Midnattens widunder

~ Release by Finntroll (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Song titles in English are:
2. Black Mountain
4. Goblinspirit
5. Saunasong
6. Bloodnight
7. Wonder of (the) Midnight
8. Victory Song
9. Mushroom Party

Tracks 3, 4 and 7 are re-recorded versions of songs from the 1998 'Rivfader' demo.

The lyrical content of the album follows the story of the legenday Rivfader ("Rip-father"), "king-shaman" of the trollish race, and his war against Christian encroachment of the trollish the "North Lands". The trolls gather under the Svartberg ("Black Mountain" around the ancient throne of Rivfader, who then leads them on a war against the "Tribe of Christ". The story acts as an analogy of the conflict between Christians and Pagans in Early Medieval Scandinavia, and many of the concepts appearing in the album are returned to in the bands later work. The character of the Troll-King Rivfader, in particular, is a recurring figure, again taking centre-stage for the bands fourth album, Ur Jordens Djup.

Annotation last modified on 2010-08-23 04:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Intro
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Intro
composer:
Trollhorn (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
21:59
2Svartberg
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Svartberg
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Trollhorn (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
44:07
3Rivfader
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Rivfader
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
44:14
4Vätteanda
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
additional vocals:
Tapio Wilska
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Vätteanda
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
44:38
5Bastuvisan
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Bastuvisan
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll) and Trollhorn (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
1.51:21
6Blodnatt
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Blodnatt
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
4.55:14
7Midnattens widunder
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
accordion:
Mistress Helga
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
additional vocals:
Tapio Wilska
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Midnattens widunder
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
44:40
8Segersång
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
bass guitar:
Sami Uusitalo (“Tundra” in Finntroll)
drums (drum set):
Samu Ruotsalainen (“Beast Dominator” in Finntroll)
guitar:
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll) and Teemu Raimoranta ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
vocals:
Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Segersång
lyricist:
Katla ("Katla" in Finntroll)
composer:
Somnium ("Somnium" in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
32:01
9Svampfest
recording engineer and mixer:
Tuomo Valtonen (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
keyboard:
Henri Sorvali (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sundi Coop (formerly Walltone Studios) in Savonlinna, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (from 1999-09-06 until 1999-09-17)
recording of:
Svampfest
composer:
Trollhorn (“Trollhorn” in Finntroll)
arranger:
Finntroll (Finnish folk metal band)
42:03

Credits

Release

design/illustration:Jan Jämsen ("Katla" in Finntroll)
Samuli Ponsimaa ("Skrymer" in Finntroll)
photography:Jan Carlsson (photographer)
Saila Hänninen (photographer)
graphic design:Janne Peltonen (Design/illustration)
mastering:Mika Jussila (mastering engineer)
mastered at:Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/649078 [info]
ASIN:US: B00004KS4H [info]
other databases:https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Finntroll/Midnattens_widunder/430 [info]
discography entry:https://viola.linneanet.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=649456 [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/3074 [info]
Wikidata:Q545835 [info]