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Northern Winds & Winter Hymns

by Northsong

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Oblivion 05:25
When the purging fires are lost to ice When the ground gives way and the seas will rise Will you be there to pave the way? Or will all be left to pass away? A new horizon Waits for us Complete rebirth Comes near It’s clear, do not fear The end is near Ashes to ashes Dust to dust There’s fire on the horizon When we all Must fall Will you rise from oblivion? When relics and mountains have crumbled to dust Will you that day look away in disgust? Or will you renew this now broken age, And put an end to this war we have waged? For now, we’re tired and broken and spent The bloodshed and evil someday must relent When full revelation becomes revealed Into the battle, your heart full of zeal Ashes to ashes Dust to dust There’s fire on the horizon When we all Must fall Will you rise from oblivion? Given way Led astray Gather the mass before you Take them away To a new day And light the path before you
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Years ago, in the wintry years a steel clad man had rode away He came to the grove of the gods and asked they’d hear what he would say They granted their pity and lent him their ears, and wiped away the man’s cold tears As he opened his mouth and sat in the snow, they knew very well what they would hear “I gave you my faith, I gave you my life, but you give me nothing but bloodshed and strife. I try my hardest every day, but all you do is turn your gaze. Is there nothing that I can do to earn your favor and be renewed? I’m tired of bloodshed, I’m sick of strife; I ask of you now to end my life.” The gods refused to oblige his request so he turned around and ran away He journeyed on with nowhere to go, until he came straight to the bay One final cry into the sky he cursed the gods who left him be He looked down into the abyss and cast himself into the sea Now he is dead and his body was lost, his story untold for centuries The only place that he belongs is lost within his memories No one had mourned, and no one had cried, none who knew this man who died Black oceans have swallowed him, no one will find where he now lies He gave his faith, he gave his life, but they gave him nothing but bloodshed and strife He tried his hardest every day, but all they did was turn their gaze There was nothing that he could do to earn their favor and be renewed He could not take the daily strife; so he had no choice but to end his life.
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Fimbulvetr 03:36
The battle has started, we’re on our way To fight and live another day The air out here, it’s so damn cold It’s in my breath, it’s in my bones This lust for blood I feel in me Once sated will set me free Onward into the final fight To a world where all will be right An eye for an eye And blood for blood When war is nigh A battle is won I’ve sharpened my sword, prepared for the war And once tasted blood, but now I want more The cold winter winds hold battles within That won’t stop me now, because I must win They gather their forces but we’ve came prepared Only the gods will decide how we fare With Ragnarok, Fimbulvetr comes As bringers of war, we sound the drums The fierce winter winds, the snow so deep When the horns blow, our vow we must keep We go to war not knowing what’s next Our skill in battle now comes to the test I see my foes upon the hill This battle we’ll win, with pure iron will By the sword you’ve lived your lives And by the sword you all must die
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Titan 07:00
Titan, arise! Ride from Jotunheim Jotun unite! Rise again and fight Monoliths razed to the ground Battle rages all around Hear the call when flame and steel unite Mighty warriors, arm yourselves For tonight we dine in Hel Feel the wrath of giants from the sky Mighty titan, now go forth Reunite men and earth When he comes there’s no turning back now Titan, arise! End them tonight Jotun unite! This is your fight Mighty titan, now go forth Reunite men and earth When he comes there’s no turning back now When you hear the final call Everyone will fall Where giants reign there’s no more mercy now
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Out from the dark, a new force will rise Up from the ground and under the skies Lying in wait for so many years Awakening now from our deepest fears The gray grass lay cold in the misty air Everything dead with no one to care The last gasp of breath the trees now breathe Can we wake up when we’re unwilling to see? Hear The woods cry out in pain Lost Are our forgotten ways Mourn The last of a dying age Hearken to the sound of The forest’s song of sorrow Listen to whispers from long ago Their pleas for healing ring out from the cold Across the wastes we look for a sign To renew the vows from an era gone by But we laid to rest the last of the earth No chance for revival, no hope for rebirth The final days we’ve wasted away And let it fall victim to death and decay
