{"id":43285,"date":"2026-06-20T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/hels-throne-northwind-chronicles\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:46:20","slug":"hels-throne-northwind-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/hels-throne-northwind-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"HEL&#8217;S THRONE &#8211; &#8220;Northwind Chronicles&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hels-Throne-CD.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Symphonic Mythologists<br\/>HEL\u2019S THRONE<br\/>\u201cNorthwind Chronicles\u201d<\/strong><br\/>Album (Zoundr)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hel\u2019s Throne from<\/strong> Saxony-Anhalt don\u2019t play pagan metal, as one might assume from the band name and song titles, but rather symphonic power metal featuring alternating male and female vocals. The sextet doesn\u2019t go overboard with the bombast, though, and maintains a healthy underlying intensity. Songs like \u201cRagnar\u00f6k,\u201d \u201cLast Ride of the Valkyries,\u201d and \u201cHelheim\u201d are instantly catchy, thanks in part to the dark voice of frontwoman Julie Blue. The growls from guitarist Christian Libza provide a nice contrast. Fans of melodic metal are sure to enjoy exploring the \u201cNorthwind Chronicles.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Halupczok<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to &#8220;Northwind Chronicles&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/2J4A9OyWuMlt9jF3NNjzQq?si=E_eBruQMSBqyUSwPaOF4NQ\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Northwind Chronicles\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2J4A9OyWuMlt9jF3NNjzQq?si=E_eBruQMSBqyUSwPaOF4NQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Schon unseren Newsletter abonniert?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsletter abonnieren<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hier kannst Du das gedruckte Orkus!-Magazin abonnieren:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0851a425 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orkus!-Abo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symphonic MythologistsHEL\u2019S THRONE\u201cNorthwind Chronicles\u201dAlbum (Zoundr) Hel\u2019s Throne from Saxony-Anhalt don\u2019t play pagan metal, as one might assume from the band name and song titles, but rather symphonic power metal featuring alternating male and female vocals. The sextet doesn\u2019t go overboard with the bombast, though, and maintains a healthy underlying intensity. Songs like \u201cRagnar\u00f6k,\u201d \u201cLast Ride [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":42649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1202],"tags":[9144,9145],"class_list":["post-43285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-hels-throne","tag-northwind-chronicles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HEL&#039;S THRONE - &quot;Northwind Chronicles&quot; - Orkus1.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Symphonic Mythologies blends symphonic power metal with male and female vocals in HEL&#039;S THRONE. - Orkus!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/hels-throne-northwind-chronicles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HEL&#039;S THRONE - &quot;Northwind Chronicles&quot; 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