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Thursar : Journey to Jotunheim
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Asian acoustic instruments, i.e. sitar, veena, tablas, dholok, pipa, zheng combined with guitar synthesizers and electric guitars back sinister growled vocals.
Genre: World: Asian
Release Date: 2008
Journey to Jotunheim
Thursar
Record Label: Hekaloth
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Prologue 0:50 Album Only
2. Thorkel's Arrival 5:00 Album Only
3. Catalogue of Heroes 4:15 Album Only
4. Island's of the Amazons 6:52 Album Only
5. King Godmund's Palace 4:55 Album Only
6. The Athletic Contest 4:55 Album Only
7. Godmund's Proposal 5:04 Album Only
8. Three Gifts 4:54 Album Only
9. The Island and the Fountain 4:56 Album Only
10. Arrival at Geirroth's Palace 4:54 Album Only
11. Hrorek's Battles his Friend 5:30 Album Only
12. Warrior Games 4:53 Album Only
13. The Wrestling Compettion 5:01 Album Only
14. When Saphires Turn Black 5:36 Album Only
15. Escape from the Doomed City 4:58 Album Only
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Album Notes

The lyrics of this album are based on a theory that the legendary Jotunheim of Norse Mythology was really Asia and the people refered to as "jotun" were really Asians. According to viking legends the 1st Millenium A.D. was much warmer than the 2nd Millenium A.D. and it was possible to sail through the Arctic Ocean which was unimpeded by Ice. Jotunheim, according to legend was located in the Far East. Hence the theory that Joutunheim was really East Asia. So to create an Asian feel for those songs that take place in Jotunheim, Thursar has used traditional Asian instruments like Chinese lutes(Pipa) Chinese zithers(zheng) Indian sitars and veenas, as well as percussion accompanyment of tabla drums and dholoks.

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REVIEWS

wtf? best yet.
author: bob u
                            
ok: the kind of medieval camp you get in a 60's star trek episode; 80's video game soundtracks; bad guitar playing in a caveman drunkard paul leary meets harry partch style. growled death metal lyrics about norse sagas. my god i never heard anything better - ever.
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