True North (Borknagar album)

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True North
True North - Borknagar.png
Studio album by
Borknagar
Released27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)[1]
RecordedDecember 2018 – March 2019
StudioStrand Studio (Oslo, Norway), Crosound Studio (Bergen, Norway), Mezzanine Studio[2]
GenreProgressive metal, black metal, folk metal
Length59:11
LabelCentury Media
ProducerBorknagar
Borknagar chronology
Winter Thrice
(2016) 		True North
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (de)6/7 stars[3]
Rock Hard (de)8.5/10[4]

True North is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian metal band Borknagar. It was released on 27 September 2019 by Century Media Records. Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Thunderous"Lars Nedland, Øystein G. BrunBrun8:34
2."Up North"ICS VortexICS Vortex6:29
3."The Fire That Burns"Nedland, BrunBrun6:38
4."Lights"NedlandNedland5:04
5."Wild Father's Heart"Nedland, BrunBrun5:42
6."Mount Rapture"Nedland, BrunBrun6:08
7."Into the White"NedlandNedland5:57
8."Tidal"Nedland, BrunBrun9:32
9."Voices"NedlandNedland5:07
Total length:59:11
Limited Edition Digipack
No.TitleLength
10."Wild Father's Heart" (instrumental demo)6:25
11."Up North" (demo)6:38
Total length:72:14

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 34

References[]

  1. ^ "Borknagar - True North - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Borknagar - True North". Discogs. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Riedl, Katrin. "Borknagar TRUE NORTH, Alben des Monats". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "BORKNAGAR - True North". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Borknagar: True North" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Borknagar – True North" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – True North". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2020.


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