Urkraft
Encyclopedia
Urkraft is the third album by Swedish
viking metal
band Thyrfing
. It was released in 2000.
On some editions of the album, there is a bonus cover of "Over the Hills and Far Away" by rock artist Gary Moore
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
viking metal
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...
band Thyrfing
Thyrfing
Thyrfing is a viking metal band from Sweden. The band is named after the royal sword Tyrfing from Norse mythology.-History:Thyrfing was formed in 1995 by Patrik Lindgren , Jocke Kristensson , Peter Löf and Kimmy Sjölund...
. It was released in 2000.
On some editions of the album, there is a bonus cover of "Over the Hills and Far Away" by rock artist Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
.
Track listing
- "Mjölner" – 5:30
- "Dryckeskväde" (translation: "Drinking Poem") – 3:54
- "Sweoland Conqueror" – 6:30
- "Home Again" – 7:45
- "The Breaking of Serenity" – 4:28
- "Eldfärd" (translation: "Journey in Fire") – 1:39
- "Ways of a Parasite" – 4:39
- "Jord" (translation: "Soil") – 5:17
- "The Slumber of Yesteryears" – 3:48
- "Till Valfader Urgammal" (translation: "To Ancient Valfader") – 4:00
- "Urkraft" (translation: "Primordial Force") – 7:37
- "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover) – 5:01