Yggdrasill Burning

Yggdrasill Burning is a Swedish doom metal band from Ängelholm, Sweden, formed in 1990. Like other Scandnavian metal bands such as Battlelore, Yggdrasill Burning takes some inspiration from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Although most of their albums are titled in some Scandnavian dialect, they sing in English.

Biography
Yggdrasill Burning is a gothic/doom metal band, formed in Ängelholm, Sweden, in 1990. The band consists of Michael Tägtgren (vocals, lead guitar), Anders Jensen (bass), Fredrik Andersen (drums), Karl Leppälä (bass) and Freya Renkse (vocals, violin). The band released their first EP in 1991, titled Mímameiðr and achieved success in Sweden and other parts of Scandanavia.

In 1992 they were signed with Napalm Records, and released their first album Níðhöggr on January 11 1993. The band has gone onto mainstream success in Europe and other parts of the world, and have released ten albums following Níðhöggr: 1993's Of Loki We Serve, 1994's Æsir, 1996's Vanir, 1997's Ainulindalë, 1998's Ilúvatar, 2000's Atalantë, 2004's Læraðr, 2006's Nú Mun Hon Søkkvask and 2008's Elva Barn av Åskguden.