Before the First Dawn
Before the First Dawn turns Norse creation into atmospheric Viking metal - colossal riffs, ritual choirs, blood, frost and nine worlds forged through violence.
Epic Viking metal saga
The Nine Worlds of the Allfather
A dark Norse mythology series of Viking metal, Nordic folk, Yggdrasil visions, mortal oaths, broken realms and Ragnarök told through connected concept albums.
The Nine Worlds of the Allfather is an epic Viking metal concept series that retells the rise, reign and downfall of Odin and the gods of Norse mythology. Across nine interconnected albums, the saga travels from the frozen emptiness of Ginnungagap and the violent creation of Midgard to the final battle of Ragnarök and the birth of a new world.
At the heart of the story stands Odin: king, wanderer, sorcerer, warlord and prisoner of prophecy. Driven by his fear of the future, he sacrifices an eye for wisdom, hangs wounded from Yggdrasil to discover the runes and builds an army of fallen warriors within Valhalla. Yet every attempt to prevent Ragnarök pushes the Nine Worlds closer to destruction.
The series explores the war between the Aesir and Vanir, the rise of Loki and his feared children, the binding of Fenrir, the exile of Hel, the fate of Jörmungandr and the tragic death of Balder. Gods, giants, wolves, serpents, Valkyries and mortal warriors become part of a growing conflict shaped by betrayal, broken oaths and the terrible cost of divine power.
Musically, the saga evolves alongside its story. Atmospheric Viking metal, Nordic folk, progressive arrangements, blackened aggression, melodic doom and symphonic battle music create a journey that becomes darker and more apocalyptic with every album. Ancient drums, massive guitars, ritual chants, solemn choirs and mournful acoustic passages give each chapter its own identity.
More than a collection of Norse legends, The Nine Worlds of the Allfather is a tragedy about knowledge, fear and control. Odin can see the end approaching, but he cannot understand that his struggle against fate is helping to create it.
When the Gjallarhorn finally sounds, even the gods must answer.
8albums
Albums in this series
The Price of Wisdom
A dark progressive Viking metal journey through Odin’s hunger for wisdom, sacrifice, prophecy, runes, and the brutal cost of knowing too much under Yggdrasil.
War of the Golden Gods
War of the Golden Gods turns Norse myth into fierce Viking metal - gold, war, magic and uneasy peace in a gripping mythic concept album of power and ruin.
Children of the Trickster
Children of the Trickster - dark Viking metal about Loki’s children, Odin’s fear, and the prophecy that turns family into fate and rage.
Valhalla Must Be Filled
Epic Viking Metal concept album about Odin, Valkyries, Valhalla and the dark truth behind heroic death before Ragnarök begins.
The Death of the Brightest God
The Death of the Brightest God is a Viking doom metal concept album about Balder's death, divine grief, mistletoe and Ragnarok's first dark shadow. Listen in.
The Binding of Loki
The Binding of Loki is a frostbitten Blackened Viking Metal album of venom, broken oaths, Sigyn’s vigil and Fimbulwinter’s first roar. A grim Norse reckoning.
When the Gjallarhorn Sounds
A symphonic Viking metal requiem for Ragnarök - gods fall, monsters rise, and the last horn calls nine worlds toward silence, fire and a world without victors.