Norther - Circle Regenerated

Circle Regenerated album cover
6 | 155 votes |
Band
Norther
Style
Extreme power metal
Release date
13 April 2011
Owners
124 have it
34 want it
Tracklist
01. Through It All
02. The Hate I Bear
03. Truth
04. Some Day
05. Break Myself Away
06. Believe
07. Falling
08. We Do Not Care
09. The Last Time
10. Closing In
11. New Beginning [Limited edition bonus]
12. Hear You Call My Name [Limited edition bonus]
13. Bimbo [Lambretta cover] [Limited edition bonus]
Additional info
Specific release dates for Circle Regenerated:
13.4.2011: Finland
15.4.2011: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway
18.4.2011: UK, Benelux, France, Greece, Denmark, Portugal
19.4.2011: Spain, Italy
20.4.2011: Sweden, Hungary
22.4.2011: Australia, New Zealand
19.4.2011: USA
Staff review by
Troy Killjoy
Rating:
3.0
Rating:
3.0
The first time I listened to this album I thought it was a joke, that I was being trolled by Century Media. That the copy I downloaded picked up at the record store was somehow defective. Then I picked up another copy and experienced the same problem. Uploaded Youtube tracks confirmed what a legally purchased album could not.

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published 18.11.2011 | Comments ( 83 )
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07.12.2010 - 10:42

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I'm want it Norhter are AMAZING someone contact me on SKYPE and tell me when the album is released I CAN'T WAIT
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11.04.2011 - 02:35
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Written by Destructhor on 07.12.2010 at 10:42

I'm want it Norhter are AMAZING someone contact me on SKYPE and tell me when the album is released I CAN'T WAIT

the songs are out now on youtube
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11.04.2011 - 23:45
Rating: 4

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Those vocals suck big time
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"We are blind to the world within us, waiting to be born"
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12.04.2011 - 00:26
Rating: 8

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Album is pretty solid, vocals are sucky though. who listens to vocals anyways...
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12.04.2011 - 02:04

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The increased melodic vocals were expected. Overall, very solid album I think.
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Album Release day (April 13, 2011)
Album Release day (April 13, 2011)
RhaegarTargaryen
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13.04.2011 - 01:50
Rating: 8
RhaegarTargaryen
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Very good stuff, much better than my expectations. Dont like Daniels or Alexis clean thou, but other than that, very solid stuff.
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... For years I have traveled in coldness,
But my heart is warm as the darkened sun above me...
Nothing can never take away
What I've seen with these tired eyes
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13.04.2011 - 12:09
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Didn't disappoint me. Every album brings something new and that's a good thing.
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13.04.2011 - 14:25
Rating: 7

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The hash vocal is so fucking weak ... clean vocal is also empty ...
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14.04.2011 - 00:57

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No suprises, Aleksis clean vocals were avarage, worse than I thought they'd be (his frozen angel is exellent), and krides sucked as usually. But a solid album
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14.04.2011 - 08:33
Rating: 5

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This album is really fucked up ...
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My Top 75 Metal Albums Of 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVj1oVzAcM
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16.04.2011 - 09:20
Rating: 5

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Album not good
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16.04.2011 - 15:44
Rating: 2

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Vocals are so weak and annyoning. And why does Aleksi most of the clean vocals? Kride should have done them. The music isnt that bad though.
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The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm!
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22.04.2011 - 18:14
Rating: 4

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Is this the same band that released Mirror Of Madness in 2003? Really? Cuz it doesn't look like...
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24.04.2011 - 04:23
Rating: 5

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Now seriously... This is totally wrong. No way I am going to take this silently. Norther has done a solid discography even though they had a small slip with the "N" and that is the reason I had hope left even after the godly vocalist Petri Lindroos left the band. I've Imperanon's Stained album and it's a masterpiece in my collection, no doubt about that.

But jesusmotherf***ingchrist is it horrible when you combine Norther with Imperanon! They - Do - Not - Fit - Together. Even with my terrible musical talent and ear I can tell that Aleksi Sihvonen's vocals do not fit with the style of Norther. Oh God, even the band profile picture looks now like monkey trainees with the monkey on the foreground... gone wild. THE HORROR!

