Winter Thrice is the tenth studio album by Norwegian heavy metal band Borknagar. This is the only album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad and the last to feature longtime members Vintersorg and Jens F. Ryland.

Winter Thrice
Studio album by
Released22 January 2016
RecordedOctober 2014 – June 2015
StudioToproom Studio (Lunner, Norway) (drums), Crosound Studio (guitars), Mezzanine Studio (keys, fx and synthesizers; vocals), Waves Studio (vocals), Oak Hill (vocals)
GenreProgressive metal, black metal, folk metal, Viking metal
Length49:38
LabelCentury Media
ProducerØystein G. Brun and Borknagar
Borknagar chronology
Urd
(2012)
Winter Thrice
(2016)
True North
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard (de)9/10[1]
Metal Hammer (de)6/7[2]
AntiHero Magazine[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Andreas Hedlund, except where noted; all music is composed by Øystein G. Brun, except on "Panorama", written by Lars A. Nedland

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Rhymes of the Mountain"Brun6:41
2."Winter Thrice"Brun6:13
3."Cold Runs the River" 5:52
4."Panorama"Lars A. Nedland5:51
5."When Chaos Calls" 7:02
6."Erodent"Brun6:56
7."Noctilucent" 3:54
8."Terminus" 7:07
Total length:49:38
The limited edition digipack contains one bonus track:
No.TitleLength
9."Dominant Winds"7:18
Total length:56:56

Personnel

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Borknagar

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Guest Musicians

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  • Kristoffer Rygg (credited as "Fiery G.") – lead vocals (on "Winter Thrice"), additional vocals (on "Terminus")
  • Simen Daniel Børven – bass guitar
  • Pål Mathiesen – additional vocals (on "Erodent")

Staff

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Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 90
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] 15
US Top Heatseekers 17

References

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  1. ^ Schiffmann, Andreas. "Rock Hard review (in German)". Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ Riedl, Katrin. "Metal Hammer review (in German)". Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin GmbH. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ Kussmaul, Jake. "Album Review: BORKNAGAR - Winter Thrice". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Borknagar: Winter Thrice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Borknagar – Winter Thrice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Borknagar Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2016.