''A Pagan Storm'' is the second full-length album by the German
Viking
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
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pagan metal
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band
Wolfchant
Wolfchant is a metal band formed in Sankt Oswald, Germany, in August 2003 by Lokhi (Mario Lokhi Möginger), Gaahnt, Skaahl (Mario Liebl), and Norgahad. Wolfchant's lyrics deal with legends and folk tales from Nordic mythology. In August 2005 t ...
. It was released on April 6, 2007 through . In 2024, the album was re-recorded and released together with the original album by .
Critical reception
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Metal.de
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'' in their original review said the band is clearly maturing but still called the album "cheesy". Reviewing the re-recorded version they said the album has better production values. ''
AllMusic
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'' said the album has the appropriate
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse religion, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consi ...
qualities.
Track listing
# "Growing Storms" – 1:55
# "A Pagan Storm" – 4:55
# "The Path" – 3:59
# "Midnight Gathering" – 3:31
# "A Wolfchant From the Mountain Side" – 5:06
# "Guardians of the Forest" – 3:28
# "Winter Hymn" – 6:50
# "Stärkend Trunk Aus Feindes Schädel" – 5:44
# "Voran" – 5:27
# "Feuerbringer (Loki's Zankrede)" – 4:31
# "The Axe, the Sword, the Wind and a Wolf" – 5:12