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Once we were slaves but we’re ready to strike To win our freedom today we must fight Travelling to slay the dark lord, our final foe Through cover of darkness we’re on our way Surprise will be ours and his army we’ll slay Then we escape to our kingdom of Avalon Across the waves, and over the hills Our destiny will be fulfilled Today the winds will carry us through the mists Ever onward, we ride with our swords in the sky Flying westward, we all fight until we will die Into the battle we go well prepared We’ve waited for months, now the victory we’ll share The master approaches, and I cut him down with a smile
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Thunderous 03:50
Now Our destiny is sealed Before us you will kneel All of you will fall And hear Valhalla’s call Victory is upon us And we will Fight! Into the storm We blow the battle horn We’ll be victorious And we will kill With the power in all of us We’ll be victorious Our sword arms well prepared We are Thunderous Your end is drawing near Our victory is here We deal our final blows And everyone will know We are the ones who slay And bring you to your graves Our victory is won For we have Fought! And called the battle horn We made our final score And gained the upper hand To claim these foreign lands We will put you down Straight into the ground The whole world will know We are Thunderous!
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Vinlander 04:16
I’ve travelled far from a distant land A new and hopeful continent North America it’s called With deserts hot and mountains cold We are free Manifest destiny Make your stand In Vinland The massive depths of the Great Lakes The juicy meat of a Texas steak Through Arkansas we roam the plains In Illinois rose the breaker of chains California has it all To the numbers of New York, fall Isolation in Alaska Treacherous beasts in Florida We are free Manifest destiny Make your stand In Vinland Warchief Washington Jarl Jefferson Hear the call Of America Nevada Dakota Nebraska Montana Tennessee Kentucky Idaho And Colorado
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For years I’ve searched and miles I’ve roamed I walk this forgotten path alone The reddened sun sets on the peak The road grows dark, the mountains bleak I come in search of the ancient blade All this time I’ve never strayed The journey so far has led me here With shattered shield and splintered spear Into the caverns deep Over the lands most bleak I arrive to keep my word And claim my prize, the obsidian sword Ever downward the pathway winds The blackened blade is mine to find I cross the bridge over magma pools Through dungeons deep and chambers cruel Volcanic quakes and falling stone I must brave to claim my throne A lost kingdom once so grand Is where I’ll hold the blade in hand
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Forged from the matter of a glowing star by the dwarves from afar The mighty hammer of the skies, wielded by the hand of Thor Raise your swords to fight once more And into battle, follow Thor All enslaved, and they await To be saved from their grave fate Crumbling skies and fiery ground Battles break out all around Odin’s son rides to the fight And with him follows Mjolnir’s might They came and killed all in their way and turned to night what was once day The Draugr army from Niflheim rode up to Midgard in search of prey God of thunder in the skies lifts his hammer so up high He rides upon his chariot and ever onwards into the fight [Narration] Thor heard the cries of his people below, rode down upon his chariot of gold, and descended upon the realm of Midgard. He arrived only to find wreckage, bloodshed, and despair. The army of the undead, summoned by Loki himself, destroyed all in its path. With little hope left to save what remained of the realm, Odin’s son raised his grand star-forged hammer into the air, and drove it into the ground with all his might, destroying all evils throughout Midgard. All in the realm were free at last. With one last look around, he pointed Mjolnir above, and ascended into the sky.
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Winter Hymn 03:04

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Northern Winds & Winter Hymns is the first Northsong album in over five years. It contains 12 tracks of Epic Viking Metal goodness, making it Northsong's biggest release yet. Included in those 12 tracks are re-recorded versions of "Titan" and the three songs from "Forgotten Tales". It is also Northsong's most diverse album, with heavy influences from many different genres - from the cold grimness of black metal, to the heroic optimism of power metal, and many more. To put it simply, this album is Northsong at its best.

Let the cold atmospheres and epic tales of Northern Winds & Winter Hymns bring you back to another time in the frozen north - distant and forgotten, yet familiar still.

Onward to victory!

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released October 2, 2021

All songs written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Cortland Runyon.

Album art by Jordan Grimmer
Northsong logo by Wappenschmied

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Northsong is a Symphonic Folk/Viking metal solo project founded by Cortland Runyon, based out of the US and Argentina.

Northsong blends epic keyboards and symphonies with all kinds of heavy metal subgenres, creating a unique atmosphere that thrusts you into a cold land and a more violent time in history.
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