FORTÍÐ - Völuspá · 3CD ARTBOOK

3CD hardcover artbook (28x28 cm, 60 pages, golden hotfoil embossed cover) with 3 full-length albums, 9 unreleased bonus tracks, prefaces, essays, and extensive visual material.

Background information about 'Völuspá'

What a monumental celebration this is! Fortíð's "Völuspá" artbook stands as one of the most ambitious tributes to Icelandic pagan black metal ever conceived. This isn't just a reissue – it's a complete mythological journey through Nordic cosmology, bringing together the band's legendary trilogy for the first time in one breathtaking package. The conceptual scope is staggering: from "Thor's Anger" through "The Arrival of Fenris" to "Fall of the Ages", each album represents a different epoch in Norse mythology, and experiencing them together reveals the full narrative arc that Fortíð masterfully constructed over seven years.

The remastering work by Einar "Eldur" Thorberg Guðmundsson breathes new fire into these already powerful compositions, while the nine bonus tracks offer fascinating glimpses into the band's creative process. The production quality perfectly balances the raw, primal energy of pagan black metal with the clarity needed to appreciate every atmospheric detail. This collection showcases why Fortíð became such an influential force in the genre – their ability to weave ancient mythology with crushing modern metal creates something truly transcendent.

For fans of:
Enslaved, Bathory, Moonsorrow, Primordial, Falkenbach

Track listing

CD 1:

1. Into Battle / Til orustu
2. An Ode to the Raven / Krummavísur
3. Ýmir's Death / Dauði Ýmis
4. Creations / Skapanir
5. Birth of Men / Fæðing manna
6. Thor's Anger / Reiði Þórs
7. The Past / Fortíð
8. Krummavísur (Remix)
9. Dauði Ýmis (Remix)
10. Reiði Þórs (Remix)

CD 2:

1. Bifröst
2. Odin's Sacrifice / Fórn Óðins
3. Baldur's Murder / Morð Baldurs
4. World of Hel / Helheimur
5. The Arrival of Fenris / Koma Fenris
6. Náströnd
7. The Presence / Nútíð
8. Fórn Óðins (Remix)
9. Helheimur (Remix)
10. Koma Fenris (Remix)

CD 3:

1. Ancient Halls / Fornir salir
2. Ragnarök Army from the East / Austursins heimsenda her
3. Fall of the Ages / Fall aldanna
4. Equilibrium Reclaimed / Jafnvægi endurheimt
5. New Dawn / Ný dögun
6. Heltekinn
7. The Future / Framtíð
8. Sorgarsöngur
9. Fall aldanna (Live 2010)
10. Heltekinn (Live 2010)

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: spkr.media