''Odin Owns Ye All'' is the second full-length album by the

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Viking metal Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by a lyrical and thematic focus on Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age. Viking metal is quite diverse as a musical style, to the point where some consider it more a cr ...

band

Einherjer Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional symphonic black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of ...

. Its songs form a brief, but complete, narrative of the earth based on

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. The opening tracks tell the story of the giant

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, his death at the hands of

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and his brothers, and the creation of the

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. The later tracks tell of the murder of

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that precipitates Ragnarok, followed by the destruction of the world and its rebirth from the sea. The album cover art is the painting “Odin and His Ravens” by Alan Lee.

Track listing

# "Leve Vikingeaanden" (Long Live the Viking Spirit) – 1:35 # "Out of

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" – 5:37 # "Clash of the Elder" – 5:19 # "Odin Owns Ye All" – 4:34 # "Remember Tokk" – 5:30 # "Home" – 7:16 # "The Pathfinder & The Prophetess" – 3:42 # "Inferno" – 4:51 # "A New Earth" – 6:51 All Songs by Glesnes/Storesund except "Leve Vikingeaanden" and "Clash of the Elder" by Storesund

Credits

* Gerhard Storesund –

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, backing

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Frode Glesnes ''Frode Glesnes'' (born 7 October 1974) is one of the founders of the Norwegian Viking metal band Einherjer. He started as guitarist/vocalist, but decided to concentrate on the guitar duties. He did the lead vocals on Einherjer's last album, '' ...

–

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, backing vocals * Ragnar Vikse – lead and backing vocals * Erik Elden –

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, backing vocals

References

Einherjer albums 1998 albums Concept albums Ymir Works based on Norse mythology {{1990s-metal-album-stub