Téras'' is the sixth studio album by the Swedish

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band

Naglfar In Norse mythology, ''Naglfar'' or ''Naglfari'' (Old Norse " nail farer") is a boat made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. During the events of Ragnarök, ''Naglfar'' is foretold to sail to Vígríðr, ferrying hordes of ...

. It was released on 26 March 2012 through

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. This album marks their first release in five years and their first as a trio.

Release

''Téras'' was made available in various formats by the record label. It was released as a standard CD, a digital download, a limited edition deluxe CD digipak featuring a bonus track and a Naglfar logo patch, and finally as a deluxe gatefold double-LP on 180-gram vinyl (available in black or red), which also included the bonus track and an etching on side D. Before the release of ''Téras'', Century Media Records issued a 7-inch EP, limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. Titled "An Extension of His Arm and Will," it included the exclusive non-album track "As Long As They Fear."

Track listing

Personnel

Naglfar

* Kristoffer Olivius – vocals * Andreas Nilsson – guitars * Marcus E. Norman – guitars, bass, keyboards

Additional personnel

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– drums * Matthias Jell – additional vocals ("Bring Out Your Dead") * Matthias Eklund – mixing * Göran Finnberg – mastering * Niklas Sundin – artwork

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teras 2012 albums Century Media Records albums Naglfar (band) albums Death metal albums by Swedish artists