Hope the album turns out better than the first single... Love the first album though so i have some hope.

Can't fucking wait!

Best part about the new year's eve will be this (=

Releaaaaaaaaaaase ittttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..and the first disappointment of 2014.

"Hold the Sword" is the only track that is truly exceptional. "Lady of the Wind" and "Upon My Honor" are decent, the rest is garbage. They scratched the unique hi-energy melodies and epic atmosphere of the debut and replaced it with generic riffs and Dimmu-copy symphonics.

EDIT 2016:
After picking the album up again, I think I was a little harsh on it. I think I got my hopes up a little too much after their amazing debut, but the less you expect out of this album the more you get.

Final verdict - Not the sophomore breakout we were looking for but still a fun romp in metal-laden samurai country.

I like the misc of metal and asian sounds but they could have done better...

So they got the vocals (more or less) right this time, but now everything else is lacking...

Written by AngelofDeth on 07.02.2014 at 11:20

Dimmu-copy symphonics.

Like their last album ? If so, I'll try one song or two.

Greaaaaaaaaaat

Written by Rulatore on 08.02.2014 at 14:47

Like their last album ? If so, I'll try one song or two.

It's quite a bit different than their last album.

Maybe because I entered this album without the context of their debut, but I am enjoying Shogunate Macabre a good bit. The traditional Japanese instruments harken back to Chthonic for me, although this isn't as good as that for me, I still think it's a pretty damn cool album.

Written by Rulatore on 08.02.2014 at 14:47

Written by AngelofDeth on 07.02.2014 at 11:20

Dimmu-copy symphonics.

Like their last album ? If so, I'll try one song or two.

The 1st album is WAY better..

Written by AngelofDeth on 07.02.2014 at 11:20

..and the first disappointment of 2014.

"Hold the Sword" is the only track that is truly exceptional. "Lady of the Wind" and "Upon My Honor" are decent, the rest is garbage. They scratched the unique hi-energy melodies and epic atmosphere of the debut and replaced it with generic riffs and Dimmu-copy symphonics.

I'm disappointed too, Thousand Swords was way better. This album lacked the awesome solos (except for Unrestrained) and the spectacular key-boards like the 1st album. The vocals got better and they added some symphonic influences but generally IMO the album got weaker.

My favorite tracks are Jikininki, Lady of The Wind, Unrestrained & Upon - My - Honor. IMO those are the only good songs.

I loved it.

Yeah, I loved it too. Thousand Swords was indeed better, but this is great.

I think the new Whispered album sounds effin great, to be honest. If but anything that comes to mind...anime music. Yes, that's where this music takes me, into every fucking anime I've watched. Culminating every image of those beautiful distant lands, in to seemingly blistering melodies...progressive undertones... and the furiosity of melodic death metal. I think this is an overall better album, a different focus indeed, but a really good one!

Let the inspiration never falter Whispered!

Written by Eccer on 17.02.2014 at 01:56

I think the new Whispered album sounds effin great, to be honest. If but anything that comes to mind...anime music. Yes, that's where this music takes me, into every fucking anime I've watched, Culminating every image of those beautiful distant lands, in to seemingly blistering melodies...progressive undertones... and the furiosity of melodic death metal. I think this is an overall better album, a different focus indeed, but a really good one!

Let the inspiration never falter Whispered!

was beautiful

First time hearing them. not bad! somewhat Ensiferum like at times especially the vocals i at first thought it was Petri

Love it, I prefer this over any of the post-Jari Ensiferum, and believe me I am quite a fan of From Afar.

Best songs for me: Hold the Sword, Lady of the Wind

Written by AngelofDeth on 07.02.2014 at 11:20

..and the first disappointment of 2014.

"Hold the Sword" is the only track that is truly exceptional. "Lady of the Wind" and "Upon My Honor" are decent, the rest is garbage. They scratched the unique hi-energy melodies and epic atmosphere of the debut and replaced it with generic riffs and Dimmu-copy symphonics.

I agree. I'm not particularly happy that they replaced their unique stuff with generic Dimmu-symphonics.
They went some original, to completely generic.

Their first album was absolutely brilliant. Not a single bad track on that entire CD.
The title track Thousand Swords was especially amazing.

This new CD is definitely not bad, but it's most certainly a step in the wrong direction imo.
It misses the infectious melodies from the first album.

I got goosebumps every time listen to Upon my honor.Eargasm!

In my opinion Shogunate Macabre is the album of the year

Nothing out of ordinary, but still a pretty good album. Children Of Bodom should take some lessons from these guys.

That is really underestimated album on my opinion. Just cant stop to listen to it.
Each song on the album sounds like it was written by Shagrath, Alexi Laiho and Jari all together.

Written by Litvin on 17.03.2015 at 06:50

Each song on the album sounds like it was written by Shagrath, Alexi Laiho and Jari all together.

Exactly why it failed to resonate strongly with a lot of people. The debut was a much needed breath of fresh air for the melodeath genre. This album fell into the melodeath/gothenburg/extreme power trap of recycling the status quo.