Sagas (album)

Sagas
Studio album by Equilibrium
Released 27 June 2008 (2008-06-27)
Recorded Helion Studios (Munich)
Genre Folk metal, [1] symphonic black metal[2]
Length 79:14
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer René Berthiaume
Seref Badir
Alex Ross
Chrisoph Klatt
Jay Ester
Equilibrium chronology
Turis Fratyr
(2005)Turis Fratyr2005		 Sagas
(2008)		 Rekreatur
(2010)Rekreatur2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Allmusic[4]

Sagas is Equilibrium's second full-length album, released on 27 June 2008.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Helge Stang; all music composed by René Berthiaume, except where noted.

No.TitleTranslation (from German)Length
1."Prolog auf Erden"Prologue on Earth3:39
2."Wurzelbert"Hermit[A]4:59
3."Blut im Auge"Blood in the Eye4:45
4."Unbesiegt"Undefeated6:19
5."Verrat"Betrayal6:05
6."Snüffel"Snuff (Austro-Bavarian)5:45
7."Heimwärts" (Music by Berthiaume, Stang, Andreas Völkl, Sandra Völkl)Homeward2:34
8."Heiderauche" (instrumental)Heath Smoke2:31
9."Die Weide und der Fluß"The Willow and the River7:21
10."Des Sängers Fluch"The Bard's Curse8:05
11."Ruf in den Wind"Call Into the Wind4:54
12."Dämmerung"Twilight5:55
13."Mana" (instrumental) 16:23

Personnel

Special guest musicians

  • Kurt Angerpower – guitar
  • Ulrich Herkenhoff – pan flute
  • Muki Seiler – accordion
  • Agnes Malich – violin
  • Gaby Koss – vocals
  • Jörg Sieber
  • Toni González (Karlahan vocalist)
  • Karlahan crew

Notes

  1. ^ The word "Wurzelbert" (though "Wurzel" means "root") has no direct English translation, but Helge Stang describes it as "an ugly man living in the woods and looking like some kind of nature-bum or something, [with] roots instead of fingers."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sagas at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Equilibrium - Sagas (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Equilibrium – Sagas". About.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Sagas Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Skjørestad, Tomas (2007). "Equilibrium: Interview with Helge Stang (vocals)". Beat the Blizzard. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
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