Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr
| Release date: | 2 February 2005 |
| Style: | Viking folk metal |
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01. Turis Fratyr
02. Wingthors Hammer
03. Unter Der Eiche
04. Der Sturm
05. Widars Hallen
06. Met
07. Heimdalls Ruf
08. Die Prophezeiung
09. Nordheim
10. Im Fackelschein
11. Tote Heldensagen
12. Wald Der Freiheit
13. Shingo Murata [Digipack bonus]
The Best Debut Album Of 2005
Top 20 albums of 2005: 14
02. Wingthors Hammer
03. Unter Der Eiche
04. Der Sturm
05. Widars Hallen
06. Met
07. Heimdalls Ruf
08. Die Prophezeiung
09. Nordheim
10. Im Fackelschein
11. Tote Heldensagen
12. Wald Der Freiheit
13. Shingo Murata [Digipack bonus]
The Best Debut Album Of 2005
Top 20 albums of 2005: 14
Guest review
Lyrics Helge Stang - vocals
René Berthiaume - guitar, keyboards
Andreas Völkl - guitar
Sandra van Eldik - bass
Julius Koblitzek - drums
Guest musicians
Gaby Koss - vocals
Rating:
8.4
8.4
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Rating: 8.4 |
Already when seeing the coverart and hearing the 34 seconds long intro you'll have a quite solid idea of what this album holds in store for you. Pure epicness. And beginning with the first song, Wingthors Hammer, this epicness gets combined with very fast and solid folk metal. In fact the only slow songs we got here are the keyboard / folk instruments -only instrumentals (the intro, Heimdalls Ruf, Im Fackelschein and Wald Der Freiheit). As you can see there are quite a number of instrumentals for an album with thirteen tracks. And also in the non-instrumental tracks we have a lot of tranquil, epic and atmospheric instrumental parts replacing the fast-paced drumming and the riffing at frequent intervals. Read more ›› |
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| Vikingr Posts: 179  |
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| Wes Posts: 424  |
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| M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3406  |
I probably would have liked itmore if I spoke german or it was in english. The music was great, I just had no idea what the lyrics were.
---- "Another day, another Doug." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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| FYA Destroyer Posts: 827  |
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| Metal Rasputin Posts: 1256  |
Highly enjoyable folk metal. Reminds me somewhat of Aephanemer, but this is more folk-oriented and has that funny early 2000's synth all over it.
---- You've got a lot of guts. Let's see what they look like!
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| Zyk Posts: 163  |
Considering Equilibrium's more recent shenanigans I decided to revisit the glory days of Turis Fratyr, and besides it isn't often that I can leave a comment about an album that I've given a perfect score to. After all these years these songs still live in my soul. The writing is flawless and magical with so many layers and complimenting melodies that there is never a dull moment. On an album that is almost an hour long none of it feels wasted, except maybe the very first 30 second title track but that's hardly worth mentioning. Otherwise the ambient/instrumental tracks are just as good as the regular songs. This album is all about presentation which means that atmosphere plays a huge part in it, and the atmosphere is very well crafted. Equilibrium was miles ahead of most of their peers at the time in that regard and let's not forget this was their debut album. For instance the short orchestral ending of Der Sturm is a big part of what makes it feel so alive and sets it apart from its later re-recorded version. The album's production is very clean and I consider the drums to sound perfect in the mix. The structure and flow of the album are impeccable too. You climb until you reach the first summit where Met is waiting for you like a little prize, then you have another peak to climb and the journey becomes even more rewarding the farther you go. The only complaint I often heard that I can agree with is that the vocals are often delivered with a lot of staccato which can be a bit much after a while but I got used to that ages ago. 18 years later, Turis Fratyr has easily withstood the test of time and will always remain a defining moment in folk metal history.
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| Spacerunner Posts: 257  |
It's apprentice work. They learned from Ensiferum, created their own form and it was beautiful. But the substance was to follow.
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