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2019 studio album by Borknagar
True North
Studio album by Borknagar
Released27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
RecordedDecember 2018 – March 2019
StudioStrand Studio (Oslo, Norway), Crosound Studio (Bergen, Norway), Mezzanine Studio
GenreProgressive metal, black metal, folk metal
Length59:11
LabelCentury Media
ProducerBorknagar
Borknagar chronology
Winter Thrice
(2016) 		True North
(2019) 		Fall
(2024)

True North is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. It was released on 27 September 2019 by Century Media Records. It is their first album without Andreas Hedlund since Quintessence.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer (de)
Rock Hard (de)8.5/10

Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.

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

Borknagar

  • ICS Vortex – lead vocals, choirs, bass guitar
  • Lars "Lazare" Nedland – lead vocals, choirs, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Øystein G. Brun – guitar, additional photography; mixing and mastering (tracks 10 and 11)
  • Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow – drums, percussion
  • Jostein Thomassen – guitar

Additional musicians

  • John Ryan – violin and cello (tracks 1, 5, 9)

Production

  • Jens Bogren – mixing (tracks 1–9), mastering
  • Marius Strand – recording and engineering (drums)

Artwork

  • Thor Erik Dullum – photography (cover art)
  • Marcelo Vasco – layout, graphic design
  • Christophe Szpajdel – logo

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 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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