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Today’s review is of Irish Folk Metal band Ren Marabou’s new album.
Mixing the pagan essence of the genre with a modern approach, you may compare the release loosely to current Enslaved, although there are also elements of Folk Rock and even Alcest-like Shoegaze present. The Metal background isn’t forgotten neither, with heavier riffs appearing every now and then, even when the atmosphere wouldn’t really be catalogued as extreme.
This
alternative approach to Folk Metal is pretty curious and unique, and while the
music is prone to innovation, the lyrics are rightfully deep-rooted in Norse
mythology. The bits of slight Alternative Metal also add some grooves that are
interesting. While the album fluctuates between upbeat
and calmer songs, some
highlights would be “Guide Me To Asgard” and “Put To The Sword”.
I recommend this album to fans of Folk Metal, Shoegaze and Folk Rock. My rating is of 8,5/10
VARG THE MIGHTY
LOU SIFFER AND THE HOWLING DEMONS - a wild bunch of Swedish motorheads - will release their third full-length album “Too Old To Die Young” on October 29th via Pure Steel Records. The Hard Rock/Rock`n´Roll band from Uppsala (Sweden), who recently signed a worldwide record deal with PURE STEEL RECORDS, will provide 12 pieces of high octane action explosions to their fanbase all over the world.
The band was founded 2008 and released so far one single, 2 Longplayers and an EP. The new album “Too Old To Die Young” is an energy driven masterpiece of Rock`n´Roll in the trails of traditional punk rock and metal acts like Misfits, Entombed and Turbonegro. Due to the band, the new album is “A dark and poisonous motor show filled with alcohol, fast cars, and death. L.S.H.D. will be on your car stereo while rampaging the wrong highway lane, heading for eternity...”. Take care, Metalheads!
TRACKLIST:
1. The Worm
2. Sucks To Be You
3. Amplifire
4. The Song That Wrote Itself
5. White Hollow God
6. Night Of The Damned
7. The Last Word
8. Too Old To Die Young
9. Devil In Me
10. Fuel On The Fire
11. Final Nail In The Coffin
12. Can't Slow Down
Total Playing Time: 36:21 min
LINE-UP:
Lou Siffer – bass
K. Oz – vocals
Kahn Ibbal – guitars
Zack Rilegious – drums
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With their new EP and fourth overall release, German metal band TormentoR strikes on a new path in their 15 years as a band. This EP is already a highlight in their history. Formed in August 2006, TormentoR can be heard growing up with every new release. They made their first steps at the age of 14 in the year 2008 with their first demo, "Lesson in Aggression.” Five short songs of pure rough old-school metal in his absolute form. Resulting from this, their debut album "Violent World" continued this way, hailing their favorite bands and giving birth to their own sound. On their second album, "Morbid Realization,” the band opened the doors for new inspirations and incorporated harmonies, melodies, and a slight peak of other metal genres in their songs. With that first experience, the sound started to grow, and a new level was reached on the new EP. From the old school Thrash Metal of the early days, the band realized their trademarks and put them into new songs, a new sound, and mixed them with new sources of musical inspiration. The title song comes with a heavy midtempo groove, metaphoric and self-reflecting lyrics, and darkened yet beautiful melodies. A song that sets the tone for the overall record and their subsequent musical journeys. On the other hand, TormentoR still loves to thrash things up, like the fast blistering opening track "Welcome to the Depressive Age,” showing their Thrash sound in a more modern and complex style. They chose "Call to Arms" as the first single since that song combines most of the elements of their new chapter in a song under four minutes. The band offers something entirely new for their style with the two last songs, "Slaved to the Core" and "The Burden and The Grief" . Especially the last song, clocking in at almost ten minutes, is a dark, dooming, melancholic piece of music, with honest and yet painful lyrics. The band already started gathering new ideas, creating the first new songs for their next release. And the latest EP CROWN OF SHAME is just a first taste of what is coming.
1. Welcome To The Depressive Age 2. Crown Of Shame 3. Call To Arms 4. Slaved To The Core 5. The Burden And The Grief Total Playing Time: 29:58 min Max Seipke – vocals, rhythm & lead guitar Kevin Hauch – rhythm & lead guitar Christian Schomber - bass Thomas Wedemeyer - drums
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