Valaquenta I & II
by Frostgard
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Valaquenta I & II Bundle
Cassette + Digital AlbumBoth the first and second albums available on 2nd edition professionally duplicated tape cassettes.
Includes a screen printed patch & a 11x17 poster.
Includes unlimited streaming of Valaquenta I & II via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Sold Out
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The Starry Veil of Varda
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The Light of Yavanna
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The Lament of Nienna
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In the Gardens of Lórien
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Estë, Maiden of Lórellin
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The Magic Dance of Nessa
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about
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Limited Tape Cassettes arrive on:
11/28/22 - subscribers
11/30/22 - everyone
A repressing of both the WereGnome Records releases for Frostgard.
Featuring a small run of box sets (limited to 25 pieces)
Tapes will be available individually as well
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"In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, made the Ainur of his thought; and they made a great Music before him. In this Music the World was begun; for Ilúvatar made visible the song of the Ainur, and they beheld it as a light in the darkness.” (Valaquenta, The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien).
“Valaquenta I” has been Frostgard’s first release, and it tells through ancient melodies, the story of the Valar and Valier Manwë, Varda, Aulë, Yavanna, Nienna, Mandos, Vairë and the dark lord Melkor.
"…And many among them became enamoured of its beauty, and of its history which they saw beginning and unfolding as in a vision. Therefore Ilúvatar gave to their vision Being, and set it amid the Void, and the Secret Fire was sent to burn at the heart of the World; and it was called Eä.” (Valaquenta, The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien).
Valaquenta II is the second part of the Valaquenta ritual, the music that guides the story of the Valar according to the Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. In Frostgard's second release, the stories and thoughts of the Valar are told through dark and ancient melodies of Dungeon Synth music.
Valaquenta is dedicated to the greatest spirits of this world, the Valar.
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released February 20, 2022
All music composed and recorded by Frostgard between December 2021 and February 2022.
Artwork by Daniel Ricarte.
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WereGnome Records Rochester, New York
Black Metal
Dungeon Synth
Chiptune
Anything Weird
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Next block of tapes 4/26/24
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