Solens rötter

Solens rötter
Studio album by Vintersorg
Released 27 April 2007 (Europe)
May 22, 2007 (US)
Recorded 2005–2007
Genre Folk metal, black metal, progressive metal
Length 52:56
Label Napalm
Producer Vintersorg
Vintersorg chronology

The Focusing Blur
(2004)
Solens rötter
(2007)
Jordpuls
(2011)

Solens rötter ("Roots of the Sun") is the sixth full-length album by Swedish folk metal band Vintersorg. The album re-introduced Andreas Hedlund's use of all Swedish lyrics, something Vintersorg has not had since their 1999 full-length, Ödemarkens son. Another shift for the band was the absence of Asgeir Mickelson, Steve DiGiorgio and Lars Nedland who had all participated on the previous two albums, The Focusing Blur and Visions from the Spiral Generator, handling, drums (Mickelson), bass (DiGiorgio), and guest vocals (Focusing Blur) & select Hammond sections (Visions and Focusing Blur) (Nedland). Instead, Johan Lindgren, Vintersorg's live bassist and Mattias Marklund's bandmate in TME, took over bass duties. Although Vintersorg's live drummer, Benny Hägglund, was originally planned to be drummer on the album, lack of schedule time resulted in the band just using the drums Hedlund programmed instead.[1] With the prior two albums being strongly rooted in the progressive metal sound, Solens rötter is a merge between the early folk inspired albums and the later progressive ones.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Döpt i en jökelsjö" ("Baptized in a Glacier Lake") 05:25
2. "Perfektionisten" ("The Perfectionist") 04:17
3. "Spirar och gror" ("Sprouts and Germinates") 06:33
4. "Kosmosaik"   05:31
5. "Idétemplet" ("The Temple of Ideas") 04:52
6. "Naturens mystär" ("Nature's Mystery") 05:01
7. "Att bygga en ruin" ("To Build a Ruin") 05:30
8. "Strålar" ("Rays") 05:10
9. "Från materia till ande" ("From Matter to Spirit") 05:48
10. "Vad aftonvindens andning viskar" ("What the Evening Wind's Breath Whispers") 04:49
Total length:
52:56

Personnel

Vintersorg

Additional musicians

Production

Notes

  1. "Vintersorg official forum - May 2007 - Mr. V, some questions about the new album please!" May 30, 2007.
  2. "Blabbermouth.net - Jan 2007 - VINTERSORG: New Album Release Date, Cover Artwork Revealed" January 31, 2007.