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  1. Mantis

    Play solo

    I never understood why Mr V in his first albums had a guitarist for playing solos, I think he could manage by himself and also think that he wrote that solos so why not playing them too
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    You must read this (lol)

    I saw this searching for some lyrics :heh: Sportlov - Snöbollskrieg (MCD) 1. Into The Pist 2. Svarta Pisten SNÖKANONER HAR TALAT PISTEN LIGGER BLANK SOM ETT NYBONAT GOLV I SMÄLLKALL NORDISK VINTER RITUELL SKIDFÄRD TAR FORM SÅ DÄR VID MIDNATT KLOCKAN TOLV KNIVSKARP SKIDSTAV...
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    Älvefärd

    I found out this medieval ballad maybe Vintersorg took inspiration for Otyg debut album Älvefärd 1 Jagh war Migh en fager Vnger Swen och skulle rijda til Hofwa. Rider Jagh vth om en affton stund, legger Migh i Rosenlund at soffwa. - Sedan Jagh henne först sågh. 2 Jagh lade migh vnder...
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    Men of Moonlight

    I was wondering if Maanskensmaen are real folklore characters or they've been invented by mr V as looking around the closest thing to them I found are Aasgardsrai but still not the same thing, swedish users help me pls :rock:
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    Translation

    Can anyone trnslate me these songs title? Häive - Vaiti Murheisten ranta Tuonen lehto, Öinen lehto Kuolinitku Yksin Saatan sinua thanx
  6. Mantis

    Vintersorgssägen

    Kunna någon vederkvickar min sinne og förtäljar i vilken svenska sägen finnas karaktären kallad vintersorg? :kickass:
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    Vintersorg like The Bold and the Beautiful?

    I just was looking that people involved in Vintersorg/Otyg have surname that deals with nature for ex. Andreas himself "Hedlund" should mean "moor-grove" and also "Marklund" should be "mark(land)-grove", Cia "Hedmark" "moor-land" & Stefan "Strömberg" "stream-mountain" also "Norberg" appeared in...
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    german translation needed

    Anyone can translate me these lines, I need them very much Thanx Im Garten des Pfarrers von Taubenhain Geht’s irre bei Nacht in der Laube. [....] "Hast du dir erbuhlt für die Wiege das Kind, So hebe dich mir aus den Augen geschwind Und schaff’ auch den Mann dir ins Bette!
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    Andreas Frank

    Anyone knows what is doing/what's up with Andreas Frank? I liked his solos in Odemarkens Son :Smokin:
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    VFTSG vs. TFB

    Now it's quite a long time that I hear most of vintersorg's fan and not (not on this forum) saying that Visions is better than Focusing and someone also gets to the point to say that Focusing is only a copycat of Visions, that has no innovation as you have from Cosmic to Vision or from...
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    Skald - Sagor från skogstjärnen

    Have you listened to it? I think it's a very good album, it has a lot of potential and believe with a studio-production they could challenge many other folk-metal bands, besides Hebbe's lyrics remind me of Otyg and Mr. V way of writing, I know on their site it's written they are not searching...
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    Samsas Traum

    Anyone knows this band? I want to hear something but their disco is huge, with what should I start? Any little review for each album? Thanx
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    Nietzsche and his philosophy

    Ok this is for Alec and everyone who wants to join in:kickass: Do you think the concepts of "Dionisyan” and “Apollonian”, outlined by Nietzsche, have influenced the developpment of Western civilization and are its root and only possible explaination of it, or the...
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    For skilled german-speaking

    Can anyone translate me these German lines into English? I'm eager to know what they mean, thanx VALG ....einst lagen sie fern, majestätisch, und stark, am fuße der Berge, doch nun sind die Ebenen, schwach und voller Trauer.... ...ewig kannst Du laufen und doch nicht vorwärt...
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    mjödets sötma

    Mr V. sings in "Hednaorden" "Och styrka till sinnet av mjödets sötma" (And strengthened to the mind by the mead's sweetness) Is mead so sweet? I mean I never tasted it and would like so much, anyone of you did drink of it? How's its taste? any resemblance with beer? More alcoholic than beer...
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    Maanegarm new EP

    After Green Carnation, Borknagar (not yet) also Maanegarm did a completely acoustic album called "Urminnes haevd - The forest session" the band is helped by a swedish folk band and the album is all sung in swedish, provided with violins, acoustic guitars, percussions, mouth (jew) harp, there are...
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    Concept album?

    I was reading a very old vintersorg's interview where he says that in the beginning "hedniskhjartad" should have been a concept album, but after things changed, anyone knows more or slef Mr V can clarify what should be based on the concept and why he changed mind?
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    Statistic

    Just for matter of statistic, how many of you would buy an official release of Otyg's three demos, remastered with a cd sound quality, lyrics sheets and the rest and how much would you dare to spend , from this I'd like to point out if Mr V could live on a private income :p
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    Otyg demo 2

    I didn't want to make another thread but otyg thread has gone far from the subject, anyway my question is, if is there a cover for the demo "I skogens drommande morke" 'cause I've only seen so far covers for Bergtagen and "Galdersang til bergfadern" Thanx Mantis
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    For all those into viking/norse stuff

    This is my site: www.webalice.it/lucatag this is meant to be only an informative/cultural page, i'm not a webdesigner or else so don't lament about the graphic. Feedbacks are welcomed