Nordlys (album)
Encyclopedia
Nordlys is the second full-length album
by the Norwegian
Gothic
/ folk metal
band Midnattsol
. It was released on March 28, 2008 through Napalm Records
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Gothic
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
/ 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 Midnattsol
Midnattsol
Midnattsol is a Symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway, The band was formed in 2002 by singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector.- History :...
. It was released on March 28, 2008 through Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
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Track listing
- "Open Your Eyes" - 5:43
- "Skogens Lengsel" - 5:04
- "Northern Light" - 6:18
- "Konkylie" - 8:12
- "Wintertime" - 5:16
- "Race of Time" - 5:40
- "New Horizon" - 2:50
- "River of Virgin Soil" - 5:36
- "En Natt I Nord" - 5:17
- "Octobre" (limited edition bonus track) - 4:42
Credits
- Carmen Elise EspenæsCarmen Elise EspenæsCarmen Elise Espenæs is the vocalist and the co-founder of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol.- Career :...
– vocals - Daniel DrosteDaniel Droste- Career :He is known for being the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and the vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the funeral doom band Ahab.-With Penetralia:*Schwarz *Tribute to the Moon...
– guitar - Christian Hector – guitar
- Daniel Fischer – keyboard
- Birgit Öllbrunner – bass
- Chris Merzinsky – drums