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Soon after Einherjer began to take their first trembling
steps into the international metal scene back in 1993 they became one of the
pioneers of a brand new form of metal that became known as "viking metal".
Deeply rooted in Norwegian black metal ground they incorporated new musical
elements, developing their sound in a more epic and atmospheric direction and
started to write lyrics about the good old times when the vikings ruled the
North and Christianity had not yet conquered their land. After leaving Century
Media with their previous release "Odin Owns Ye All" as their final CM album
they decided to handle business on their own and formed a new label called
Native North Records. The label didn't last for very long since they grew
tired of the business side of music but they did manage to release this album
and one or two more before calling it quits. Einherjer have found a very
distinct and unusual sound with unexpected tempo changes, dramatic vocals,
epic soundscapes and a nicely painted atmosphere. It becomes even clearer with
this release that Einherjer are one of their kind and definitely belong to the
elite of the extreme music scene in Norway. The closing track "Regicide" is
a slow melodic tune with both clean male and female vocals and is, believe it
or not, one of the strongest songs of the album. It must be emphasized though
that there are no bad songs to be found here. Stand-out tracks:
"Doomfaring", "Crimson Rain".
| Tracklist |
1. Wyrd Of |
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The Dead 2. Doomfaring 3. Hugin's Eyes 4. Burning |
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Yggdrasil 5. Crimson Rain 6. Howl Ravens Come 7. |
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Draconian Umpire 8. Regicide |
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