KING OF ASGARD Post First Single, Tracklisting, Cover Art For …To North
June 4, 2012, 12 years ago
On July 31st, Swedish Viking metallers KING OF ASGARD will 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. The cover art can be seen below:
The first single taken off …To North, 'The Nine Worlds Burn', can be heard now:
…To North features the folllowing tracklisting:
'Intro'
'The Nine Worlds Burn'
'The Dispossessed'
'Gap Of Ginnungs'
'Bound To Reunite'
'Nordvegr'
'Up On The Mountain'
'Plague-Ridden Rebirth'
'Harvest (The End)'
'…To North'
'Vinterskugge' (Digi-CD bonus only in Europe)
The first video trailer for …To North is available for viewing:
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."