Borknagar - Quintessence

With their debut, self-titled album, the band began as a melodic Viking/Black metal outfit, but with The Olden Domain and all albums following it, an evolution of a more progressive approach to Viking-themed metal began to appear, made official by Vintersorg's acquiring of the vocal duties in his trademark manner.
This album:

It is necessary to be stopped in the incomparable work of metal that is Quintessence. to enter his melodies, it is like to enter to a labyrinth infinite, full of surprises and in where the virtuosity this in perfect armony to with the violence. The beautiful melody ace of the guitars, keyboards and voices, interlace with impudent shouts, and a crushing wall rythmn, that lead us to a nordic world , pagan and simultaneously futurist. At this point speaking about Borknagar, is like speak to of forefront.Recommended.

Style: black metal/progressive viking/folk metal
Origin: Norway
Lyrics: Nature, Science, Cosmos, Mythology
Year: 2000

Members:
Øystein G. Brun : Guitars
Vintersorg (Andreas Hedlund) : Vocals
Lazare (Lars Are Nedland) : Keyboards
Asgeir Mickelson : Drums, bass
Jens F. Ryland : Guitars
Tyr (Jan Erik Torgersen) : Bass

Colossus theme video:



Tracklist:

1. Rivalry of Phantoms 04:36
2. The Presence Is Ominous 04:55
3. Ruins of the Future 04:55
4. Colossus 04:27
5. Inner Landscape 02:51
6. Invincible 04:25
7. Icon Dreams 04:32
8. Genesis Torn 05:16
9. Embers 01:26
10. Revolt 06:05


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Raf Aredhenel videos part I

Selection of youtube videos:

Ensiferum - lai lai hei (iron album)


Summoning - Mirdautas vras(oath bound album)



The gathering - Eleanor (live,from the album Mandylion)


My dying bride - For You (from the album Like gods of the sun)


Orphaned Land - Norra el Norra (from the album Mabool)

Summoning - Luzgburz

Austrian experimental atmospheric black metal band. Their style has been described as 'Tolkien Metal' because the lyrics on most of the albums they have released deal with the mythological world created by J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth.This is the first full-length album of this amazing band.

Style: Epic/Atmospheric Black Metal
Origin: Austria
Lyrics: Fantasy (Tolkien, Moorcock), Medieval
Year: 1995

Members:

Michael Gregor (Silenius) - Vocals/Bass/Keyboards
Richard Lederer (Protector) - Guitar
Alexander Trondl - Drums

Last work with Trifixion on drums.
Some vocals were done by Pazuzu.
Lugburz in Tolkien's dark speech means "Dark Tower"



Tracklist:

1. Grey Heavens 01:44
2. Beyond Bloodred Horizons 03:37
3. Flight of the Nazgul 07:07
4. Where Winters Forever Cry 04:04
5. Through the Valley of the Frozen Kingdom 06:22
6. Raising with the Battle-Orcs 05:44
7. Master of the Old Lure 04:14
8. Between Light and Darkness 03:29
9. The Eternal Lands of Fire 03:36
10. Dragons of Time 06:01
11. Moondance 04:46


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Himinbjørg - Europa

Himinbjørg is a melodic viking metal band from Chambéry, France. It was formed in the spring of 1996 and signed to Adipocere Records in 2003. It released 6 albums: Where Ravens Fly, In the Raven's Shadow, Haunted Shores, Golden Age and Europa.
The name comes from a castle in Scandinavian folklore, where the god Heimdall lives.

Style: Black Viking Metal
Origin: France
Lyrics: Scandinavian Mythology, Viking Wars
Year: 2005


Current line-up:

Zahaah - Vocals, Bass
Mathrien D. - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals


Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Entering Odin's Huge Palace
03. It was In Europe
04. Untitled
05. The Inner Mirror
06. The Law Of The Worship
07. Yon
08. The Alienated
09. Like A Shadow
10. Untitled
11. Daily Desillusions
12. Untitled
13. Les Strates
14. Last Day In Alesia

Official webpage:
http://www.himinbjorg.fr.st/

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



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Manegarm - Vargstenen

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The band started from the ideas of Svenne Rosendal, Jonas Almquist, and Pierre Wilhelmsson in 1995,manegarm is the name of wolf in the norse mythology,this albums is the last of this wonderfull band,for now...
All albums of this band are recommeded,as for lyrics as music...you must heard it.

