Winter Thrice

Winter Thrice
Studio album by Borknagar
Released 22 January 2016
Recorded October 2014 - June 2015
Studio Toproom Studio (Lunner, Norway) (drums), Crosound Studio (guitars), Mezzanine Studio (keys, fx and synthesizers; vocals), Waves Studio (vocals), Oak Hill (vocals)
Genre Progressive metal, black metal, folk metal, viking metal
Length 49:38
Label Century Media
Producer Øystein G. Brun and Borknagar
Borknagar chronology
Urd
(2012)Urd2012
Winter Thrice
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard (de)9/10[1]
Metal Hammer (de)6/7[2]
AntiHero Magazine[3]

Winter Thrice is the tenth studio album by Norwegian metal band Borknagar. This is the first album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andreas Hedlund, except where noted; all music composed by Øystein G. Brun, except on "Panorama", written by Lars A. Nedland.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Rhymes of the Mountain"Brun06:41
2."Winter Thrice"Brun06:13
3."Cold Runs the River" 05:52
4."Panorama"Lars A. Nedland05:51
5."When Chaos Calls" 07:02
6."Erodent"Brun06:56
7."Noctilucent" 03:54
8."Terminus" 07:07
Total length:49:38
The limited edition digipack contains one bonus track:
No.TitleLength
9."Dominant Winds"7:18

Personnel

Borknagar

Guest Musicians

  • Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Fiery G.") - lead vocals (on "Winter Thrice"), additional vocals (on "Terminus")
  • Simen Daniel Børven - bass guitar
  • Pål Mathiesen - additional vocals (on "Erodent")

Staff

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 90
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] 15
US Top Heatseekers 17

References

  1. Schiffmann, Andreas. "Rock Hard review (in German)". Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Riedl, Katrin. "Metal Hammer review (in German)". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. Kussmaul, Jake. "Album Review: BORKNAGAR - Winter Thrice". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Borknagar: Winter Thrice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – Winter Thrice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. "Borknagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016.


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