Ancient is a Norwegian Black Metal band from Bergen, formed in 1992. The band released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records to date and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases.
Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works. Beginning with The Cainian Chronicle, they moved towards a more Nordic/atmospheric black metal sound, akin to Emperor and a cleaner production.
The band initially started out as a solo project of guitarist Aphazel in 1992. The following year, Grimm joined the band as drummer and vocalist. They released the Eerily Howling Winds demo in 1993 and the Det Glemte Riket EP in 1994. They subsequently signed to Listenable Records and released their debut album, Svartalvheim.
Tracklist:
- Svartalvheim 01:23
- Trumps of an Archangel 03:50
- Huldradans 05:53
- The Call of the Absu Deep 05:30
- Det glemte riket 06:59
- Paa evig vandring 09:15
- Ved trolltjern 04:22
- Eerily Howling Winds 04:20
- Likferd 04:52
- (untitled outro) 02:28
Time: 48:52
Track 9 is split into two individual tracks, meanwhile track 10 is not mentioned on the track list.
Same artwork as the promo except the lettering is yellow instead of gray.
Svartálfheimr, according to Snorri Sturluson´s Edda, is the underground domain and home of the Svartálfar (meaning the "black elves").
Recording information:
Producer, Engineer – Cato Langnes
Recorded, mixed and mastered between November 1993 and May 1994 at Hindu Lyd, Norway.
Co-produced by Ancient.
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