Borknagar (album)

Borknagar is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Borknagar. It is their only album to feature Norwegian lyrics and their only album to feature Roger "Infernus" Tiegs on bass guitar (who reportedly recorded all his bass parts in a single day). The album was recorded at Grieghallen Studios (frequented by other black metal bands such as Burzum, Emperor and Gorgoroth).

Borknagar
Studio album by Borknagar
Released	3 August 1996
Recorded	October 1995 – January 1996[1]
Studio	Grieghallen Studio (Bergen, Norway)
Genre	Black metal, Viking metal
Length	44:12
Label	Malicious
Producer	Pytten
Borknagar chronology
Borknagar (1996) The Olden Domain (1997)

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AllMusic	[2]

The album features a more straightforward black/Viking metal approach (featuring heavy riffs, blasting tempos and an emphasis on harsh vocals) as opposed to the band's now trademark progressive/folk sound they would hint at on their next album, The Olden Domain.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Øystein G. Brun, except "Tanker mot tind (Kvelding)" and "Tanker mot tind (Gryning)", written by Ivar Bjørnson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vintervredets sjelesagn" ("Soul Tale of the Winter Wrath")	6:44
2.	"Tanker mot tind (Kvelding)" ("Thoughts Towards the Peak (Dusk)")	3:29
3.	"Svartskogs gilde" ("Black Forest's Feast")	5:52
4.	"Ved steingard" ("By the Stone Wall")	2:14
5.	"Krigsstev" ("War Song")	2:03
6.	"Dauden" ("Death")	5:49
7.	"Grimskalle trell" ("Grim Skull Slave")	5:38
8.	"Nord naagauk" ("Northern Cuckoo")	3:07
9.	"Fandens allheim" ("The Devil's Universe")	6:19
10.	"Tanker mot tind (Gryning)" ("Thoughts Towards the Peak (Dawn)")	2:57
Total length:		44:12

Personnel

Borknagar Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Garm") – vocals Øystein G. Brun – guitars Roger Tiegs (credited as "Infernus") – bass Ivar Bjørnson – synth Erik Brødreskift (credited as "Grim") – drums

Other credits Eirik "Pytten" Hundvin – production, mixing, mastering Christophe Szpajdel – logo