Hagal

Venture into a realm of uncertainty and endurance with "Plagued Bastion," an evocative collection of 10 meticulously orchestrated music tracks crafted for survival-themed video games. Every composition within this anthology exudes the chilling allure of desolation, the enduring spark of hope, and the relentless resolve inherent in the fight for survival.

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Whether your game unfolds in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, amidst the haunting ruins of forgotten civilizations, or on the perilous edges of uncharted territories, "Plagued Bastion" is the quintessential musical companion. It's prepared to underscore every moment of dread, hope, and resolute bravery that defines the essence of survival in your game. Entrust the auditory narrative of your gaming universe to the haunting yet hopeful melodies of "Plagued Bastion," and let each note resonate with the indomitable spirit of survival that propels your players forward against all odds.

5 - Phat Phrog Studios - Plagued Bastion - Plagueborn Purgatory

The second song of the Ep is a called Valhalla. It’s a very atmospheric, powerful and a bit frantic battle song. The true purpose of a warrior was to reach Valhöll (Valhalla) To die bravely in battle so the Valkyries will summon you home.


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Credits:

Vocals: Jonathan Barendsma
Tagelharpa: Jiří Hájek
Written and produced by Jiří Hájek and Jonathan Barendsma 
Video and Artwork: Jiří Hájek

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Valhalla

Demo of some samples and presets available in Asgard VST.

Asgard Demo (by Fuimadane)

The Hringrás album stands for "cycle" - and portrays the differences between life and death in the Viking age, but also the continuing loop(cycle) of life, death, and rebirth.

"Lifa & Dauðr" - a song on the album is literally portraying this through recorded sounds of living and dead things.

“All sounds and instruments (except a tagelharpa), in the death part of the song, were recorded and made from dead or decayed objects and materials, even real human bones were recorded and used in the recordings. The song is six minutes long and starts with Lifa (life), then slowly moves into the Dauðr (death) part in the middle of the song around the three-minute mark. At that point, all living things are removed and replaced with recordings or sounds of dead objects.”

The song was created in a similar theme and musical notes all the way through, so as not to portray life as ‘happier’ than death, and not to portray death as more ‘unhappy’ than life.

Jotunheim

Fridr is the second album of 2018 by Danheim. 
This album contains a more calm side of the Viking age and is based a bit more on Ambient Viking Music inspired by the daily life in ancient Nordic times.

Fridr

Erik the Red is remembered in medieval and Icelandic sagas as having founded the first continuous settlement in Greenland.
Erik’s voyage began in the spring of 982. He and his ships left from Sneefellsjokull (spelled Snaefellsjokull in Icelandic) and traveled about 180 miles. In the summer of 983, he landed on the westcoast of a new country. When Gunnbiorn saw the new land back in 877 CE, he called it Cronland. Erik named it Grϋnland, or Greenland in English, because of the green meadows he found. He also believed the name was more inviting and that people would want to go there.4 He spent the winter on the east coast in a place he named Eriksey (also spelled Eiriksey) which translates to “Erik’s Island.” In the spring, he moved further inland and headed to a neighboring fjord, or inlet, that he named Eriksfjord which means “Erik’s Fjord.” During the summer, Erik and his men explored uninhabited lands to the west and named many different areas, most of them starting with “Erik.”

Erik and his explorers found that this new land had a similar climate to Iceland. Fjords froze over in winter, but contained rich vegetation during the warmer summers. He spent the winter of 983 CE – 984 CE on the southern tip of Greenland. When spring returned, he did further exploration until he once again returned to Eriksey for winter. He did this during his three years of exile until his banishment was over. When his exile was ended, he sailed back around Cape Farewell to return to Iceland which he reached in the summer of 985 CE. In total, Erik the Red had sailed over six thousand miles in only four sailing seasons, making it one of the greatest maritime feats achieved during the medieval period.

Having settled many colonies in Greenland, Erik the Red had planned one other voyage of exploration. Greenland lacked an important resource for the settlers – wood. One of the ships that left Iceland a few months after Erik’s main fleet arrived in Greenland a few months late. They had initially sailed too far south. When the ship finally made it to Greenland, their captain told Erik about a land he saw that was filled with wood. Erik discussed plans to visit this land with his oldest son Leif. Shortly before getting ready to leave, Erik’s horse stumbled badly. He took this as an omen that he should remain home, and Leif went on to make the journey without his father. Although the date and cause of death of Erik the Red are unknown, it is believed that it is after Leif’s return to Greenland with news of his voyage.

Music by Vinnie Camilleri using the Asgard Sampler by the King of Nordic Beats Danheim availibale here ------->
https://danheimmusic.com/product/asgard-sampler-vst-mac-nordic-samples-by-danheim/

Eric The Red

Bana is a collaboration between Danheim and Gealdýr.

The lyrics comes from hávamál stanza 15 and 16. 
In Old Norse means Revenge. 

A Viking song about continuing and exploring life with a brave heart, 
just as we imagine our folk and kin did back in the Viking age.

Danheim & Gealdýr - Bana

The existence of the “nine worlds” is mentioned in passing in a poem in the Poetic Edda.
The nine worlds are believed to be:
Midgard, the world of humanity
Asgard, the world of the Aesir tribe of gods and goddesses
Vanaheim, the world of the Vanir tribe of gods and goddesses
Jotunheim, the world of the giants
Niflheim, the primordial world of ice
Muspelheim, the primordial world of fire
Alfheim, the world of the elves
Nidavellir/Svartalfheim, the world of the dwarves
Hel, the world of the eponymous goddess Hel and the dead

Lyrics (Old Norse):
níu man ek heima, níu íviði, mjötvið mœran fyr mold neðan.

jörð fannsk æva né upphiminn,
gap var ginnunga,

níu man ek heima, níu íviði, mjötvið mœran fyr mold neðan.

Lyrics (English translation):

Nine worlds I knew, | the nine in the tree. With mighty roots | beneath the mold.

Earth had not been, | nor heaven above,
But a yawning gap

Nine worlds I knew, | the nine in the tree. With mighty roots | beneath the mold.

Danheim & Gealdýr - Níu Heimar

The first Danheim & Gealdýr collaboration.
A Viking inspired song about Odin the Allfather.

Danheim & Gealdýr - Odinn

Danheim - Skylda

Bringing ancient myths and legends back to life.