In the Sign of the Ravens is the first studio album by the Viking metal

Viking metal

Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...

 band Mithotyn

Mithotyn

Mithotyn was a folk metal/black metal band from Mjölby, Sweden.-History:Formed in 1992 as a blackened death metal act under the name Cerberus by founding members; Christian "Christer" Schütz, Stefan Weinerhall who stayed with the band to the end, and Johan who left shortly afterward. After one...

. First released in 1997 on Invasion Records and Death Records in the US (a part of Metal Blade). The album was later reissued through Karmageddon featuring different artwork. This release was mistitled In the Sign of the Raven. Soundholic released the album in Japan with two bonus tracks from the Meadow in Silence demo. These bonus tracks were available in the re-issue digipak of King of the Distant Forest

King of the Distant Forest

King of the Distant Forest is the second studio album by the Viking metal band Mithotyn. Initially released on Invasion Records in 1997 and in the United States through Death Records featuring 11 songs and a purple cover. The album was re-issued a year later on the same label with different...

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Track listing

1. "Upon Raging Waves" – 5:07
2. "In the Sign of the Ravens" – 5:53
3. "Shadows of the Past" – 7:34
4. "Lost in the Mist" – 4:17
5. "Embraced by Frost" – 7:19
6. "In the Forest of Moonlight" – 4:20
7. "Tills Dagen Gryr" – 1:01
8. "Stories Carved in Stone" – 7:59
9. "Freezing Storms of Snow" – 7:26
10. "Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be" – 4:08
11. "Let Thy Ale Swing [Instrumental]" – 1:00
12. "As Brothers Now Bonded" – 5:18 (Japanese release only)
13. "In the Bower of Shadows" – 3:02 (Japanese release only)