Wilderun - Olden Tales & Deathly Trails - review
Wilderun - Olden Tales & Deathly Trails - review
Band
Wilderun Release date
September 21, 2012 Tracklist
01. The Cracking Glow02. Suncatcher
03. How Stands The Glass Around?
04. Storm Along
05. Vaunting Veins
06. The Coasts Of High Barbaree
07. The Dying Californian
A review by
Susan October 07, 2012
And thus begins the saga of Olden Tales & Deathly Trails: an album for lovers of folk metal but one that just approaches it a little differently. It's hard to put your finger on HOW they're different. Perhaps it's the variation in instruments, in tempos, and that this isn't just a non-stop assault. In fact, it's rarely an assault at all. The use of acoustic guitars and mandolin during the more intense parts of some songs, plus the sheer variety in others, makes me feel like Wilderun sometimes listens to people like Gogol Bordello and the Diablo Swing Orchestra in addition to all the classic folk metal bands we know and love.
Both epic and straight forward, symphonic and bare, and with well-done clean and extreme vocals, if there is something you love about folk metal then Wilderun does it. The best part is that despite the variety this is remarkably streamlined and cohesive. They really find the shining middle ground between everything that is good and wonderful and badass about the genre. Perhaps overall it's a bit more on the melodic side of things, but it's free of cheese. No, that's totally a lie; it's just not cheesy in the same way most melodic folk is. There are no flute solos, no female vocals, and no visions of smiling fairies dancing in an open field to welcome the rising sun. Nope. This is the kind of cheese that makes you defensive about it. "So? It's cheesy. The fuck you gonna to do about it, huh?!" Then you bitchslap the hater and give the album another spin.
Listen at Bandcamp.
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Sounds very, VERY good. Jesus, don't even know when was the last time I heard something so fresh in this genre. Thanks Susan 
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Posts: 4603 Quote: I've done this a lot of times  Thank you for the lovely read Susan, it's nice to have you back.
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---- We could be so much more than we are. Stop.
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Legs of lambs? I am intrigued...
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I'm listening to this on Bandcamp right now. So far, I agree with Susan. Edit: I hear hints of Falconer, Turisas , Equilibrium and some other great folk classics in there. Awesome! Edit 2: Excellent and quite fresh. Spot-on review as well. 
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Omg the start of "The Coasts of High Barbaree " made me dance. Weee--huuuuuu!
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Greatest review ever. Had me laughing out loud. Definitely gotta check this out.
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Hmm... I have never heard of this band before now. Great review! I'm interested in hearing what it's all about.
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Turisas 2.0...or more likely 3.0 or something
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Posts: 1567 Written by Ellrohir on 09.10.2012 at 23:19 I would agree haha
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Reallly refreshing somehow. Reminds me a bit of the nautic feeling of Holy Land by Angra.
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Wow, that really makes me want to try this one out. But I got to do it before Wintersun's "Time I" comes out... i'll be listening to it for the next month ! Ah ha. I'll give it a shot right away in fact !
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Account deleted Written by Ellrohir on 09.10.2012 at 23:19 After some more listens, I agree. But it's still awesome.
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Oh god, I don't think they sound like Turisas one bit! That's interesting that several of you do....  ...but the important thing is that everyone is digging it! Refreshing metal is such a universal "good" isn't it? 
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Wow, this is really great. And I just got here because I wanted to know what kind of band has such a horrible cover artwork.
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The cover artwork wouldn't have been that bad if it wasn't for the massive band logo. 
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Posts: 1122 Written by Susan on 12.10.2012 at 19:50 Some of the vocal work and wind instrumentation reminds me of Turisas as well but that doesn't mean this ain't distinctly different
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