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Sortilège - Sortilège [EP]



8.9 | 22 votes |
Release date: 1983
Style: Heavy metal

Owners:

26 have it
3 want it


01. Amazone
02. Progéniture
03. Gladiateur
04. Sortilège
05. Bourreau
06. Blade Killer [1998 re-release bonus]
07. Gladiator [1998 re-release bonus]
08. The Amazon Warriors [1998 re-release bonus]
09. Alien [1998 re-release bonus]
10. Death Hymn [1998 re-release bonus]
11. Delirium Of A Madman [1998 re-release bonus]

Additional info
Re-release in 1998 with 6 bonus tracks

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Ansercanagicus
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This was said to be Chuck Schuldiner's favorite band. You can hear how the intro to Death's "Evil Dead" finds echoes in "Amazone". But this EP is much more than that; it has true reasons to be adored - and it should be adored as the heavy metal gem it is. Sortilège really has a personality. A mood, rather dark, a grave tone, unique lyrics, great riffs and leads... And what a singer!

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published 08.03.2019 | Comments (0)

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Comments: 8   Visited by: 70 users
11.06.2013 - 03:21
Rating: 8
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
THIS is a nice lesson of French Heavy Metal, in my opinion, a must listen.
It's great to revisit this album from time to time.
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21.11.2018 - 18:30
Maco
Pvt Funderground
Classic underrated heavy metal.
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18.09.2019 - 12:53
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.
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03.11.2020 - 15:53
Rating: 8
nonZero

Written by Joppe on 18.09.2019 at 12:53

Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.

Agreed.

8.5/10 leaning towards an 8 for me. It would have been a 9 with a better vocalist.
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03.11.2020 - 20:01
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Written by nonZero on 03.11.2020 at 15:53

Written by Joppe on 18.09.2019 at 12:53

Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.

Agreed.

It would have been a 9 with a better vocalist.


Yes, and most of the time I don't like how french language sounds in heavy metal.
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04.11.2020 - 12:32
Rating: 8
nonZero

Written by Joppe on 03.11.2020 at 20:01

Written by nonZero on 03.11.2020 at 15:53

Written by Joppe on 18.09.2019 at 12:53

Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.

Agreed.

It would have been a 9 with a better vocalist.


Yes, and most of the time I don't like how french language sounds in heavy metal.

It is quite a delicate language best kept to naming wine and cheese IMO
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04.11.2020 - 12:42
JoHn Doe

Written by Joppe on 03.11.2020 at 20:01

Written by nonZero on 03.11.2020 at 15:53

Written by Joppe on 18.09.2019 at 12:53

Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.

Agreed.

It would have been a 9 with a better vocalist.


Yes, and most of the time I don't like how french language sounds in heavy metal.


because Finish language sounds so much better for heavy metal. That's why they all use English. I wonder why.
No offense.
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04.11.2020 - 12:55
Rating: 8
Joppe
Steelemeister
Written by JoHn Doe on 04.11.2020 at 12:42

Written by Joppe on 03.11.2020 at 20:01

Written by nonZero on 03.11.2020 at 15:53

Written by Joppe on 18.09.2019 at 12:53

Songs = good, vocals = not as good, IMO. Based on the five songs (not bonus ones) this is pretty good an album.

Agreed.

It would have been a 9 with a better vocalist.


Yes, and most of the time I don't like how french language sounds in heavy metal.


because Finish language sounds so much better for heavy metal. That's why they all use English. I wonder why.
No offense.


True and if you understand Finnish you'd probably agree on that most lyrics that metal bands write in Finnish sound quite dumb and show that there isn't that many skilled lyricists -- no offense to those who write them though, I'm sure Finnish can be more challenging than English is this respect, even great Finnish poets are rare.
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