The Olden Domain

The Olden Domain is the second studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar, and their first to feature English lyrics. It also marks the beginning of the band's transition to their trademark progressive/folk/black metal sound featured on later records.

The Olden Domain
Studio album by Borknagar
Released	18 August 1997
Recorded	29 May–13 June, 4–8 July 1997
Studio	Woodhouse Studios (Hagen, Germany)
Genre	Black metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length	44:33
Label	Century Media
Producer	Borknagar
Borknagar chronology
Borknagar (1996) The Olden Domain (1997) The Archaic Course (1998)

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This would be the band's last studio album to feature Kristoffer Rygg on vocals. It is also their first album to feature Kai K. Lie on bass, replacing Infernus.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Øystein G. Brun, except "Om hundrede aar er alting glemt", written by Ivar Bjørnson

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Eye of Oden"	6:01
2.	"The Winterway"	7:52
3.	"Om hundrede aar er alting glemt" ("In A Hundred Years Everything Is Forgotten")	4:12
4.	"A Tale of Pagan Tongue"	6:13
5.	"To Mount and Rove"	4:56
6.	"Grimland Domain"	6:19
7.	"Ascension of Our Fathers"	3:54
8.	"The Dawn of the End"	5:06
Total length:		44:33

Personnel

• Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Fiery G. Maelstrom") – vocals
• Øystein G. Brun – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Kai K. Lie – bass guitar
• Ivar Bjørnson – keyboards, synthesizer, sound effects
• Erik Brødreskift – drums, percussion

Production

• Borknagar – production, arrangements
• Matthias Klinkmann – engineer
• Eroc – mixing
• Christophe Szpajdel – logo

External links

• Borknagar-The Olden Domain (1997 2nd Album at Borknagar.com)
• "The Olden Domain" at discogs