Spiritual Battle

Infobox Album
Name = Spiritual Battle
Type = compilation
Artist = Drottnar


Released = 2000
Recorded = May 1997, September 1998
Genre = Death/Doom, Viking metal
Length = 39:16
Label = Plankton Records (UK)
Producer =
Reviews = Cross Rhythms:rating-10|8 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Drottnar/Spiritual_Battle/2957/ link]
Last album = "A White Realm
(1998)
This album = "Spiritual Battle"
(2000)
Next album = "Anamorphosis"
(2003)

"Spiritual Battle" is the first album by the Norwegian band Drottnar, released in 2000 on the British label Plankton Records. "Spiritual Battle" is a compilation album of the band's first two demos, both of which were recorded at X-Ray Sudios.

Overview

The songs "Away from the Destruction," "Doom of Antichrist," "Missing Souls" and "Frykt Ikke" are taken from the demo "Doom of Antichrist" which was recorded in May 1997 when the group was known as "Vitality." Musically, these songs focus on death/doom, and the vocals are deep, guttural death growls.

The songs "A White Realm," "Natten på Harmageddon" and "Spiritual Battle" were recorded in September 1998 when the group changed its name to Drottnar. Originally made for promotional purposes only, the CD was entitled "A White Realm". Musically it emphasizes on folk influenced viking metal. The songs are minimalistic and focus on groovy rhythms.

The lyrics on the album deal with warfare in the spiritual realm. "Spiritual Battle" received positive reviews among critics, for example "Cross Rhythms" gave it 8/10. [cite web |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Drottnar/Spiritual_Battle/2957/ |title= Drottnar - Spiritual Battle |accessdate=2007-11-20 |author= Cranson, David|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=Thursday 1st February 2001 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Cross Rhythms Music |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] The album also brought the band a following in the underground metal scene. During its release, the "Info-Black.com - The Ultimate Black Metal Informative Site" webzine claimed that Drottnar belonged to the elite of Scandinavian underground.cite web |url=http://whenall.tripod.com/drottnar.htm |title= Drottnar |accessdate=2007-11-20 |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= Info-Black.com - The Ultimate Black Metal Informative Site |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

Track listing

#"A White Realm" (6:30)
#"Natten på Harmageddon" (4:40) [http://www.drottnar.com/mp3/natten.mp3 .mp3]
#"Spiritual Battle" (4:44) [http://www.drottnar.com/mp3/SpiritualBattle.mp3 .mp3]
#"Away from the Destruction" (7:12)
#"Doom of Antichrist" (5:39)
#"Missing Souls" (4:08)
#"Frykt Ikke" (6:21)

Line-up

*Sven-Erik Lind – vocals
*Karl Fredrik Lind – guitar
*Bjarne Peder Lind – bass
*Glenn-David Lind – drums

References

External links

* [http://guitar6.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=370 Spiritual Battle] at Guitar6.Com
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=14312 Spiritual Battle] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* [http://thewhippingpost.tripod.com/drottnarspiritualbattle/ Spiritual Battle] at The Whipping Post