How Far to Asgaard

by T媒r

How Far to Asgaard cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 2002
  • Label: Tutl
  • Country: Faroe Islands
  • Length: 1:18:15
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Heri Joensen, P贸l Arni Holm, Gunnar H. Thomsen, K谩ri Streymoy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Introducing their signature blend of complex rhythms and traditional Faroese folk melodies, the band constructs a doom-laden homage to their Nordic heritage. The debut album relies heavily on soaring, polyphonic vocal harmonies and progressive song structures to explore ancient pagan mythology.

Genres

Descriptors: mythology, folklore, melodic, pagan, progressive, polyphonic, vikings

Tracklist

  1. Hail to the Hammer (4:36)
  2. Excavation (6:43)
  3. The Rune (6:44)
  4. Ten Wild Dogs (6:53)
  5. God of War (7:11)
  6. Sand in the Wind (6:23)
  7. Ormurin Langi (5:53)
  8. How Far to Asgaard (8:59)
  9. Olavur Riddararos (4:36)
  10. Styrisvolurin (20:14)

Credits

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