Gjallarhorn - Chaos Unleashed (Ragnarok, pt. II)

Viking Metal from Italy.

[@BlackNovember87]

Ha great! This is the proof that our italian friends can also do it! :) Thumbs up!

[@ralphyboy25]

@zingote I think EneriGillaan's main point is perhaps this Italian band should have surveyed the music landscape and picked another name, given that Gjallarhorn was already taken. Its kind of like some Gangsta Rap group picking the name 'The Beatles'. Just not cool.

[@dimitriskarvou5249]

In memory of Quorthon...

[@ralphyboy25]

@zingote Ok, I'll grant that. In the context of being a metal band - telling tales of viking "mythology" is apropo. I do have to take exception to statement that most metal music represents "viking history". There is a lot of glorification (or Monday morning quarterbacking) that goes on with past cultures/empires - be it the Vikings, the Romans, the Celts, etc. In reality, life really kind of sucked back in those times. But glorification is ok. That is what fantasy is all about.

[@zingote]

@ralphyboy25 You and EneriGillaan are missing the point. I agree the nordic Gjallarhorn is great but that band plays folk music whereas this is viking metal whch are too entirely different genres. This is music about vikings not music from vikings since obviously metal didn't exist back then. Another point is that the focus here and with many other viking metal bands is on viking history/mythology . Anyways both are great bands in their own ways. cheers

[@ralphyboy25]

@EneriGiilaan - For a country that has such a wealth of beautiful musical artists - such as Vivaldi, how did it ever spawn this crap? I looked up the lyrics.. pretty mundane and unimaginative stuff "To the head of Mim does Odin give heed But the kinsmen of Surtur shall his breathe forbid .....Odin's breed, the end is near!" and then blah, blah, blah. It might be good background music for some video game, or the upcoming movie release of Marvel Comics "Thor" - but it sure ain't Old Norse...

[@judassab]

I need the lyrics for this one!

[@EneriGiilaan]

@ralphyboy25 For the 5% to exist you need the 95% also - I guess :)

[@4ur3n]

this band only gets downvoted because they are in a list with the extremely talented scandinavic folk group Gjallarhorn...so funny whoever put them in there

[@EneriGiilaan]

@TheHornedReaper666 Depending on the circumstances it might not be a crime to take the name of another well established band - just plain stupid. BTW it is not a name of an 'old Norse instrument', it is a _mythic_ instrument in Old Norse oral tradition (note spelling, not 'old Norse', there is a difference). BTW this music has nothing to do with old Norse, Old Norse or Viking culture. Of course the 'real' Gjallarhorn has clear connections. BTW don't know what is Doomsword nor do I think I care.

[@EneriGiilaan]

What the fuck - don't they really know that there already is a nordic band of the same name? Look for. ex. 'Suvetar' - there you can find a real 'pagan' music from the real Gjallarhorn, instead of this unimaginative juvenile shit.