Winter Thrice

Winter Thrice
Winter Thrice
Studio album by Borknagar
Released	22 January 2016
Recorded	October 2014 - June 2015
Studio	Toproom Studio (Lunner, Norway) (drums), Crosound Studio (guitars), Mezzanine Studio (keys, fx and synthesizers; vocals), Waves Studio (vocals), Oak Hill (vocals)
Genre	Progressive metal, black metal, folk metal, Viking metal
Length	49:38
Label	Century Media
Producer	Øystein G. Brun and Borknagar
Borknagar chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard (de)	9/10^[1]
Metal Hammer (de)	6/7^[2]
AntiHero Magazine	^[3]

Winter Thrice is the tenth studio album by Norwegian metal band Borknagar. This is the only album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad and the last to feature longtime members Vintersorg and Jens F. Ryland.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Andreas Hedlund, except where noted; all music is composed by Øystein G. Brun, except on "Panorama", written by Lars A. Nedland.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Rhymes of the Mountain"	Brun	06:41
2.	"Winter Thrice"	Brun	06:13
3.	"Cold Runs the River"		05:52
4.	"Panorama"	Lars A. Nedland	05:51
5.	"When Chaos Calls"		07:02
6.	"Erodent"	Brun	06:56
7.	"Noctilucent"		03:54
8.	"Terminus"		07:07
Total length:			49:38

The limited edition digipack contains one bonus track:
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Dominant Winds"	7:18
Total length:		56:56

Personnel[]

Borknagar[]

Andreas Hedlund (credited as "Vintersorg") – clean vocals, harsh vocals, choirs
Simen Hestnæs (credited as "ICS Vortex") – clean vocals, choirs
Øystein G. Brun – electric guitar
Jens F. Ryland – lead guitar
Lars A. Nedland – clean vocals, choirs, keyboards
Baard Kolstad – drums, percussion

Guest Musicians[]

Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Fiery G.") - lead vocals (on "Winter Thrice"), additional vocals (on "Terminus")
Simen Daniel Børven - bass guitar
Pål Mathiesen - additional vocals (on "Erodent")

Staff[]

Jens Bogren - mixing, mastering
Christophe Szpajdel – logo

Charts[]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	90
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)^[6]	15
US Top Heatseekers	17

References[]

^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "Rock Hard review (in German)". Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ Riedl, Katrin. "Metal Hammer review (in German)". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ Kussmaul, Jake. "Album Review: BORKNAGAR - Winter Thrice". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ "Borknagar: Winter Thrice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – Winter Thrice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "Borknagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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[1] Schiffmann, Andreas. "Rock Hard review (in German)". Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[2] Riedl, Katrin. "Metal Hammer review (in German)". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[3] Kussmaul, Jake. "Album Review: BORKNAGAR - Winter Thrice". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

[ac_Finland_Borknagar-4] "Borknagar: Winter Thrice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_Borknagar-5] "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – Winter Thrice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[ac_BillboardHardRock_Borknagar-6] "Borknagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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