Skalmold & Sinfoniuhljomsveit Islands (2013)



Skálmöld:

Skálmöld is a Viking / folk metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed
in August 2009. The band's name is literally translated as Age of Swords
and also means "lawlessness", referring to the Sturlung Era of
Icelandic history, when a civil war broke out between the country's
family clans.
From the beginning, Skálmöld's intention has been to combine the sounds
of the traditional Icelandic music and metal. Initially, the band
planned to use a lot of folk instruments, but soon decided to scale back
and have three guitar players instead. The band's influences include
such metal bands as Metallica, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Slayer, Amon Amarth
and Ensiferum, as well as Jón Leifs, the classical Icelandic composer.
Skálmöld's lyrics, written by Snæbjörn entirely in Icelandic, are
inspired by the Norse mythology and Icelandic sagas. Furthermore, the
lyrics conform to some of the Old Norse poetic forms, including
fornyrðislag and sléttubönd.



Tracklist

1. Heima
2. Innrás
3. Árás
4. Gleipnir
5. Upprisa
6. Sleipnir
7. Narfi
8. Hefnd
9. Sorg
10. Loki
11. Fenrisúlfur
12. Miðgarðsormur
13. Dauði
14. Valhöll
15. Hel
16. Kvaðning
17. Baldur

Released on December 17th, 2013

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