Thyrfing - Vansinnesvisor

Throughout the world known band of viking metal from sweden whose take his name is that of a famous sword of the (Nordic) mythology, vikings and norse mithology lyrics and musical is sometimes primitive(original) and constructed on a forceful and slow batery - to, creaking guitars and a strong sound of keyboard. recommended

Style: Viking metal
Origin: Sweden
Lyrics: vikings
Year: 2002

Members:
Jens Rydén - Vocals
Patrik Lindgren - Guitars
Joakim "Jocke" Kristensson - Drums
Kimmy Sjolund - Bass
Peter Lof - Synthesizer

Tracklist:

1. Draugs Harg 04:01
2. Digerdöden 04:48
3. Världsspegeln 04:52
4. The Voyager 05:12
5. Ångestens Högborg07:03
6. The Giant's Laughter05:19
7. Vansinnesvisan 04:43
8. Kaos återkomst 06:59

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Galar - Skogskvad

First album of this norway band,a pleasing surprise inside the viking metal´s world

Style: Viking metal
Origin: Norway
Lyrics:Norse mithology,battle,history
Year: 2006

Members:
Slagmark - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Programming
Smaug - Lyrics
Fornjot (Are B. Lauritzen) - Clean vocals, grand piano, keyboards and bassoon


Tracklist:

1. Skogskvad 05:15
2. Ragnarok 04:35
3. Dødsmyr 04:02
4. Kronet til konge03:41
5. Skumring 02:39
6. Hugin og munin 04:51
7. Slagmarkens falne sjeler04:41
8. Jotneraid 05:59

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Omnia - Pagan Folk

Today something to relax from all the viking. Very good Folk band, melodic and ambiental, they play with old instruments, really worth listen them. This is Folk not Metal.

Style: Celtic Folk, Neofolk, Pagan Folk
Origin: Netherlands
Lyrics: Paganism, Celtic Mythology
Year: 2006

Tracklist:

01. Tine Bealtaine
02. The Well
03. Pagan Polska
04. En Avant Blonde
05. Etrezomp-ni Kelted
06. Teutates
07. Twa Corbiez
08. An Dro
09. Lughnasadh
10. Dil Gaya
11. Live bonus track: Sidhenearlahi Set


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Heorot - Ragnarok

First full lenght album of this finlannish band,amazing album and nice sound,recommended.

Style: Viking/Folk Metal
Origin: Finland
Lyrics:Battles, Nordic Mythology, Paganism
Year: 2007

Members:

Timo ``Tipi`` Nokelainen - Guitar, Acoustic Instruments, Vocals (Vanguard (Fin), Vigrid)
Kimmo Intke - Bass
Mikko Nokelainen - Drums (Vigrid)
Jani ``Krago`` Ambrusin - Synth (Vigrid)
A.P. - Guitars
Karri - Guitars

Tracklist:

1. Juhla Nuotiolla 01:37
2. Ristiretki 05:14
3. Pyhä Simasali 04:57
4. Kansaansa Vastaan 06:12
5. Jättiläisen Laulu 06:06
6. Yö Jahti 04:04
7. Mustat Linnut 04:30
8. Ylpeyden Kiro 04:14
9. Ragnarök 07:53


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Loits - Must Album

Loits is a Black Metal band from Estonia. They play a strange Black Metal... but I think you'll enjoy it. Special attention to "Soomusronglase Silmis" and "Peegli Ees"...

Style: Melodic Black Metal
Origin: Estonia
Lyrics: Patriotism, II World War
Year: 2007


Lembetu - guitars, vocals
M. Divine - bass
Markus Karmo - guitars
Kuriks - Guitar
Karje - keyboards
Atso - drums


Tracklist:

01 - Emaraud
02 - Soomusronglase Silmis
03 - Suudelda Neidu
04 - Kiri Kaevikust
05 - Ei Kahetse Midagi
06 - Veealune Valss
07 - Peegli Ees
08 - Surmarestoran
09 - Oolaul


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Detonation - Emission Phase

Detonation is a band from The Netherlands which plays a progressive and diferent Melodic Death Metal, great riffs and vocals... but lyrics could be better. Anyway, great album of true Melodic Death Metal!!

