''Doomsword'' is the self-titled debut album by Italian heavy metal band
Doomsword
DoomSword is an Italian heavy metal band from Varese, Northern Italy, that combines elements of doom metal, viking metal and traditional heavy metal. Doomsword's lyrics are concerned with epic themes such as ancient and medieval history, fanta ...
, released in 1999. A number of its tracks reference fantasy literature, such as
The Lord of the Rings
''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's b ...
, and
Michael Moorcock
Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has worke ...
's
Elric Saga. "Nadsokor" in particular is a reference to the latter. It is also a
Cirith Ungol cover.
Track listing
#"Sacred Metal" – 6:16
#"Warbringers" – 6:33
#"
Helms Deep" – 7:17
#"
One Eyed God" – 4:37
#"Return to
Imrryr" – 5:06
#"Nadsokor" – 4:50
#"Swords of Doom" – 6:34
#"On the March" – 6:13
References
External links
* https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/29754/Doomsword-Doomsword/
1999 debut albums
Doomsword albums
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