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| Item no. | 304177 |
| Title | Nordland I & II |
| Musical Genre | Black Metal |
| Product topic | Bands |
| Band | Bathory |
| Release date | 18/11/2022 |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Product type | LP |
| Media - Format 1-3 | 2-LP |
| Colour | black |
LP 1
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1.Prelude
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2.Nordland
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3.Vinterblot
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4.Dragons Breath
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5.Ring Of Gold
LP 2
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1.Foreverdark Woods
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2.Broken Sword
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3.Great Hall Awaits A Fallen Brother
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4.Mother Earth Father Thunder
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5.Heimfard
LP 3
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1.Fanfare
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2.Blooded shore
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3.Sea wolf
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4.Vinland
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5.The land
LP 4
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1.Death And Resurrection Of A Nothern Son
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2.The messenger
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3.Flash of the silverhammer
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4.The wheel of sun
by Patrick Schmidt (10/02) The first and the second part of the "Nordland Saga"!
Nordland I
"Destroyer of worlds" harvested some hard critiques and is surely not one of ì
the better Bathory-albums. But with "Nordland", Quorthon gets back on the ì
right track and delivers an album that can convince all through again - ì
presupposed you like the epic "Hammerheart"/"Twilight of the gods"-phase. ì
Already the opening title track clocks in at over nine minutes and rolls ì
down everything that comes in its way. Only the vocals are a matter of ì
taste, but you should know by now that Quorthon has never been a good ì
singer. But this fact is not disturbing the quality of epics, like ì
"Foreverdark woods" or the great ballad, "Ring of gold", no it rather ì
underpins the uniqueness of Bathory. A first superficial look on the lyrics ì
lets you guess that the master again devoted to nature-mysticism. Also if ì
there will surely be some grumblers who like to reduce Bathory to the first ì
three albums, I would claim that "Nordland" is a very well done, in times ì
intoxicating document of sound of a still creative musician. And better than ì
"Destroyer of worlds", anyway! (Patrick Schmidt - 10/02)
Nordland II
It's done! The Northland saga is complete! Already with "Nordland I", ì
Quorthon impressively returned to the sound of the Bathory-classics, ì
"Hammerheart", "Twilight of the gods" and not to forget "Blood on ice". ì
"Nordland II" now features a full 60 minutes of unmistakable Bathory ì
trademarks, like powerful choir vocals, mighty drums and walls of guitars ì
(up to 8 at the same time!), it's all here. Quorthon's vocals will remain a ì
matter of taste, but they, too add to the unique flair of "Nordland II". In ì
titles, like the opener, "Blooded shore", "Sea wolf", "Vinland", the melodic ì
"The land" and the song "Death and resurrection of a northern son" provided ì
with an addictive chorus, Bathory are at their best and in terms of song ì
writing even manage to outlive the predecessor. In terms of production, this ì
band has never been better, I wouldn't know how this could be better. The ì
epic atmosphere and the created tension can even compete with "Blood on ì
ice", and could there be a bigger compliment for Quorthon latest Viking ì
Metal masterpiece? (Michael Rother - 04/03)
