Not sure how many people celebrate Leif Erikson day, but it is today. So I put together some Viking or Norse themed songs in this pick. Some have Viking in the title and most of the others at least seem very Viking. Valkyries, Thor (the God Of Thunder and his hammer) as well as themes of invading barbarians prevade these songs. Spinal Tap has a comedic look at that, and it's all fitting in for this day. A lot of metal associated with Viking music, but I threw in a few that skirt around it. I have enough for at least two more of these volumes, but you will have to wait for those.Vikings (Leif Erikson Day)
01 Gary Lucas - Ride Of The Valkyries
02 Blind Guardian - Valkyries
03 TNT - Seven Seas
04 Black Sabbath - Valhalla
05 Gary Clail - Vikings
06 Todd Rundgren - Song Of The Viking
07 Peter Hammill - Viking
08 Týr - Hail To The Hammer
09 Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
10 Iron Maiden - Invaders
11 Asia - Valkyrie
12 Spinal Tap - Stonehenge
13 Amon Amarth - The Pursuit Of Vikings
14 Bathory - Shores In Flames
15 The Darkness - Barbarian
16 Yngwie Malmsteen - I Am A Viking
17 Sir Douglas Quintet - Viking Girl
Vikings (Leif Erikson Day)
Vikings were hijacked in the mid eighties by bands like these
ReplyDeletehttps://www.discogs.com/master/49694-Skrewdriver-Hail-The-New-Dawn
With disney like superhero movies Thor and Loki seem to be ok again. De-aryanised. which is a lot better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPjpitM4SV4&list=PLIdAKYO8upP7xog_qPXDJoSh-Aff_kWj7
There is also The Patrice Holloway song
And there are at least three bands in the Carribean who call themselves Vickings (from Guadeloupe, Haïti, or Martinique)