Swedish Viking metallers King Of Asgard are northbound
Swedish Viking metallers King Of Asgard made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi’mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, King Of Asgard are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected it´s songwriting skills.
Today King Of Asgard post the first single taken off …to North! Check out the landing page at www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard and stream The Nine Worlds Burn. Make also sure to check out the pre-order links!
…to North track listing:
1 Intro
2 The Nine Worlds Burn
3 The Dispossessed
4 Gap of Ginnungs
5 Bound to Reunite
6 Nordvegr
7 Up on the Mountain
8 Plague-ridden Rebirth
9 Harvest (The End)
10 …to North
11 Vinterskugge (Digi-CD bonus only in Europe!)
Comments bassist Jonas Albrektsson on the recording process and what to expect from …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.”
King Of Asgard is:
Karl Beckman – vocals/guitars
Lars Tängmark – guitars
Jonas Albrektsson – bass
Karsten Larsson – drums
