Band: Frijgard
Title: Chapter Zero
Genre: Epic Heavy/Black Metal
Time: 48.33 min
Release date: 14th June 2019
Vote: 86/100
Some
months ago I received a new physical pack from Art Gates Records. Among others,
I found into that pack “Chapter Zero”, the third album by Frijgard, a very
interesting band from the northern Switzerland whose moniker is a funny pun
derived from Fricktal, the name of their region. In fact, reading from an interview
on the Web (you can reach it through the following link: https://www.metalcentre.com/2019/11/frijgard-interview-with-sandro-vocal-bass/), “Frick” was the Swiss name’s variation for Frija, that is the wife
of Odin. Instead, “-gard” is simply used in the Nordic mythology to indicate a
world (i.e. Asgard). So, through this kind of moniker, one can imagine that
Frijgard are into viking metal… but the reality is veeery different. Let’s see
why and how!