Style: Viking/Black/Folk Metal
Origin: Sweden
Lyrics: Heritage, Paganism, Viking History
Year: 2007

Members:

Erik Grawsiö – Vocals, Drums
Markus Andé – Guitar
Jonas Almquist – Guitar
Pierre Wilhelmsson – Bass
Janne Liljeqvist – Violin




Tracklist:

1. Uppvaknande 01:49
2. Ur Själslig Död 04:24
3. En Fallen Fader 05:57
4. Den Gamle Talar 02:08
5. Genom Världar Nio 05:37
6. Visioner på Isen 08:53
7. Vargbrodern Talar 01:32
8. I Underjorden 04:12
9. Nio Dagar, Nio Nätter 04:44
10. Vargstenen 05:34
11. Vedergällningens Tid 03:46
12. Eld 02:36

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Natural Spirit - Ruskolun

Unique full-length album of this melodic Folk/Black-Metal with female vocals and accoustic guitar. The current line-up is not exactly known, according to the band's site they are searching for guitarist and keyboardist to end the recording of new album.

Style: Black/Folk Metal
Origin: Ukranie
Lyrics: Paganism, History
Year: 2004

Tracklist:

1. Ojra (Vnukam Dazhdboga) 02:40
2. Legenda 02:49
3. Brannyj Put 04:14
4. Dal Grozovaya 01:08
5. Vladimir 03:20
6. Okryljonnye Volej 02:03
7. Ruskolun 04:09
8. Veschaya Ptica 04:04
9. Zhazhda Vlasti 04:47
10. Zvjozdnyj Tron 04:25
11. Chjornyj Vlastelin 03:35
12. Schedrivka 01:53

Total playing time 39:07

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Watain - Sworn To The Dark

Watain, a Swedish Black Metal band, was formed in Uppsala in 1998. The name is taken from a recording by the American black metal group Von. Their first release was the 7" EP The Essence of Black Purity on Swedish Grimrune productions, recorded in Necromorbus Studios 1999.


Style: Black Metal
Origin: Sweden
Lyrics: Lucifer, death, darkness
Year: 2007

Will play in Wacken 2008 Festival

Tracklist:

01 - Legions Of The Black Light
02 - Satan’s Hunger
03 - Withershins
04 - Storm Of The Antichrist
05 - The Light That Burns The Sun
06 - Sworn To The Dark
07 - Underneath The Cenotaph
08 - The Serpent’s Chalice
09 - Darkness And Death
10 - Dead But Dreaming
11 - Stellarvore




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Melechesh - Emissaries

Melechesh is a black/thrash metal band that originated from Jerusalem, Israel. Melechesh Ashmedi started the band as a solo project in 1993. In the following year, guitarist Moloch and drummer Lord Curse were added to the line-up. The bands' goal was to create a type of Black Metal incorporating extensive Middle Eastern influences (both musical and lyrical), or in the band's own words: "Mesopotamian Metal". Melechesh, along with Salem and Orphaned Land are the most notable protagonists of the sub-genre of metal meanwhile known as Oriental metal.


Style: Black/Death/Middle-Eastern Folk Metal
Origin: Israel (Jerusalem)
Lyrics: Mesopotamian/Sumerian mythology
Year: 2006


Nördiko says: I love them ^^ \,,/ \m/ they have a powerful and original black metal sound.

Tracklist:

1 Rebirth Of The Nemesis
2 Ladders To Sumeria
3 Deluge Of Delusional Dreams
4 Touching The Spheres Of Sephiroth
5 Gyroscope (2:57)
6 Double Helixed Sceptre
7 The Scribes Of Kur
8 Leper Jerusalem
9 Sand Grain Universe
10 Emissaries And The Mysterium Magnum
11 Untitled (3:25)

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