Steadfast (Forefather Album)
''Steadfast'' is the fifth studio album by the United Kingdom band Forefather. The album's artwork is done by Martin Hanford Martin Hanford (born 21 February 1974) is a British fantasy artist based in Herefordshire, England. In addition to painting album covers and T-shirt designs for a variety of heavy metal bands, including Bal-Sagoth, Twilight Force, Angantyr, Ora .... It was released in February 2008. Track listing # "Brunanburh" - 4:53 # "Cween of the Mark" - 4:25 # "Theodish Belief" - 5:20 # "Hallowed Halls" - 5:51 # "Steadfast" - 5:06 # "Three Great Ships" - 5:12 # "Eostre" - 3:33 # "Fire from the Sky" - 4:50 # "Mellowing of the Mains" - 5:32 # "Wolfhead's Tree" - 4:56 # "Miri It Is" - 5:42 External linksForefather @ Encyclopaedia Metallum Steadfast by Forefather @ Encyclopaedia Metallum {{Authorit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Forefather
''Forefather'' is an English folk metal band from Surrey. They also incorporate elements of Viking metal and black metal. Since inception in 1997 the band has released seven studio albums. History ''Forefather'' was formed in September 1997 by brothers Wulfstan and Athelstan. Two years later ''Forefather'' released its first album, ''Deep Into Time'', on the band's own label, ''Angelisc Enterprises'', on which two more albums would be released by the band, ''The Fighting Man'' and ''Engla Tocyme'', in 2000 and 2002, respectively. ''Forefather's'' fourth album, ''Ours Is the Kingdom'' was released in 2004 by '' Karmageddon Media'', on which the band's entire back catalogue of albums was re-released as well - remastered and with added bonus tracks. In 2008, ''Forefather'' released its fifth album, '' Steadfast'', on the band's new own label, Seven Kingdoms, on which three years later the band's sixth album, ''Last of the Line'', would also be released. In April 2015, the band r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viking Metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cross-genre term than a genre, but it is typically seen as black metal with influences from Nordic folk music. Common traits include a slow-paced and heavy riffing style, anthemic choruses, use of both sung and harsh vocals, a reliance on folk instrumentation, and often the use of keyboards for atmospheric effect. Viking metal emerged from black metal during the late 1980s and early 1990s, sharing with black metal an opposition to Christianity, but rejecting Satanism and occult themes in favor of the Vikings and paganism. It is similar, in lyrics, sound, and thematic imagery, to pagan metal, but pagan metal has a broader mythological focus and uses folk instrumentation more extensively. Most Viking metal bands originate from the Nord ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seven Kingdoms Records
7 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 7 or seven may also refer to: * AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era * 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era * The month of July Music Artists * Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist * Seven (Korean singer) (born 1984), a South Korean recording artist * Se7en (American singer) (born 1986), the former stage name of Sevyn Streeter * Mick Thomson or #7, an American recording artist * Seven (band), a British AOR band * The Seven (band) a late 1960s rock band from Syracuse, New York * Seven (record producer) (born 1980), an American producer * S Club 7, a British pop band * SVN, a British pop band featuring Aimie Atkinson and Jarnéia Richard-Noel from the cast of ''SIX'' * Sevendust, a hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia Albums * ''7'' (Apoptygma Berzerk album), 1996 * ''7'' (Beach House album), 2018 * ''7'' (Bushido album), 2007 * ''7'' (Con Funk Shun album), 1981 * ''7'' (David Guetta album), 2018 * ''7'' (Da ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ours Is The Kingdom
''Ours Is the Kingdom'' is the fourth album by English metal band Forefather. Its title is a play on the line of the Lord's Prayer ''"For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory"''. The lyrics of the track are a statement against Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ... and a defiant will to reclaim the English kingdom from an alien God. The cover art depicts a dead crusader warrior, an image meant to symbolize Christian decay. "''Our hearts lie not in heaven,'' ''Nor Eastern desert sands.''" Track listing #"The Shield-Wall" – 4:10 #"Ours Is the Kingdom" – 4:53 #"Proud to be Proud" – 4:54 #"The Golden Dragon" – 5:26 #"Smashed by Fate" – 4:25 #"The Sea-Kings" – 4:28 #"To the Mountains They Fled" – 4:37 #"The Folk That Time Forgot" – 4: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Last Of The Line
''Last of the Line'' is the sixth studio album by English folk metal band Forefather ''Forefather'' is an English folk metal band from Surrey. They also incorporate elements of Viking metal and black metal. Since inception in 1997 the band has released seven studio albums. History ''Forefather'' was formed in September 1997 .... It was officially released on 19 December 2011 by their own record label, Seven Kingdoms. Track listing # "Cometh the King" – 0:54 # "Last of the Line" – 4:44 # "Chorus of Steel" – 4:43 # "By Thy Deeds" – 4:51 # "Up High" – 5:09 # "Wolves of Prayer" – 4:58 # "Wyrda Gesceaft" – 3:06 # "Doomsday Dawns" – 6:43 # "Shadows of the Dead" – 5:25 # "Spears of Faith" – 4:54 # "The Downfallen" – 5:53 # "Into the Rising Sun" – 3:52 References {{Authority control 2011 albums Forefather albums ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martin Hanford
Martin Hanford (born 21 February 1974) is a British fantasy artist based in Herefordshire, England. In addition to painting album covers and T-shirt designs for a variety of heavy metal bands, including Bal-Sagoth, Twilight Force, Angantyr, Orange Goblin, Twisted Tower Dire, his work has featured on the covers of several novels published by Games Workshop and DMR Books, and on the cover and interiors of science fiction magazines including Interzone and The Future Fire ''The Future Fire'' is a small press, Online magazine, online science fiction magazine (), run by a joint United Kingdom, British-United States, US team of editors. The magazine was launched in January 2005 and releases issues four times a year, .... In addition to and private commissions, he has done various works for The Miskatonic Foundation and The Black Library as well as numerous bands and illustrations for gaming companies.https://martinhanford1974.deviantart.com/ References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanford, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2008. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2008 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 albums Albums 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |