Vinterskugge (Dig)

Isengard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Peaceville UK
• ASIN: B000093UVL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2003 limited edition reissue of the Scandinavian death-metal act's 2002 album, packaged in a digipak, featuring 16 tracks. An epic project album from DarkThrone's Fenriz. Peaceville.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very underrated ISENGARD album, February 2, 2004

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A. Jardine "Midgard Jardin" (Washington, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinterskugge (Dig) (Audio CD)

Fenriz is a dark mastermind and gets to show his fullest potential in any ISENGARD album. While the first 7 songs are no doubt the best, the other songs must be appreciated by true DARKTHRONE fans. Fenriz' voice is almost shriek-for-shriek compared to Nocturnal Culto and guitars are,as always, thrashing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremly good stuff from Fenriz!, December 14, 2002

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en norsk kis (Ottestad, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinterskugge (Audio CD)

"Vinterskugge" is a masterpiece. It's a collection of Isengard demos that Fenriz made before he recorded "Høstmørke". The first chapter, "Vandreren"(1993), is the best. This chapter is mostly Folk Metal, and the title-track "Vinterskugge" is the cd's best. The second chapter, "Spectres over Gorgoroth"(1989), is plain death metal, before black metal had really kicked in. This chapter is also cool, and Fenriz pulls of the death growl very well. "Thy Gruesome Death" is a pure destruction piece. Very extreme... The last chapter, "Horisons", is a collection of demos from different time eras. It's not as good as the previous chapter but still very enjoyable stuff. The sound is not even that "necro" on this compilation, considering that it's old demos from the eighties. That is also a plus... You should buy this album, but you should also buy "Høstmørke". HAIL FENRIZ!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow Fenriz can sing, August 4, 2006

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Liberal Necrologist "typeo98756" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinterskugge (Dig) (Audio CD)

I never knew Fenriz can do operetic vocals. Anyone looking for a great viking metal album should check this out especially if they are into bands like Enslaved and Emperor. Fenriz actually does some operetic vocal where he kind of sounds like Ihsahn off of the Anthems album. The album is very atmospheric not really thrashy like his main band, Darkthrone. There is alot of synthetic parts, ambient parts, and slow guitar playing. There are even bits of chanting on here. It reminds me of the Hammerheart or Nordland album from Bathory but even colder that's the best I can describe for this album. Anyone who is comming off the rush that was Ihsahn's solo album should get this. It's equal parts funeral doom, viking metal, and black metal.