''Urkraft'' (English: ''Primordial Force'') is the third album by Swedish
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 ...
band
Thyrfing. It was released in 2000.
On some editions of the album, there is a bonus cover of "
Over the Hills and Far Away" by rock musician
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...
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Track listing
# "Mjölner" – 5:30
# "Dryckeskväde"
(translation: "Drinking Poem") – 3:54
# "Sweoland Conqueror" – 6:30
# "Home Again" – 7:45
# "The Breaking of Serenity" – 4:28
# "Eldfärd"
(translation: "Journey in Fire") – 1:39
# "Ways of a Parasite" – 4:39
# "Jord"
(translation: "Earth") – 5:17
# "The Slumber of Yesteryears" – 3:48
# "Till Valfader Urgammal"
(translation: "To Ancient Valfader") – 4:00
# "Urkraft"
(translation: "Primordial Force") – 7:37
# "
Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover) – 5:01
References
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2000 albums
Thyrfing albums
Hammerheart Records albums