Heavymetal.no skriver blant annet:
"Et frekt tight band demonstrerte akkurat hvordan man
skal gjøre folkpunkmetal. Jeg tror de fleste fikk
hakeslepp, og folk var totalt lamslått etter endt
show."
The Streets Webzine skriver: "Magisk! Fantastisk stemning, fantastisk musikk,
rett og slett vannvittig bra."
21.04.2010 We will perform our first gig at Karmøygeddon
Festival at Saturday. We really look forward to this event
and hope to see you there! Other folkmetal bands playing
this night are Ensiferum and Týr so
we look forward to a mead-fuelled mayhem!
Our live-lineup is as follows: Torbjørn Sandvik - Vocals/guitar Geirmund Simonsen - Synth/accordion/guitar/vocals Olav Aabø - Lead-guitar/vocals Bjørn Nordstoga Eide - Bass Stefan Theofilakis - Flutes/vocals Geir Holm - Drums
05.02.2010 We have rehearsed for several weeks now and the
songs sound really, really good live. There will even be
some improvements in the live-arrangements so some of the
good ol' songs from "Evige Asatro" and "Til
Dovre Faller" have some new cool twists. We really
look forward to April and our first gig in Norway.
Also, some Russian fans have created a fanpage in Russian
(A big thanks to you guys!): http://vk.com/club11397479
Check it out if you'd like more info on Glittertind in Russian.
26.12.2009 Glittertind will play at Gudvangen
Viking Festival the 10th of July 2010
together with acts such as Tyr, Wardruna, Arkona
and Harald Foss. The audience
will have a viking camp in their back and the view of the
stage plus a world heritage fjord in front of them. The
show will be epic so be there!
01.11.2009
Glittertind will feature the Karmøygeddon
Festival in Haugesund at 24th of April
2010. This will be the first live performance for
Glittertind in Norway. We really look forward to meet the
audience!
16.07.2009 "Landkjenning" got 8 out of 10
points in Scandinavias biggest hardrock mag, Sweden
Rock Magazine (#63). We are very proud! :)
10.07.2009 "Landkjenning" is out in Russia
and availeble through Irond Records! For
Russian fans, check out this
link.
23.06.2009 For Norwegians, "Landkjenning" fikk 5
av 6 poeng i Bergens Avisen idag.
Les
omtalen her.
09.06.2009 Glittertind climbs the Norwegian charts this week
reaching position #55 on the official charts
and #20among domestic titles.
Takk til alle dere der ute som kjøper skiva vår!
:)
"Landkjenning"
was reviewed by Kerrang! this week receiving
the term good record by getting 3
out of 5 K's. Steve Beebee claims that "..their
Nordic folk remains undeniably crisp and snowbound.."
and "..Glittertind (the song) cranks up the power,
fiddles, and guitars blazing in time to a tattoo of drums.."
For
Italians, Truemetal.it
75/100
Rock Hard Magazine (ITA) 7/10
For Norwegians,
Vi fikk 5 av 6 i Østlendingen.
Les
omtalen her
02.06.2009 Glittertind receives 8 out of 10 points
in the June issue of Denmarks biggest metal magazine, Metalized.
We are proud! :)
Other
news, Glittertind has entered the official charts
of Norway on position #64. Among domestic
titles we got position #25. Thanks
to all you out there who support us by buying the album!
26.05.2009 For Norwegians,
To flotte omtaler i Trønder-avisa
og Bergens Tidende ble begge kronet med
terningkast 5 i dagens utgave. Vi er veldig
stolte! :) Trønder-avisas omtale finnes på
nettet og kan leses her:
http://www.t-a.no/kultur/anmeldelser/musikk/article76764.ece
25.05.2009 For Norwegians,
Skiva er ute i Norge! Stikk på Platekompaniet eller
din lokale platesjappe og kjøp den! Om de ikke har
den inne ennå så få de til å bestillte
den! For dere som ikke har en butikk i nærheten gå
på www.cdon.com
eller www.platekompaniet.no
Husk å sende oss en mail eller skriv på vår
Myspace hva dere synes om "Landkjenning"! Det
setter vi utrolig pris på å høre!!
17.05.2009 Glittertind celebrates Norways independence day
by publishing another two songs from the upcoming album
on www.myspace.com/Glittertind:
"Går min eigen veg" or
"Truding my own path", is a self composed
folk ballad which will be C-listed on Norways
biggest radio channel NRK P1 on the Norwegian
release date of "Landkjenning", May 25th.
The song is described as a tribute to the conscious choices
and mindset of the hermit: Trudging in solitude through
the open wilderness, far removed from other people and the
drudgeries of the world of man, one finds serenity and peace
by enveloping oneself in the beauty of Mother Nature. Wandering
among the forests and bogs, hills and mountains, one can
experience a sense of wholeness and a unity with eternity.
