Artist: NORTHER
Album: N LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Year: 2008
Media type: CD

In 2000 Finland’s frozen grounds spat out a bunch of Norsemen who flocked together to become what is now known as one of Finland’s most renowned metal-outfits: NORTHER. Petri Lindroos (who also joined Ensiferum as lead vocalist/guitarist in 2004) and some friends had made their first attempts at walking the metal earth under the moniker Requiem back in 1996 until Kristian Ranta (guitar) joined forces in 2000. That’s when NORTHER saw the light of day and released their first demo which subsequently led to a deal with Spinefarm Records. Shortly after that first success the guys from the cold north allied with Jukka Koskinen (bass, also in Wintersun) and Tuomas Planman (keyboards) to finally create a stable line-up for NORTHER. Within a few years NORTHER became one of the most promising Finnish bands combining the best of Death, Black and Thrash Metal with haunting melodies.

The albums "Dreams of Endless War" (2002), "Mirror of Madness" (2003, licensed by Century Media Records for US release), "Death Unlimited" (2004) and "Till Death Unites Us" (2006) helped the band to build up a world-wide fan base, perpetually growing.

In 2007, NORTHER left Spinefarm Records to self-release their “No Way Back” EP which entered the Finnish charts at #1 and marked the debut for drum talent Heikki Saari. The summer of 2007 was highlighted by a successful Wacken Festival show followed by an European headliner club tour in October and further progress in completing their new album.
Right on time for the label’s 20th anniversary NORTHER joined Century Media and are now looking forward to presenting their new opus to their old and new fans and to a busy year of extensive touring throughout the world.

The band’s Century Media debut simply entitled “N” was recorded and produced by long time partner Anssi Kippo (Children Of Bodom, etc.) at Astia Studios and mixed by Fredrik Nordstrцm (Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, In Flames etc.) at Studio Fredman in Sweden. Their stunning new effort sees NORTHER perfecting their mix of ripping riffs, aggressive vocals and epic melodies and will be premiered live at the well-known Finnish Metal Expo on February 16th, 2008 in Helsinki. With the release of the massive metal anthem “We Rock” as Finland-only single plus a new video currently in the works NORTHER are destined to induce 2008 with a metallic kick-off par excellence…

TRACKLIST:

1. My Antichrist 3:25
2. Frozen Angel 4:07
3. Down 3:42
4. To Hell 4:07
5. Savior 5:03
6. Black Gold 3:18
7. We Rock 3:57
8. Always & Never 4:34
9. Tell Me Why 3:31
10. If You Go 3:56
11. Self-Righteous Fuck 4:47
12. Forever and Ever 4:27

Bonus Tracks:
13. C.U.S. 3:14
14. No Way Back 5:21
15. Reach Out 3:3

LINE-UP:

Kristian Ranta
guitars, clean vocals

Petri Lindroos
guitars, vocals

Jukka Koskinen
bass

Tuomas Planman
keyboards

Heikki Saari
drums