REVIEW: HAGALAZ RUNEDANCE - FRIGGA´S WEB

 

HAGALAZ RUNEDANCE - FRIGGA´S WEB (Hammerheart Records, 2002)

Produced by Andrea Nebel Haugen and Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen

Recorded at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio

Cover by Division 731 Studio

Tracks: 1- The Crossing; 2- Hel Goddess of the Underworld; 3- Frigga´s Web; 4- Labyrinth; 5- Little Light; 6- Raven Night; 7- Albion Autumn; 8- Where the Lonely Souls Go; 9- The Home that I will Never See; 10- The Soul of a Hound

This is Hagalaz Runedance new album (the third full length) and the follow up to "Volven". This time the music continues to be climatic and atmospheric but on this album I think it is more introspective. The compositions are kind of darker this time and I like them a lot. Also Andrea Nebel Haugen continues to write the lyrics about nordic culture and pagan myths, focusing on the mysteries of birth and death and the relationship between the goddeses Hel (goddess of death) and Frigga (patroness of women and children). The use of ancient instruments is a really attractive feature of Hagalaz Runedance and they reach their climax here: lute, bagpipe, Lyre, Harp, every one of this instruments is played here (the help is of the multifacetic Kristian Nordeide from Corona Borealis). Hagalaz Runedance continues developing their amazingly introspective music and exploring ancient paths.

Favorite tracks: All the CD. As always Andrea delivers the best.

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