Style: Melodic Death Metal
Origin: The Netherlands
Lyrics: Politics, Violence
Year: 2007


Koen Romeijn - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Ferguson - Guitar
Otto Schimmelpenninck - Bass
Thomas Kalksma - Drums


Tracklist:

01 - Invoking The Impact
02 - When Stone Turns To Ash
03 - Craven Ablaze
04 - Chokedamp
05 - Defects Of The Isolated Mind
06 - Modulate
07 - Into The Emission Phase*
08 - Infected
09 - 2nd Sun Ascending
10 - Soul Severance
11 - Reborn From The Radiance
12 - Fallout

Total playtime 49:22

*: "Into The Emission Phase" would be included in one of the compilations I made before and I'll put to download later here...



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Einherjer - Norwegian Native Art

An album of this Norwegian band, who make a melodic or soft viking metal some parts seems even power symphonic metal. Einherjer(Nor) was splited-up in 2004.

Style: (Melodic, Soft) Viking Metal
Origin: Norway
Lyrics: Nordic Mythology
Year: 2000

The word Einherjer itself means "those of one army". The Einherjer were slain warriors, who upon death, were taken to Valhala by the Valkyries to join Odin's army. In Valhalla, they feasted all night and battled all day, wounds miraculously healing. Thus, they endlessly prepared for Ragnarok, when Odin would call upon them to fight along side the Æsir (Gods).

Tracklist:

1. Wyrd Of The Dead
2. Doomfaring
3. Hugin's Eyes
4. Burning Yggdrasil
5. Crimson Rain
6. Howl Ravens Come
7. Draconian Umpire
8. Regicide

Total playing time 39:29



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Be'lakor - The Frail Tide

This is a band I've just discovered, they've surprised me. They are from Australia and they play really good Melodic Death Metal. Pay special attention to the song "The Desolation Of Ares"...

Style: Melodic Death Metal
Origin: Australia
Lyrics: Nature, Paganism
Year: 2007


George Kosmas - Rhythm/Vocals
Shaun Sykes - Lead Guitar
John Richardson - Bass
Steve Merry - Keys/Samples
Jimmy Vanden Broeck - Drums


Tracklist:

01 - Neither Shape Nor Shadow
02 - The Desolation Of Ares
03 - Tre'aste
04 - A Natural Apostasy
05 - Paths
06 - Sanguinary

Total playtime 42:50


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Northland - Freezing Sadness

Demo from this Spanish band, yeah we have also some good viking grups. This Demo has been publised freely on the net by Pau Murillo.

Style: Folk/Melodic Death Metal, Viking Metal
Origin: Spain - Barcelona
Lyrics: Darkness, warriors, paganism...
Year: 2007

All Music and Lyrics by: Pau Murillo
Logo by: Guzmán Díaz
Cover Illustration by: "Criatura del Bosque"

Tracklist:
01 - Where the Heroes Die... 4:25
02 - Warriors of Ice 4:14
03 - Ancient Tales 4:56
04 - Freezing Sadness 5:22
05 - The Awakening 5:44

Total Run Time: 24:41


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Skyfire - Spectral

This is a band that I discovered with my first Metal Hammer... and now I like them really much!! They play a really melodic Death Metal. They aren't a well-known band, but... well-known is the same as good? I confess... I hate Burzum xD. You'll enjoy Skyfire, download them!!

Style: Melodic Death Metal
Origin: Sweden
Lyrics: Depression
Year: 2004


Joakim Karlsson - Vocals
Andreas Edlund - Guitars/Synth
Johan Reinholdz - Guitars
Martin Hanner - Bass/Synth
Joakim Jonsson - Drums


Tracklist:

01 - Conjuring The Thoughts
02 - Effusion Of Strenght
03 - Shivering Shade
04 - Cursed By Belief
05 - Awake
06 - Void Of Hope
07 - A Dead Man's Race
08 - Shadow Creator
09 - Tranquillity's Maze



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Dissection - Reinkaos

Last album of this great black metal band, black dragon and god of forbidden light are really good songs. Album full of magical references, daemons, pagan gods.

