Halls of Frozen North
Encyclopedia
Halls of Frozen North is the first album
by the Finnish
melodic black metal band Catamenia. It was released on January 20, 1998, by Massacre Records
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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 Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
melodic black metal band Catamenia. It was released on January 20, 1998, by Massacre Records
Massacre Records
Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...
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Track listing
- All musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and lyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
by Catamenia.
- "Dreams of Winterland" − 3:30
- "Into Infernal" − 3:37
- "Freezing Winds of North" − 3:36
- "Enchanting Woods" − 3:38
- "Halls of Frozen North" − 3:06
- "Forest Enthroned" − 3:49
- "Awake in Dark" − 2:51
- "Song of the Nightbird" − 3:40
- "Icy Tears of Eternity" − 3:04
- "Burning Aura" − 3:36
- "Child of Sunset" − 2:36
- "Land of the Autumn Winds" − 3:50
- "Pimeä Yö" − 4:19
- "Outro" − 1:21
Band members
- Mika Tönning − vocals
- Riku Hopeakoski − guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Sampo Ukkola − guitars
- Timo Lehtinen − bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Toni Tervo − drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Heidi Riihinen − keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
Production
- Recorded and mixed in September 1997 at Commusication Studios, BeindersheimBeindersheimBeindersheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , 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... - Produced by Gerhard Magin and CatameniaCatameniaCatamenia is a melodic black metal band from Finland, founded in 1995 by original members Riku Hopeakoski and Mika Tönning in Oulu. They have been signed to Massacre Records ever since their first full-length, Halls of Frozen North in 1998. As of 2010, they have released nine albums, 1 EP, and one...
- Mastered by Alex Krull at Master Sound