So a youtube comment in one of the Ancient Rites albums mentioned Bal Sagoth 'Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule'.
Confession: I had no idea. How has this not been one of my favorite albums all these years. It's like one of the most perfect albums I've ever heard. It's still heads above any other Symphonic BM out there today other than maybe Carach Angren 'Death Came Through a Phantom Ship', and Ultima Thule came out 20+ years ago. It still sounds cutting edge today. The song with the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack is too good.
Best song titles ever too. Maybe only surpassed by the titles on the first album.
1. "Black Dragons Soar Above the Mountain of Shadows (Prologue)" 03:05
2. "To Dethrone the Witch-Queen of Mytos K'unn (The Legend of the Battle of Blackhelm Vale)" 06:45
3. "As the Vortex Illumines the Crystalline Walls of Kor-Avul-Thaa" 06:35
4. "Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule" 07:23
5. "Journey to the Isle of Mists (Over the Moonless Depths of Night-Dark Seas)" 01:11
6. "The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire" 06:03
7. "And Lo, When the Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown (Episode: VIII)" 06:28
8. "Summoning the Guardians of the Astral Gate" 06:09
9. "In the Raven-Haunted Forests of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign and the Hues of Sunlight Never Dance" 06:29
10. "At the Altar of the Dreaming Gods (Epilogue)" 02:29