Style: Melodic Black Metal
Origin: Sweden
Lyrics: Occult, Darkness, Evil, Lucifer, Death, Magic
Year: 2006

Jon Nödtveidt (aged 31) shot himself somewhere between August 14th and 16th. Swedish police found him in his apartment the 16th of August 2006. He killed himself because he felt he had achieved all that he could and was meant to in this life. According to some who actually knew him this was probably planned ever since he got out of jail.

Tracklist:
1.Nexion 218
2.Beyond The Horizon
3.Starless Aeon
4.Black Dragon
5.Dark Mother Divine
6.Xeper-I-set
7.Chaosophia
8.God Of Forbidden Light
9.Reinkaos
10.Internal Fire
11.Maha Kali

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Satyricon - Now, Diabolical

This is classical: The best Black Metal bands are from Norway (not counting Enthroned...) but Satyricon are special. They don't make the same Black Metal than Mayhem, Burzum, Immortal... no, they play a Epic Black Metal... probably their most well-known album is "Nemesis Divina" (1996), which was their best album... but I think this one "Now, Diabolical" (2006) is better. Take it, you will enjoy it if you like Melodic Black Metal!!

Style: Black Metal
Origin: Norway
Lyrics: Apocalypse, Anti-Christianity
Year: 2006


Satyr (Sigurd Wongraven) - Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
Frost (Kjetil Vidar Haraldstad) - Drums
Steinar "Azarak" Gundersen - Guitars


Tracklist:

01 - Now, Diabolical
02 - K.I.N.G.
03 - The Pentagram Burns
04 - A New Enemy
05 - The Rite Of Our Cross
06 - That Darkness Shall Be Eternal
07 - Delirium
08 - To The Mountains

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Deception - Cult Of Silence

As we have said sometime, we will talk about Death/Black/Folk albums. OK, today I'll talk about a Death Metal band. Not the usual music by Cannibal Corpse... NO!! This is a more "gothic" Death Metal. This band is one of my favourites now... and you should listen it!! I must say it's definitely NOT similar to anything posted here... Hey, it's an EP, but the quality of sound is really good and you'll like the band!!

Style: Gothic Death Metal
Origin: Spain - La Rioja
Lyrics: Hypocrisy, Anti-Religion
Year: 2007


Members:

Ivan - Vocals
Ritu - Guitars
Yekora - Guitars
Mark - Bass & Chorus
Arka - Drums


Tracklist:

01 - Secret Coldness
02 - A Mystic Mind
03 - Drink My Blood
04 - Lost Memory
05 - In My World


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The best band from La Rioja!!

Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr

I have a special feeling with this band, they are also one of my favorite 5 ones. They are great musicians but also the kindest people, they brought Karlahan (viking metal band less-known from Barcelona) The opportunity to record with them for their new album Sagas. Every Northern warrior should listen this album. 10/10 again.

Style: Viking Metal
Origin: Germany - München
Lyrics: Epic themes, Scandinavian Tales, Mead
Year: 2005

Band members:
Helge Stang - Vocals (Reign of Decay)
René Berthiaume - Guitar (SpiRitual (Ger))
Andreas Völkl - Guitar
Sandra Völkl - Bass
Manu Di Camillo - Drums

Tracklist:
01. Turis Fratyr
02. Wingthors Hammer
03. Unter der Eiche
04. Der Sturm
05. Widars Hallen
06. Met
07. Heimdalls Ruf
08. Die Prophezeiung
09. Nordheim
10. Im Fackelschein
11. Tote Heldensagen
12. Wald der Freiheit
13. Shingo Murata


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Eluveitie - Spirit

Eluveitie - Spirit, Uff one of my favorite bands, you must listen this album if not done yet, Is awesome, one of the best of 2006 without doubt, really great.10/10 Album.


