True Kings of Norway
| True Kings of Norway | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
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Publication |
2000 |
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admission |
1991-1994 |
| Label (s) | Spikefarm Records |
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
13 |
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running time |
58:09 |
True Kings of Norway is a compilation of early EPs by the Norwegian black metal bands Emperor , Immortal , Dimmu Borgir , Ancient and Arcturus . It was released on Spikefarm Records in 2000 .
Creation and publication
The original EPs ( As the Shadows Rise by Emperor, Immortal by Immortal, Inn i evighetens mørke by Dimmu Borgir, Det glemte riket by Ancient and My Angel by Arcturus) were released between 1991 and 1994, during the so-called second wave of Black Metal . They were early releases of the bands that z. T. should be style-defining for the genre, and were in the late 1990s as sought-after rarities. Spikefarm Records put the EPs together on a CD in 2000, with covers, information about line-ups and a kind of family tree of Norwegian black metal bands printed in the booklet.
Track list
- Emperor As the Shadows Rise
- The Ancient Queen - 3:41
- Witches Sabbath - 5:56
- Lord of the Storms (Evil Necro Voice from Hell Remix) - 1:57
- Immortal Immortal
- Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism - 0:40
- Unholy Forces of Evil - 4:27
- The Cold Winds of Funeral Frost - 3:44
- Dimmu Borgir Inn i evighetens mørke
- Inn i evighetens mørke (Part 1) - 5:25
- Inn i evighetens mørke (Part 2) - 2:07
- Raabjørn speiler draugheimens skodde - 5:03
- Ancient · Det glemte riket
- Det glemte riket - 6:53
- Huldradans - 5:56
- Arcturus My Angel
- My Angel - 5:55
- Morax - 6:25
reception
Immortal's bassist Iscariah (who was not involved in the re-released recordings) described the CD publisher as "some asshole" and True Kings of Norway as a bootleg that destroyed the whole idea behind the single; “Somebody out there” benefits from the band's work and “doesn't even have the decency to inform us about it or send us a CD. It's just disrespectful to us. "
Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann from Rock Hard described the republication of this out of print, "important components of Nordic Black Metal art" as sensible and the acquisition as worthwhile. The author of a review at metal.de , who is listed as a former member of the editorial team and is not named, expressed himself ambiguously about the meaning of this publication:
“Whether they are the real kings [sic!] Of Norway remains to be seen. At least in Black Metal, all of the bands represented in this collection have an exceptional position and have played a key role in shaping or even justifying the style. [...] For many, this collection may seem a little archaic, even obsolete, but for nostalgic people, 'True Kings Of Norway' should evoke some memories when Black Metal was not yet a sales slogan and the bands still seemed authentic. "
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Various Artists - True Kings Of Norway , metal.de , accessed on February 10, 2013.
- ^ Andrea: VA: True Kings of Norway , vampster , accessed February 10, 2013.
- ^ Ferdi: Immortal , accessed on February 11, 2013.
- ↑ Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann: Various Artists. True Kings Of Norway , Rock Hard # 159, accessed February 11, 2013.