Just listen any song on the "Mirror of Madness" or "Death Unlimited" and compare them with the corresponding one on "Cicle Regenerated" (wtf is this album title anyway, Rudolf the Reindeer finally meets the Santa Claus??). I'm 100% you'll pick the previous, whatever song you selected.

The single reason I listened through the album three times (you don't have an idea how many lagers I needed for that process) was because of instrumental parts. Was there any Norther left? Was there awesome solos? Did the drummer pass out after any song?

All I've to say about the instrumental side is this: decent. Ye, decent. Combined with the horrible vocals I'll give it 6. Oh f*** it. That god damn band profile picture made smash my keyboard, so I'll drop it to 5. Happy friggin' easter people, happy friggin' easter.
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Coffee for power
Music for creativity
Sarcasm for fun
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24.04.2011 - 18:35
Rating: 8

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Was it that bad? i haven't heard the entire album but i thought that the pre-release "break myself away" was pretty good
are the other songs really that bad?
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26.04.2011 - 10:37
Rating: 5
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Oh, stop masturbating over Petri. Aleksi ain't bad, the guy who did most of the clean vocals managed to satisfy my taste, and if ANYONE says again that Kride sucks, I will personally decapitate him. Drums were good, there's a bit of hint at Amorphis (forgot which song), riffs aren't the most original ones on the planet, but you have to accept that when you listen to any melodeath band (or extreme power, or however the fuck you want to call it) after 2000-something.
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26.04.2011 - 16:23
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Written by Milena on 26.04.2011 at 10:37

...if ANYONE says again that Kride sucks, I will personally decapitate him.

Kride sucks.

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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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26.04.2011 - 19:50
Rating: 5
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 26.04.2011 at 16:23

Written by Milena on 26.04.2011 at 10:37

...if ANYONE says again that Kride sucks, I will personally decapitate him.

Kride sucks.



Nice move mr, if I behead a staff member I'll probably get banned
Gah, people change opinions about musicians based on whether they're in the band or not. It makes me angry. I'll probably write a review for this one as soon as the 3 month mark is gone
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29.04.2011 - 03:04
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Post-N Norther + Imperanon vocals = bad? How surprising... The vocals are what make me incapable of listening through "Stained" and Norther has been sucking big time for a couple years now. But I'll have to listen to this seriously before agreeing with the ambient "this is pure shit" opinion...
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Notre destinée n'est pas encore tracée....
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02.05.2011 - 20:47
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I actually like Aleksi's vocals, no doubt Pete was way better since he is quite impossible to top...
But I really can't stand Kride's gay shit vocals, he sucks sucks sucks and sounds like his pop shit he has around -.-
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05.05.2011 - 22:45
Rating: 8

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Rather decent album, though I refuse to call it Norther, on my Ipod it is labeled as Nu-ther.
I will say that it is a bit worse then N though, the vocals make me contimplate mutilating my ears with a spoon, maybe Norther should have became an instrumental band after they mindlessly kicked out their Dave Mustaine.
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Som lyset forsvinner
mørket vokser
som lyset forsvinner
Vi Brenn i mørket
som lyset forsvinner
slutten morgener i nærheten
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02.06.2011 - 13:36
Rating: 6
Zender 1.8
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It is real fucking awesome!!
all of you should listen to it!!
i have it now!!
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23.08.2011 - 12:53

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Written by beyondtehdarksun on 11.04.2011 at 23:45

Those vocals suck big time

i didnt like the sound in this album .
i dont think to call it power metal because the vocals as you said sucks .
still quite good album
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10.09.2011 - 17:44
Rating: 6
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I dont like the vocalist sound , its sucks all time
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24.10.2011 - 00:46

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Not bad at all
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24.10.2011 - 00:56
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Written by Reign on 24.10.2011 at 00:46
Not bad at all

At all? Really?
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20.11.2011 - 00:29

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Written by warrior_of_ice on 12.04.2011 at 00:26

Album is pretty solid, vocals are sucky though. who listens to vocals anyways...

me
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27.08.2012 - 14:01
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I was actually expecting much worse than this. The vocals weren't terribly enjoyable but I thought the music was able to hold it up at times.


That being said I can't give this more than a 7 (and a low one at that)
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19.08.2013 - 02:30

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Am I the only one that actually really enjoys this album...?
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02.04.2014 - 17:36

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Would have been a great album if the vocals didn't completely destroy it...
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