Led Zeppelin's Icelandic Legacy
Led Zeppelin's sound has been called the Hammer of the Gods, which was a line from Immigrant Song--The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands. And this song was inspired during a trip to Iceland.
The phrase was also used as the title of a biography. And the lyrics inspired the use of Viking history and Norse mythology in heavy metal music (and eventually Viking Metal.) Over 40 years later, this Icelandic-inspired tune still grabs your attention (heck, they even used it in Shrek):
The phrase was also used as the title of a biography. And the lyrics inspired the use of Viking history and Norse mythology in heavy metal music (and eventually Viking Metal.) Over 40 years later, this Icelandic-inspired tune still grabs your attention (heck, they even used it in Shrek):