Style: Pagan/viking Metal, Celtic/Folk Metal
Origin: Switzerland
Lyrics: Celtic mythology,Helvetian History
Year: 2006

Eluveitie means ``I am The Helvetian`` in Helvetic.

Besides the usual metal instrumentarium, "Spirit" was recorded with the following instruments:
fiddles, Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle, bass-shalm, bass-crumhorn, gaita gallega (celtiberian bagpipe), uilleann pipe (Irish bagpipe), hurdygurdy, accordion, 10-stringed mandola, accoustic guitar, bodhrán

Eluveitie myspace

Tracklist:
1. Spirit
2. Uis Elveti
3. Your Gaulish War
4. Of Fire, Wind & Wisdom
5. Aidû
6. The Song Of Life
7. Tegernakô
8. Siraxta
9. The Dance Of Victory
10. The Endless Knot
11. AnDro
Total playing time 50:50


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Trollfest - Brakebein

This original band from norway, has his own style they make a viking party style its not an epic sound for the battle instead is the sound from the tavern, festing with the friends after the battle. ;) Their songs are in norwegian. Should be listened.

Style: Folk Metal / Viking Metal
Origin: Norway - Oslo
Lyrics: Drinking, Trolls, Feast, Party...
Year: 2006

Tracklist:
01. Legendarisk ØL
02. Brakebein
03. Utmarschen
04. PiratKriegen
05. Den åpne sjø
06. Das MeerUngeheuer
07. EssenFest
08. Inni den grotte
09. IllanterGesteignungh
10. PresteFeste
11. Yameeka
12. Skogsgjensyn
13. Egen Mjød, Heidunder Mjød!

Total playing time 45:40

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Runic - Liar Flags

Runic is probably the most successful Viking/Black Metal band in Spain, with Numen. They play a Viking Metal that we can say it's as qualified as the first-line Viking Metal bands in the Northern countries... wonderful songs and folkish melodies awaits you in "Liar Flags", a masterpiece of Viking Metal. You must take it!!

Style: Viking/Folk Metal
Origin: Spain
Lyric: Ancestral cultures, mythology, paganism, battles...
Year: 2006

Juan - Vocals
David - Bass
Eneas - Keyboards
Rivas - Drums
Iban (Pirri) - Rhythm guitars

Tracklist:

01 - ...When The Demons Ride
02 - Liar Flags*
03 - Last Days Of Aghrapur Part I: Ambush
04 - Last Days Of Aghrapur Part II: Lost Empire
05 - Predecessor
06 - To The Fallen Ones
07 - VS Myself
08 - Nau
09 - And A New Journey Begins


*: "Liar Flags" is the second song of our compilation "The Essential Metal Compilation"...

"Liar Flags" (CD) was nominated by Metal Storm to be the best Viking Metal album of 2006...


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Ensiferum - Ensiferum

Ensiferum (Latin ensiferum (neuter adjective) meaning "sword bearing") is a viking/folk metal band from Finland. Ensiferum- Ensiferum 7 january 2001 -His first album that dazzle to every europe with his heroic folk metal sound.

Style: Heroic folk metal, Viking metal
Lyrics: Battles, Kalevala, Heroes, Epic...
Country: Finland
Year: 2001

Band members

* Jari Mäenpää -guitars,vocals
* Markus Toivonen- guitars
* Jukka-Pekka Miettinen- bass
* Oliver Fokin- drums,percussion

Track listing

01. Intro (toivonen/mäenpää) – 1:50
02. Hero in a Dream (Toivonen]/Mäenpää) – 3:40
03. Token of Time (Mäenpää) – 4:16
04. Guardians of Fate (Toivonen/Mäenpää) – 3:34
05. Old Man - Väinämöinen (Toivonen) – 5:33
06. Little Dreamer - Väinämöinen Part II (Toivonen/Fokin) – 5:21
07. Abandoned (Toivonen) – 6:50
08. Windrider (Toivonen) – 5:41
09. Treacherous Gods (Toivonen) – 5:12
10. Eternal Wait (Toivonen) – 5:14
11. Battle Song (Toivonen) – 3:20
12. Goblins' Dance (Toivonen) – 4:29

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Catamenia - Location: Cold

7th Album of this great band, formed in 1995. To me, their best work.

