Sagas (album)

Sagas
Studio album by Equilibrium
Released June 27, 2008
Recorded Helion Studios (Munich)
Genre Folk metal, [1] symphonic black metal[2]
Length 79:14
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer René Berthiaume
Seref Badir
Alex Ross
Chrisoph Klatt
Jay Ester
Equilibrium chronology

Turis Fratyr
(2005)		 Sagas
(2008)		 Rekreatur
(2010)
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Sagas is Equilibrium's second full-length album, released on June 27, 2008.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Helge Stang, all music composed by René Berthiaume, except where noted.

No. TitleTranslation (from German) Length
1. "Prolog auf Erden"  Prologue on Earth 3:39
2. "Wurzelbert"  Hermit[A] 4:59
3. "Blut im Auge"  Blood in the Eye 4:45
4. "Unbesiegt"  Unconquered 6:19
5. "Verrat"  Betrayal 6:05
6. "Snüffel"  Snuff (Austro-Bavarian) 5:45
7. "Heimwärts" (Music by Berthiaume, Stang, Andreas Völkl, Sandra Völkl)Homeward 2:34
8. "Heiderauche" (instrumental)Heath Smoke 2:31
9. "Die Weide und der Fluß"  The Willow and the River 7:21
10. "Des Sängers Fluch"  The Bard's Curse 8:05
11. "Ruf in den Wind"  Call Into the Wind 4:54
12. "Dämmerung"  Twilight 5:55
13. "Mana" (instrumental)  16:23

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ The word "Wurzelbert" (though "Wurzel" means "root") has no direct English translation, but Helge Stang describes it as "an ugly man living in the woods and looking like some kind of nature-bum or something, [with] roots instead of fingers."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sagas (album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Equilibrium - Sagas (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Equilibrium – Sagas". About.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Sagas Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Skjørestad, Tomas (2007). "Equilibrium: Interview with Helge Stang (vocals)". Beat the Blizzard. Retrieved 9 February 2010.