.Colors of a New Era05:00




Dalriada - Arany - Album




NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Folk Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Hungary
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Tales, Legends
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2009

Dalriada was formed in Sopron, Hungary in February 2003 with the intention of combining metal and Hungarian folk music, thus fostering the incredibly rich heritage of Hungarian folk art. Due to other influences some elements of death and gothic metal are also present.

Official Website:
http://www.dalriada.hu/

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


Tracklist:

1.Zách Klára06:34
2.János Pap Országa (Részlet)04:51
3.Bor Vitéz04:46
4.Ágnes Asszony (1. rész)06:00
5.Ágnes Asszony (2. rész)07:21
6.Szent László (1. rész)06:11
7.Szent László (2. rész)05:56
8.A Walesi Bárdok (1. rész)04:16
9.A Walesi Bárdok (2. rész)05:18
10.A Walesi Bárdok (3. rész)05:51
11.A Rab Gólya (Részlet)06:59
12.Szondi Két Apródja (1. rész)05:40
13.Szondi Két Apródja (2. rész)05:20




Kiuas - Lustdriven



NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Power Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Finland
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Ancient Finnish Mythology
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2010

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KIUAS was formed in the year 2000, these Finnish hybrid metallers mix clean vocals with death metal, sprinkled with an amount of heroic power on top. Kiuas’s self-financed pre-Spinefarm releases “The Discipline of Steel” 2002 and “Born Under the Northern Lights” 2003 got rave reviews upon their release, and with those releases’ success the band was briefly signed onto the now defunct Rage of Achilles (UK).

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

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


Tracklist:

1.Kiuassault04:37
2.Cry Little Angel03:59
3.Of Lust, Love and Human Nature04:05
4.Aftermath05:23
5.Lights Are Many04:53
6.The Visionary06:34
7.Heart and Will04:32
8.The Quickening04:00
9.Summer's End05:00
10.Winter's Sting05:43




Friday, April 2, 2010

Bathory - Nordland II



NORTHERN WARRIORS#Style: Black Metal, Viking/Thrash Metal
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Origin: Sweden (Stockholm)
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Lyrics: Anti-Christ, Satan (old), Norse Mythology, Odinism
NORTHERN WARRIORS#Year: 2003

Bathory was the project of Tomas “Ace” Börje Forsberg (better known as Quorthon, 17th February 1966 - 3rd June 2004). Bathory was a landmark band in the history of black metal. Most second wave black metal bands were influenced by the ground work laid down by Bathory. The name was taken from Erzsébet (Elizabeth) Báthory, a 17th century Hungarian noblewoman who lived in Csejte (now Čachtice, Slovakia), accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls and young women.

Evo ovo je za Maju ;)


Tracklist:
1.Fanfare03:36
2.Blooded Shore05:47
3.Sea Wolf05:26
4.Vinland06:39
5.The Land06:23
6.Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son08:30
7.The Messenger10:02
8.Flash of the Silverhammer04:09
9.The Wheel of Sun12:27
10.Outro00:24
Total playing time01:03:23