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Solens Rötter ("The Roots of the Sun") is the sixth full-length album by Swedish folk metal band Vintersorg. The album re-introduced Andreas Hedlund's use of all Swedish lyrics, something Vintersorg has not had since their 1999 full-length, Ödemarkens Son. Another shift for the band was the absence of Asgeir Mickelson, Steve DiGiorgio and Lars Nedland who had all participated on the previous two albums, The Focusing Blur and Visions From The Spiral Generator, handling, drums (Mickelson), bass (DiGiorgio), and guest vocals (Focusing Blur) & select Hammond sections (Visions and Focusing Blur) (Nedland). Instead, Johan Lindgren, Vintersorg's live bassist and Mattias Marklund's bandmate in TME, took over bass duties. Although Vintersorg's live drummer, Benny Hägglund, was originally planned to be drummer on the album, lack of schedule time resulted in the band just using the drums Mr. V programmed instead [1]. With the prior two albums being strongly rooted in the progressive metal sound, Solens Rötter is a merge between the early folk inspired albums and the later progressive ones.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- "Döpt I En Jökelsjö" ("Baptized in a Glacier Lake") – 5:25
- "Perfektionisten" ("The Perfectionist") – 4:17
- "Spirar och Gror" ("Sprouts and Germinates") – 6:32
- "Kosmosaik" – 5:31
- "Idétemplet" ("The Temple of Ideas") – 4:52
- "Naturens Mystär" ("Nature's Mystery") – 5:00
- "Att Bygga En Ruin" ("To Build a Ruin") – 5:29
- "Strålar" ("Rays") – 5:10
- "Från Materia Till Ande" ("From Matter to Spirit") – 5:48
- "Vad Aftonvindens Andning Viskar" ("What the Evening Wind's Spirit Whispers") - 4:49
[edit] Recording Line-Up
- Andreas Hedlund - All vocals, acoustic, rhythm and lead guitars, keyboards, hammond organ, drum programming, loops and editing
- Mattias Marklund - Lead and rhythm guitars
[edit] Session Musicians
- Johan Lindgren - Bass
- Nils Johansson - Additional keyboards and effects
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