True North (Borknagar album)
2019 studio album by Borknagar
True North is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. It was released on 27 September 2019 by Century Media Records. It is their first album without Andreas Hedlund since Quintessence.
Critical reception
Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[5]
Track listing
Title | Lyrics | Music |
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1. | "Thunderous" | Lars Nedland, Øystein G. Brun | Brun | 8:34 |
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2. | "Up North" | ICS Vortex | ICS Vortex | 6:29 |
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3. | "The Fire That Burns" | Nedland, Brun | Brun | 6:38 |
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4. | "Lights" | Nedland | Nedland | 5:04 |
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5. | "Wild Father's Heart" | Nedland, Brun | Brun | 5:42 |
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6. | "Mount Rapture" | Nedland, Brun | Brun | 6:08 |
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7. | "Into the White" | Nedland | Nedland | 5:57 |
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8. | "Tidal" | Nedland, Brun | Brun | 9:32 |
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9. | "Voices" | Nedland | Nedland | 5:07 |
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Total length: | 59:11 |
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Limited Edition DigipackTitle |
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10. | "Wild Father's Heart" (instrumental demo) | 6:25 |
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11. | "Up North" (demo) | 6:38 |
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Total length: | 72:14 |
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Personnel
Borknagar
- ICS Vortex – lead vocals, choirs, bass guitar
- Lars "Lazare" Nedland – lead vocals, choirs, keyboards, synthesizer
- Øystein G. Brun – guitar, additional photography; mixing and mastering (tracks 10 and 11)
- Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow – drums, percussion
- Jostein Thomassen – guitar
Additional musicians
- John Ryan – violin and cello (tracks 1, 5, 9)
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Production
- Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1–9), mastering
- Marius Strand – recording and engineering (drums)
Artwork
- Thor Erik Dullum – photography (cover art)
- Marcelo Vasco – layout, graphic design
- Christophe Szpajdel – logo
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Charts
References
- ^ "Borknagar - True North - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Borknagar - True North". Discogs. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Riedl, Katrin. "Borknagar TRUE NORTH, Alben des Monats". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "BORKNAGAR - True North". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Borknagar: True North" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Borknagar – True North" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – True North". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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