Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Fortid's debut album, the release of "Völuspá" as a 3CD large-format artbook unites the band's first three albums: "Völuspá Part I: Thor's Anger" (2003), "Völuspá Part II: The Arrival Of Fenris" (2007) and "VöluspáPart III: Fall Of The Ages" (2010). These albums, forming a conceptual trilogy, are herewith brought together on one release for the first time. Three bonus tracks were added to each album, and in addition the first two albums were remastered by Einar "Eldur" Thorberg Gudmundsson. The artbook contains 60 pages and impresses at first glance with it's hardcover, which is finished with golden hotfoil. The content of the artbook includes introductions by Kari Palsson and Einar "Eldur" Thorberg Gudmundsson, all lyrics in original language and in English translation, essays on the band's history and numerous visual material from each creative period of Fortid. "Völuspá" is an impressive monument to these milestones of Icelandic Pagan Black Metal, which honors the importance of the first three Fortid albums.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Fortid's debut album, the release of "Völuspá" as a 3CD large-format artbook unites the band's first three albums: "Völuspá Part I: Thor's Anger" (2003), "Völuspá Part II: The Arrival Of Fenris" (2007) and "VöluspáPart III: Fall Of The Ages" (2010). These albums, forming a conceptual trilogy, are herewith brought together on one release for the first time. Three bonus tracks were added to each album, and in addition the first two albums were remastered by Einar "Eldur" Thorberg Gudmundsson. The artbook contains 60 pages and impresses at first glance with it's hardcover, which is finished with golden hotfoil. The content of the artbook includes introductions by Kari Palsson and Einar "Eldur" Thorberg Gudmundsson, all lyrics in original language and in English translation, essays on the band's history and numerous visual material from each creative period of Fortid. "Völuspá" is an impressive monument to these milestones of Icelandic Pagan Black Metal, which honors the importance of the first three Fortid albums.
