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  1. And I finally checked it out. 

    I agree, this album is really good and much better than I think I was anticipating. The guitarwork is straight out of the 'Grand Declaration of War' playbook; it's just so tight and precise yet also emotive. I don't know how he does it. The riffs are just so damn awesome. 

    Drums are also great of course, but what surprises me is how much I'm enjoying David Vincent's voice. He has such a great tone, and you can hear every word clearly. 

    The only downside is that it can be a bit samey, although it's only 38 minutes so it feels complete and compact. 

    For me the standout track is 'Last Ones Alive Win Nothing', with that slow yet epic riff. It's so damn haunting and sinister. Almost song of the year for me. 

  2. 4 hours ago, Balor said:

    As much as I love Drudkh, I cannot help but be a little disappointed with their latest album.  I still enjoyed it greatly. but to me it lacked the power of their earlier material.  It feels like the culmination of their movement away from ambient and atmospheric black metal to a more straightforward sound.

    I started to lose Drudkh around 'Blood in Our Wells' to be honest - around the time that Hate Forest was put to sleep and the guys merged some of the Hate Forest elements into the Drudkh sound, evolving Drudkh into a more complex entity. They really only became more popular after that, which is great for them, but for me their last album that really speaks to me personally was 'Autumn Aurora'. Gosh that's a great album. Still, we can't live in the past etc...

  3. On 12/5/2018 at 5:59 PM, True Belief said:

    Varathron very unlucky to miss out! Massive horns-up to the Immortal, Craft and Winterfylleth releases. 1914's "The Blind Leading the Blind" also a great listen.

    The Varathron sounded a lot less sinister (the one time I heard part of it) than the mighty album they released before it whose name escapes me. Edit: ‘Untrodden Corridors of Hades’. What an amazing album.

     The new one sounded thin and incomplete to my ears, as if it needed a rhythm guitar or something. I need to check it out again I guess. 100 million True Beliefs can’t be wrong. 

  4. This album is an utter masterpiece and easily the surprise of 2018. I've been listening to Immortal since 1995 and I'm very close to calling this their best album. The riffs, the lyrics, the epic atmosphere. Songs about mountains, forests, dark riders with an utterly incredible production, incredible drummer and incredible epic moments. This is just the ultimate Immortal album. 

  5. I agree with all of this. This is a strangely weak album, and I wanted to like it because it's just the sort of OTT title and cover that I go in for. The reality is, however, that this is thin and lacking in authenticity. Even those child chants at the start, which should be spooky and cool, sound lame to my ears at least. One of the most overrated bands in metal today. 

  6. Portal "ION"

    On 10/03/2018 at 8:24 AM, FatherAlabaster said:

     

    What were you doing at Portal shows? They seem about as far as one could get from the kind of music you enjoy.

    Multi-band bills. I’ve seen most Australian bands several times, especially connected to doom shows which is entirely my bag.

  7. Portal "ION"

    One of the great emperor's new clothes bands when it comes to their live shows if you ask me.

    I've seen them many times in Australia and the sound is literally a wall of noise with no discernible riffs or even notes. Just some guy with a clock around his neck gurning at the audience for 40 minutes while randoms create fuzz on their instruments. Really preposterous stuff. 

     

  8. Firstly, I don't play Warhammer thankyouverymuch! 

    Secondly, I haven't heard this yet but I'll definitely check it out. I'll probably end up buying it, listening to it once then putting it in the collection with the other Summoning albums to be pulled out again every 12 months or so when the mood is perfect for it. With the new Norwegian one-man-band Eldamar putting out such beautiful and hypnotic Tolkien music, Summoning need to keep the quality if they're going to keep up with the new kids on the block. 

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