Gathered Around the Oaken Table

Studio album by Mithotyn

Released

1999

Genre

Viking metal, black metal

Length

55:09

Label

Invasion

Mithotyn chronology

King of the Distant Forest
(1998)

Gathered Around the Oaken Table
(1999)

Gathered Around the Oaken Table is the third and final studio album by the Swedish Viking metal band Mithotyn. First issued in 1999 on Invasion Records and Soundholic in Japan, this featured a cover image of a group sitting around an oaken table. The Japanese version contains one bonus track ("Bland vargars yl" - a re-recorded version from the band's 1996 promo demo). The re-releases through Karmageddon Media (Europe) and Hammerheart America featured different artwork.

This would be the band's last release before members Stefan Weinerhall and Karsten Larsson dissolved the band and formed Falconer'.

Gathered Around the Oaken Table album covers

original cover
2002 re-release

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lord of Ironhand"	05:10
2.	"Watchmen of the Wild"	05:16
3.	"In the Clash of Arms"	06:39
4.	"Hearts of Stone"	04:55
5.	"The Well of Mimir"	04:38
6.	"Chariot of Power"	05:55
7.	"Nocturnal Riders"	03:06
8.	"The Guardian"	04:40
9.	"Imprisoned"	04:33
10.	"Guided by History"	06:32
11.	"The Old Rover"	03:45
12.	"Bland vargars yl" (Japanese edition bonus track)	05:15
Total length:		60:24

The song "The Guardian" is a re-recording of an old song from the band's Promo '96 cassette.

Personnel

Stefan Weinerhall - guitars, lead vocals
Karl Beckmann - guitars, keyboards, vocals (choirs), lead vocals on "The Guardian" and "The Old Rover"
Karsten Larsson - drums, vocals (choirs)
Rickard Martinsson - bass, vocals

Additional personnel and staff

Grat Johan - acoustic guitar
Åsa Lindholm - photography
Eric Philippe - cover art
Staffan Olofsson - mastering
Samir Donnas - engineering assistant
Berno Paulsson - engineering, mixing
Ronny Karlsson - photography