Band members:

Riku Hopeakoski - Lead Guitars
Toni Kansanoja - Bass
Kari Vähäkuopus - Clean Vocals
Olli-Jukka Mustonen - Vocals
Mikko Nevanlahti - Drums
Ari Nissilä - Guitars

Style: Melodic Black Metal
Origin: Finland - Oulu
Lyrics: Darkness, Nature, Occult, Winter
Year: 2006

Tracklist:

01 - Tribe Of Eternity
02 - Gallery Of Fear
03 - Coldbound
04 - Tuhat Vuotta
05 - Closed Gates Of Hope
06 - Zero Gravity
07 - Location: COLD
08 - The Day When The Sun Faded Away
09 - Expect No Mercy
10 - I Wanna Be Somebody (W.A.S.P. cover)

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Moonsorrow - Voimasta Ja Kunniasta

This was the second LP by this wonderful Viking Metal band from Finland, Moonsorrow. As I have said, they play a really atmospheric Viking Metal, and they make their music brilliantly!! There's no doubt for me that this is one of the best albums EVER... and I think Nordiko agrees with me :D


Style: Viking Metal
Lyrics: Paganism, Folklore, Legends
Country: Finland

Members:
Ville Seponpoika Sorvali (1995-): Bass & Lead Vocals
Henri Urponpoika Sorvali (1995-): Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Clean Vocals, Keyboards
Marko "Baron" Tarvonen (1999-): Drums, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars
Mitja Harvilahti (2000-): Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Markus "Lord" Eurn (2000-): Keyboards

Tracklist:

01 - Tyven (1:52)
02 - Sankarihauta (7:41)
03 - Kylän Päässä (7:38)
04 - Hiidenpelto (9:20)
05 - Aurinko Ja Kuu (8:14)
06 - Sankaritarina (13:50)

Total playtime 48:37

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Norther - Till Death Unites Us

Last Full-Album of this awesome band lead by Petri Lindroos. Omen and Everything are my very special songs of this album full of great songs.

Style: Melodic Death Metal
Lyrics: Darkness, Sadness, Death, Love...
Origin: Finland

Members:
Petri 'Pete' Lindroos - Harsh Vocals, Guitar (1996-) (Ensiferum)
Kristian 'Kride' Ranta - Guitar, Clean Vocals (2000-) (Gashouse Garden)
Jukka Koskinen - Bass (2000-) (Wintersun)
Tuomas Planman - Keyboards (2000-)
Heikki 'Kermis' Saari - Drums (2005-)

Norther has really good lyrics is worth check it.

Tracklist:

01. Throwing My Life Away
02. Drowning
03. Norther
04. Everything*
05. Evil Ladies
06. Omen*
07. Scream
08. Fuck You
09. Alone In The End
10. Die
11. Wasted Year
12. The End Of Our Lives

Total playtime 46:04

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* check the lyrics, are pure poetry. Everything is a compilation song (Essentials).

Northern Warriors Essentials [Compilation]

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Nordiko & Hottercraft proudly presents:

THE ESSENTIALS : NORTHERN WARRIORS METAL COMPILATION

A selection of our most lovely songs, we hope you enjoy it so much as we do.

Tracklist:

01 - Norther - Blackhearted
02 - Runic - Liar Flags
03 - Wintersun - Beyond The Dark Sun
04 - Amon Amarth - Victorious March
05 - Catamenia - Coldbound
06 - Equilibrium - Met
07 - Kiuas - Across The Snows
08 - Children Of Bodom - Hate Me!
09 - Korpiklaani - Happy Little Boozer
10 - Ensiferum - Old Man
11 - Equilibrium - Unter Der Eiche
12 - Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me
13 - Ensiferum - Iron
14 - Finntroll - Trollhammaren
15 - Norther - Everything
16 - Norther - Nothing

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