For Snow Covered the Northland

by Ancient Wisdom

For Snow Covered the Northland cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Avantgarde
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 59:46
  • Community rating: 3.07/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guided almost entirely by multi-instrumentalist Marcus E. Norman, this project delivers a prime example of Swedish atmospheric black metal. The record leans heavily on sweeping synthesizer orchestrations and mournful piano passages to conjure vast, freezing landscapes and sorrowful woodland atmospheres.

Genres

Descriptors: forest, nature, atmospheric, harsh-vocals, melodic

Tracklist

  1. A Hymn to the Northern Empire (3:05)
  2. In the Land of the Crimson Moon (5:53)
  3. They Gather Where Snow Falls Forever (6:05)
  4. Through Rivers of the Eternal Blackness (5:47)
  5. The Journey of the Ancients (5:35)
  6. As Snow Covers the Northland (2:58)
  7. No Tears at His Funeral (5:22)
  8. Forest of Summoned Spirits (4:28)
  9. A Ravens Reflection of the Ancient Northland (8:21)
  10. The Serpent's Sleep Is Not Eternal (2:18)
  11. At the Other Side (4:36)
  12. The Sleep Within (5:12)

Credits

  • Fredrik Jakobsson - bass, vocals
  • Fredrik Thordendal - drum programming
  • Ulf Andersson - drums
  • Andreas Nilsson - guitar
  • Jens Ryd茅n - piano, keyboards
  • Marcus E. Norman - vocals, guitar
  • Ancient Wisdom - Primary Artist

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