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Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter



8.7 | 160 votes |
Release date: September 1996
Style: Melodic black metal

Owners:

97 have it
20 want it


01. Our Dawn Of Glory
02. I'm Another In The Night
03. So Far Beyond... (The Great Vastforest)
04. A Castle So Crystal Clear
05. As I Behold The Dying Sun
06. Vinterskogen
07. Still The Night Is Awake
08. A Vinter Breeze
09. Wings Of Sorrow
10. Freezing Moon [Mayhem cover] [limited edition bonus]

Top 20 albums of 1996: 6

Additional info
Recorded during the winter Anno 1995 at Unisound Studios.
Photos taken by VINTERLAND, Logo by Jorn.
Keyboards on this album were played by Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity), except the Transylvanian song "So Far Beyond..." and final parts of "Wings Of Sorrow" which were played by Jonas Hermansson.

The original title is "Wings of Sorrow" but people got confused since it has "Welcome My Last Chapter" on the cover, so it was reprinted the CD with the new title.

In 2010 the album was re-released in a deluxe-edition on "Temple Of Darkness Records"

-Gold CD surface
-Clamshell box
-Poster
-Sticker
-Certificate.
-Old paper texture

The re-issue also includes new layout with old photos taken by the band between 1993 - 1996 and the bonus track:

10. Freezing Moon (Mayhem cover)

Limited to 2000 copies.

Guest review by
Ch'ti
Rating:
8.1
Another band that releases only one album and disappears so soon. The problem is that when they release a good album, their disappearance is all the more tragic.

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published 03.04.2024 | Comments (1)

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26.03.2011 - 00:15
Aeonfrost
Absolute Gem, fantastic Melo Black release, its a shame, that they haven't released any more album.
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17.09.2013 - 00:58
Rating: 6
Góral
Combo Breaker
Not bad but sound of the drums irritates me intensely.
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26.03.2015 - 17:02
Rating: 9
me<3mertl
Blaster album!
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30.08.2015 - 17:01
Rating: 9
It's a classic for me. Every person who respects 90s melodic black scene should give it a try.
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24.10.2018 - 12:25
Rating: 9
nonZero
An overlooked Melodic Black Metal classic.

9.1/10 for me - All songs are fantastic, not a single weak one. If I had to pick a standout, it would probably have to be 'A Castle So Crystal Clear'.

(I think F3ynman2000 should check this one out next!)
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01.09.2020 - 16:49
Rating: 9
brimarsh
Holy shit I forgot about this album for quite a long time. I'm usually not a fan of older black metal, but this album feels so ahead of its time. "A Castle So Crystal Clear" is just a phenomenal track.
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07.04.2022 - 22:12
antvre
This masterpiece is now on spotify. now the unholy trinity of swedish melodic black metal (vinterland sacramentum and dissection) is complete
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12.04.2022 - 17:45
Rating: 8
F3ynman
Nocturnal Bro
Contributor
Written by nonZero on 24.10.2018 at 12:25

(I think F3ynman2000 should check this one out next!)

I only now saw this!
I've indeed listened to this now and find it great!
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23.08.2022 - 20:20
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
This is a quality album, it's dark, folky, melodic, and has a wintery atmosphere. Their style reminds me of early Ulver and early Satyricon, with some Dissection inspired riffs.

I can understand way the drums would be irritating to some, they are a wee bit overbearing in the mix, and the sound slightly lacks in power, but for me they are tolerable. The riffs are great, they are both hypnotic and melodic, and work majestically alongside the atmospheric synth work. The vocals stand out most for me though, there is so much passion in them.
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07.01.2023 - 01:24
tibosax
Written by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2022 at 20:20
I can understand way the drums would be irritating to some, they are a wee bit overbearing in the mix, and the sound slightly lacks in power, but for me they are tolerable.

I feel like they are much less over-the-top in the remastered version, so that's probably why. Still fairly present, but better.
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07.01.2023 - 07:54
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
Written by tibosax on 07.01.2023 at 01:24

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 23.08.2022 at 20:20
I can understand way the drums would be irritating to some, they are a wee bit overbearing in the mix, and the sound slightly lacks in power, but for me they are tolerable.

I feel like they are much less over-the-top in the remastered version, so that's probably why. Still fairly present, but better.

I will have to keep a look out for that remastered version, this album rules
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22.02.2023 - 23:52
Rating: 10
chomskeet
Every track is a banger, love this shit
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