Sagas (album)

Sagas
Studio album by Equilibrium
Released	June 27, 2008
Recorded	Helion Studios (Munich)
Genre	Folk metal, [1] symphonic black metal[2]
Length	79:14
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	René Berthiaume Seref Badir Alex Ross Chrisoph Klatt Jay Ester
Equilibrium chronology
Turis Fratyr (2005) Sagas (2008) Rekreatur (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
Allmusic	[4]

Sagas is Equilibrium's second full-length album, released on June 27, 2008.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Helge Stang; all music composed by René Berthiaume, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Translation (from German)	Length
1.	"Prolog auf Erden"	Prologue on Earth	3:39
2.	"Wurzelbert"	Hermit^[A]	4:59
3.	"Blut im Auge"	Blood in the Eye	4:45
4.	"Unbesiegt"	Undefeated	6:19
5.	"Verrat"	Betrayal	6:05
6.	"Snüffel"	Snuff (Austro-Bavarian)	5:45
7.	"Heimwärts" (Music by Berthiaume, Stang, Andreas Völkl, Sandra Völkl)	Homeward	2:34
8.	"Heiderauche" (instrumental)	Heath Smoke	2:31
9.	"Die Weide und der Fluß"	The Willow and the River	7:21
10.	"Des Sängers Fluch"	The Bard's Curse	8:05
11.	"Ruf in den Wind"	Call Into the Wind	4:54
12.	"Dämmerung"	Twilight	5:55
13.	"Mana" (instrumental)		16:23

Personnel

• Helge Stang − vocals
• René Berthiaume − guitar
• Andreas Völkl − guitar
• Sandra Völkl − bass guitar
• Manuel DiCamillo − drums
• Kurt Angerpower – guitar
• Ulrich Herkenhoff – pan flute
• Muki Seiler – accordion
• Agnes Malich – violin
• Gaby Koss – vocals
• Jörg Sieber
• Toni González (Karlahan vocalist)
• Karlahan crew

Notes

1. ^ The word "Wurzelbert" (though "Wurzel" means "root") has no direct English translation, but Helge Stang describes it as "an ugly man living in the woods and looking like some kind of nature-bum or something, [with] roots instead of fingers."^[5]

References

1. Sagas at AllMusic
2. "Equilibrium - Sagas (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
3. Bowar, Chad. "Equilibrium – Sagas". About.com. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
4. Henderson, Alex. "Sagas Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
5. Skjørestad, Tomas (2007). "Equilibrium: Interview with Helge Stang (vocals)". Beat the Blizzard. Retrieved 9 February 2010.