...En their medh rÃki fara...
Occupation
- All instruments: Vratyas Vakyas
Their riki fara ... En medh ... ( ... And glorious it will happen ... ') is the first studio album by the German - Icelandic Viking Metal band Falkenbach. The album's title comes from the Edda.
Formation
In 1995 Vratyas Vakyas the first according to his information official cassette Laeknishendr ( Old Icelandic: " Healing Hands " ) and published it in an edition of 33 pieces; the previous recordings were not intended for distribution to persons unknown to him. According to him, it was him when shipping the cassette to record companies not primarily about a contract, but for your feedback on music and lyrics. Many of the record companies have, however, copy the cartridge or even sold, and betrayed him despite enclosed return postage. Therefore, he saw a 33er - edition to be too high, and published the next cassette, Skinn af sverði SÖL valtiva ( "The sun is shining on the swords of the gods " ), in an edition of 9 pieces and gave them only to supporters and friends continue he trusted that they would not replace it. He got feedback according to its own information of Solistitium Records No Colours Records Merciless Records, Massacre Records, Adipocere Records Morbid Records Osmose Productions, three of these record companies should have had interest in a contract with Falkenbach. He decided on No Colours Records, because this record company had shown real interest in the concept of Falkenbach. After the conclusion of the contract Steffen and Kay wanted from No Colours nor a promo cassette with two or three songs for the Vratyas Vakyas a song and the title of Laeknishendr Galdralag chose. A payment for the cassette he refused, he saw it as a gift to your friends.
Vratyas Vakyas chose the Blue House Studio, as this was well equipped and the price seemed reasonable to him. Before the recordings the record company demanded that the studio Vratyas Vakyas a cassette with previous recordings forwarded it so that he could decide whether he liked the sound or not.
Heathenpride and ... Into the Ardent Awaited country ... were not yet completed when Vratyas Vakyas first went into the studio, with all other tracks it was older songs. In the studio he used keyboards, synthesizers, computers ( for example, for timpani), electric and acoustic guitars, pan flute, oboe and drums. Since the studio barely had experience with metal, it fell Vratyas Vakyas difficult to clarify what he wanted, he said, however, there was nothing he would regret.
Their En ... riki fara ... medh was published on 29 July 1996 via No Colours Records on CD. Due to the poor quality cover another booklet was taken for the second version. The first version is limited to about 1500 publications and in the booklet contains the only existing photo of Vratyas. The album also still appeared as Picture- LP with the bonus tracks The Heralder ( 9:05 ), as a gatefold LP (both limited to 500 pieces ) and on Cassette ( 250 and 300 pieces ( re-release ) limits ).
Style of music and texts
The music draws on folk medieval melodies, which are combined with the aggression of modern black metal, the band is not in contact with the corresponding scene. Lyrically, the album is dedicated to the Norse mythology, the lyrics were not all printed; Vratyas Vakyas justifies this with the numerous errors in the text to Læknishendr on the promo tape '95. For Vratyas itself, the album is more diverse than about the later album Ok nefna tysvar ty due to the variance of fast and slow, harsh and epic songs.
Title list
Reviews
Frank Stoever designated Falkenbach as probably the most promising band, the 1996 debut album brought out, and the album as everything else will be denoted as Viking Metal, far superior, and next Einherjers album (meaning the debut Dragons of the North) the best of genres. The Rock Hard magazine recorded the album in the list of " 250 Black Metal albums you should know " on.