First War of the World
Encyclopedia
First War of the World is the fourth full-length album
by the German
Viking
/ pagan metal
band Black Messiah
. It was released on March 20, 2009 through AFM Records
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Viking
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...
/ pagan metal
Pagan metal
Pagan metal is an umbrella term for heavy metal music which fuses extreme metal with "the pre-Christian traditions of a specific culture or region through thematic concept, rustic melodies, unusual instruments or archaic languages", usually referring to folk metal or black metal. The Norwegian band...
band Black Messiah
Black Messiah
Black Messiah is a German Viking / symphonic black metal band, founded in 1994.- History :Having started as a pure black metal band, Black Messiah's sound has evolved to Viking metal with the release of their Oath of a Warrior album...
. It was released on March 20, 2009 through AFM Records
AFM Records
AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....
.
Track listing
- "Prologue - The Discovery" – 2:53
- "The Vanir Tribe" – 5:54
- "Gullveig" – 8:08
- "Von Rachsucht und Lüge" (Of vindictiveness and lie) – 5:34
- "March of the Warriors" – 0:39
- "Vor den Toren Valhalls" (In front of the gates of Valhalls) – 6:23
- "The Battle of Asgaard" – 7:10
- "The Chase" – 1:20
- "Burn Vanaheimr" – 5:51
- "Das Unterpfand" (The Pledge) – 5:51
- "Peace at a High Price" – 0:54
- "Andacht" (Devotion) – 9:41
- "Söldnerschwein" (bonus) (literally: Mercenary pig) – 4:36
Credits
- Zagan – vocals, violin, guitar
- Garm – bass
- Zoran – lead guitar
- Meldric – guitar
- Agnar – keys, synths
- Bröh – drums