REVIEW: THYRFING - VANSINNESVISOR

 

THYRFING - VANSINNESVISOR (Hammerheart Records, 2002 )

Produced By: Daniel Bergstrand

Tracks: 1- Draugs Harg, 2- Digerdöden, 3- Världsspegeln, 4- the Voyager, 5- Ångestens Högborg, 6- The Giants Laughter, 7- Vansinnesvisor, 8- Kaos Återkomst

Cover Art by Niklas Sundin

Recorded at Dug Out Prods.

This band has established themselves as one of the main viking metal bands in the scene. I think the main point in their music is the balance between the fastest parts similar to the ones in black/death metal with ancient melodies (the keyboardist is killer). The guitarists are extremely tight and another important side of thyrfing´s music is the interconnection between this two musicians doing the riffs and interacting a lot in the melodic sections where one plays the melody while the other harmonizes or does a good riff. I have to remark again the keyboards that are essential to Thyrfing´s sound adding this ancient spirit that their music needs along with the vocals (that in the parts when they make melodies are really ethereal). Daniel Bergstrand´s production has also enhanced the results that the band got in the studio making the music shine. Pure epic viking metal !!

Favorite tracks: The whole CD. It is a future classic

Contact: www.hammerheart.com