The
second song is a groovy folk metal song called "Varder
i brann" or "Beacons burning"
in English. In this song a wanderer reflects upon the
arrival of the christian conqueror, Olav Tryggvason.
Beacons burn across the land to signify the battles that
are afoot and the coming times of change. The traditional
musical theme of this piece is taken from Numedalen in Norway.
Around the year 1860, this valley saw a horrid example of
desecration of local culture, as all traditional Harding-fiddles
in this area were burnt by the clerics in the belief that
these instruments were spellbound by the devil. As a consequence,
the people turned to flutes to express their traditional
music. The theme of this piece is taken from that époque;
and to vindicate the traditional music of that era, we reinstate
the Harding-fiddle in this arrangement.
15.05.2009 Today Glittertind got reviewed on the Norwegian
radio programme "Norsk på norsk"
which airs on Norways most popular radiochannel NRK
P1. The reviewer, Atle Bredal,
describes the music in an execellent and impressing way,
and he decided to give the record "a fresh
8 out of 10 points". We are really, really
proud of his thorough analysis of Glittertind and "Landkjenning"
and hope new people will open their ears for this project!
For Norwegian listeners, the show will be on air another
time on the Norwegian independence day 17th of May
at two o'clock. You may also listen to the programme online
by following this link: http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/norsk_paa_norsk/
11.05.2009 Germany's biggest metal magazine, Metal
Hammer (DE),gives "Landkjenning"
6 out of 7 points. For German readers, check
out the review here.
30.04.2009 Norway's best and biggest metal magazine, Scream
Magazine, gives "Landkjenning"
6 out of 6 points in their upcoming issue! For Norwegian
readers,
check out the review here
06.04.2009
Two brand new songs from the upcoming record are availeble
through streaming at Myspace.com/Glittertind
Nordafjells (Mountains in the North) While journeying through the mountains in the north,
a Norse fortune teller is engulfed by a vicious snowstorm
and experiences a vision: A mountain grouse lends the traveler
its wings and ears, enabling him to sense the entirety of
the land and forthcoming events. He sees the coming of Olav
Tryggvason and the end of his time, as foreign religion
and culture will encroach upon his land.
Longships
and Mead In an age seemingly dominated by self-assertion and
greed, we often long with a nostalgic view for the times
when men of the sea shared a common spirit of brotherhood
and glory. Whatever happened to such sentiments in our times?
03.04.2009 The "Landkjenning" T-shirt
is availeble through Napalm
Records mailorder! It has the brilliant artwork of Kris
Verwimp on the front and Fjærlandsfjorden,
where several of the promopictures were taken, on the back!
17.03.2009
The new album, "Landkjenning" or
"Landfall" in English, will be released on Napalm
Records the following dates:
27.05.09 – Finland and Spain 29.05.09
– Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France,
Italy, Sweden
01.06.09 – Rest of Europe
02.06.09 – USA / Canada
"Landkjenning"
represents a musically mature expression loaded with blasting
folk metal tunes all together presented in an authentic,
dynamic production well supported by guest musicians' performance
on old, traditional instruments. The thoroughly prepared
lyrical concepts dealing with the christianization of Norway,
takes the listener thousand years back in time where the
choice of accepting the new faith or uncompromisingly fight
against it was a reality!
"Landkjenning" consists of the
following ten tracks: 1. Landkjenning (Landsighting)
2. Nordafjells (Mountains in the North)
3. Varder i brann (Beacons Burning)
4. Går min eigen veg (Trudging my own path)
5. Longships and Mead
6. Glittertind (Glittering tine)
7. Jeg snører min sekk (Lacing my backpack)
8. Mot myrke vetteren (Toward the dark winter)
9. Brede seil over Nordsjø går (Over
the North Sea, Broad sails blowing)
10. Overmåte full av nåde (Exceedingly
Full of Grace)
The cover artwork is done by Kris Verwimp
Together with "Landkjenning", Napalm Records
will rerelease"Evige Asatro"
and "Til Dovre Faller" as a 2-CD
brilliant box titled "Evige Asatro/Til
Dovre Faller". Both records are remastered
and will include a 28 page long booklet with new
layout.
"Evige Asatro/Til Dovre Faller"
tracklist: CD
1:
1. Lindisfarne - 793
2. Karl den Store
3. Sønner av Norge
4. En stille morgen - 1349
5. Fjellheimen gir meg fred
6. Olav Digre
7. Nordmannen
8. Frostriket
9. Evige Asatro
10. Se Norges blomsterdal
11. En liten vise (Om kvelden når det mørkner)
12. Skumring
13. Norges Skaal
CD 2: 1. For
Norge, Kjæmpers Fødeland
2. Flaumen går, i Noreg er vår
3. Rolandskvadet
4. Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått
5. Per Spelmanns bane
6. Svart natt
7. The Battle of Stiklestad
The frontcover of "Evige Asatro/Til Dovre Faller":
