Hedniskhjärtad
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Hedniskhjärtad is the first released recording by Swedish
folk metal
band Vintersorg
. It was released on 6 July 1998.
"Me and some other guys started this project as a full line-up band under the name "Vargatron" (Wolfthrone) in the winter of 1994.
The whole idea was to create a style foundated in Black Metal, but using mostly clean vocals, and just some parts with the ordinary grim vocals. Nowadays it's quite common, but back in '94 it was not so many bands with these ideas.
As time passed by some line-up changes occurred, and at the end the whole project was put to rest in the summer of '96. But my interest for the songs I wrote back in '94/'95 for "Vargatron" was still strong so I decided to continue the project as a one-man band.
As I then was the only member, I simply changed the band name to "Vintersorg".
From the beginning this MCD was supposed to be a concept album, because of the strong musical relations between the songs. But I found it hard to get the same emotions lyricwise because of the fact that they're mostly from '95 and just some newer, but anyway I think they all stand behind the record title "Hedniskhjärtad" (Paganhearted). Even if the most songs are old I hope you'll still find 'em enjoyable."
-VINTERSORG
Sweden
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folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Vintersorg
Vintersorg
Vintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
. It was released on 6 July 1998.
Background on the album
The story as to the creation of the album is as follows, taken from the back of the album's booklet:"Me and some other guys started this project as a full line-up band under the name "Vargatron" (Wolfthrone) in the winter of 1994.
The whole idea was to create a style foundated in Black Metal, but using mostly clean vocals, and just some parts with the ordinary grim vocals. Nowadays it's quite common, but back in '94 it was not so many bands with these ideas.
As time passed by some line-up changes occurred, and at the end the whole project was put to rest in the summer of '96. But my interest for the songs I wrote back in '94/'95 for "Vargatron" was still strong so I decided to continue the project as a one-man band.
As I then was the only member, I simply changed the band name to "Vintersorg".
From the beginning this MCD was supposed to be a concept album, because of the strong musical relations between the songs. But I found it hard to get the same emotions lyricwise because of the fact that they're mostly from '95 and just some newer, but anyway I think they all stand behind the record title "Hedniskhjärtad" (Paganhearted). Even if the most songs are old I hope you'll still find 'em enjoyable."
-VINTERSORG
Track listing
- "Norrland" (North Land) – 4:21
- "Stilla" (Silent) – 4:14
- "Norrskensdrömmar" (Aurora Dreams) – 4:22
- "Hednaorden" (Heathen Order) – 3:47
- "Tussmörkret" (Twilight) – 4:20
Guest musicians
- Vargher - Keyboards, drum programming
- Cia Hedmark - Vocals on "Stilla"