Die schwedischen Viking Metaller KING OF ASGARD haben 2010 mit ihrem Debüt "Fi'mbulvintr" die Szene von hinten aufgerollt.
Nach ein paar Festivals und Clubshows in den letzten beiden Jahren haben sie nun ihr zweites Album "...To North" in den allseits bekannten Sonic Train Studios zusammen mit Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) aufgenommen. "...To North" - das erste Album von KING OF ASGARD mit Lars Tängmark an der zweiten Gitarre - erscheint in Europa am 2. / 30 Juli 2012 via Metal Blade Records!
Auf dem neuen Album sind auch zwei Gastmusiker zu hören. Dazu sagte die Band: "First out is female vocalist Heléne Blad whom did a guest appearance on "Fi'mbulvintr" as well. This time around she's present on the album opener, "The Nine Worlds Burn", doing an epic folk inspired vocal part. She's been a longtime friend of the band and is a professionally schooled folk singer et cetera. She was also once, for a short while, the keyboardist of the KING OF ASGARD predecessor Mithotyn. The second appearance on "...to North" presents the extremely talented guitarist Jimmy Hedlund. Yet another friend known from bands such as Falconer and Supreme Majesty. He shreds two guitar solos on the song "Gap of Ginnungs". Least say, amazing stuff and truly breathtaking!"
Bassist Jonas Albrektsson sagte zu den Aufnahmen von "...To North": "The "...To North" master just arrived and it sounds astonishing! Andy LaRocque made a great job on the production and the mastering along with Olof Berggren. It's upright and powerful. We feel very proud of what we achieved on this recording and merely the sound of it makes it a worthy follow-up to the firstborn "Fi'mbulvintr". Songs and sounds came out much as of what we planned, with power and a great variety. "...To North" takes off pretty much where "Fi'mbulvintr" left off so to say, with a natural development, more varied songs and structures. It's a development of our sound which will be recognized by old fans as well as bring some new ones to the horde. This time around I've been more involved in the writing process along with Karl, which kind of shines through, giving the songs a wider perspective. Expect some very strong songs on "...To North", where epic meets with brutality!
The lyrical theme this time is basically in the same vein but has different twists. Not as obvious as before. "...To North" will make The Nine Worlds Burn... and Varberg was just left behind."
"...To North" Track List:
01. Intro
02. The Nine Worlds Burn
03. The Dispossessed
04. Gap of Ginnungs
05. Bound to Reunite
06. Nordvegr
07. Up On the Mountain
08. Plague-Ridden Rebirth
09. Harvest (The End)
10. ...to North
KING OF ASGARD sind:
Karl Beckman - Vocals/Guitars
Lars Tängmark - Guitars
Jonas Albrektsson - Bass
Karsten Larsson - Drums
Quelle: Stormbringer.at
