Isengard "Vinterskugge"

Vinterskugge is the first full-length release by the Norwegian black metal band Isengard. It is actually a combination of three demo tapes released between 1989 and 1993, which explains the difference in sound between the releases, with the earlier recordings predating the second wave of black metal and resembling death metal more closely.

Track listing

Vandreren demo (1993)

1. "Vinterskugge" - 5:15
2. "Gjennom Skogen til Blåfjellene" - 5:51
3. "Ut i Vannets dyp Hvor Morket Hviler" - 4:19
4. "Dommedagssalme" - 5:06
5. "In the Halls and Chambers of Stardust - The Crystallic Heavens Open" - 2:33
6. "Fanden Lokker til Stupet (Nytrad)" - 2:43
7. "Naglfar" - 5:29

Spectres Over Gorgoroth demo (1989)

1. "Thy Gruesome Death" - 2:16
2. "Deathcult" - 1:55
3. "Rise from Below" - 3:12
4. "Dark Lord of Gorgoroth" - 2:26
5. "Trollwandering (Outro)" - 1:29

Horizons demo (1991)

1. "The Fog" - 4:35
2. "Storm of Evil" - 6:02
3. "Bergtrollets Gravferd" - 5:31
4. "Our Lord will Come" - 5:48

The album title "Vinterskugge" is Norwegian for "Winter Shadow".

Tracks 1-7 is chapter one - "Vandreren" (1993).

Tracks 8-12 is chapter two - Isengard demo 1989 August - "Spectres over Gorgoroth".

Tracks 13-16 is chapter three - "Horizons" (1991 but some of it was recorded later).

Re-released by Peaceville Records in 1994 with catalogue number: Vile 61.

Recording information:

Recorded on Valhall's 4-track studio (Necrohell Studios) in the years 1989-1993.