Mythistory

Bifrost | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 1999)
• ASIN: B00000J7DV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,657 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sacrifice

2. The Gods' Lament

3. All Creation Wept

4. Soulbound Eternity

5. The Dark Woodspirit

6. In Nocturno Silencio

7. Come...Burn With Me

8. We Dance Till Dawn

9. Dreaming the Dark

10. Without Soulcontrol

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting folk/death/thrash release, January 20, 2012

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mythistory (Audio CD)

1998's Mythistory is the third (and to date, final) full-length release from Dutch metal band Bifrost. I honestly had no idea what to expect when I picked this one up. I just thought it looked promising and vaguely Viking/Norse-inspired.

As it turns out, this particular Bifrost (apparently there are several metal bands with that name) plays a death-meets-thrash hybrid with some slight symphonic and folk elements. It's a pretty good mix of sounds, and brings to mind At the Gates, Carnal Forge and even Skyclad at times. The speeding riffs and breakneck rhythms are offset by just a bit of Gothenburg-style melody and the folk parts, and the vocals are harsh without really hitting that lower guttural register. Oh, and the lyrics are indeed pagan/Viking-themed.

It's nothing groundbreaking, but I'm glad I took a chance on Mythistory. If you're a fan of thrash, death and folk metal thrown together, this Bifrost album is well worth a listen.