More bands need to bring back album covers like this one.

Really great album, best symphonic black metal album of the year so far.

These guys are great. And yeah, that album cover is what they sound like.

This is mediocre at best. Kinda sucks imo but who tf am I. The cover does give it immediate cred though.

Children Of Bodom trying to play Black Metal. Ugh.

Written by Maco on 06.12.2021 at 09:01

Children Of Bodom trying to play Black Metal. Ugh.

Prime Children Of Bodom was the best Dissection worship, which more or less, is all of melodic black.

Written by Alakazam on 06.12.2021 at 12:08

Written by Maco on 06.12.2021 at 09:01

Children Of Bodom trying to play Black Metal. Ugh.

Prime Children Of Bodom was the best Dissection worship, which more or less, is all of melodic black.

More like suggarish extreme power metal. Without the aggression of Dissection.

Written by Maco on 06.12.2021 at 12:16

Written by Alakazam on 06.12.2021 at 12:08

Written by Maco on 06.12.2021 at 09:01

Children Of Bodom trying to play Black Metal. Ugh.

Prime Children Of Bodom was the best Dissection worship, which more or less, is all of melodic black.

More like suggarish extreme power metal. Without the aggression of Dissection.

It certainly was more aggressive than this, even its keyboards. I mean they had harpsichords(!) as the icing on top!

Written by Maco on 06.12.2021 at 09:01

Children Of Bodom trying to play Black Metal. Ugh.

Lol, terrible comparison. This sounds lik old-Rhapsody covering Emperor's "In The Nightside Eclipse". Loving every second of it. Fun as hell melodic black.

The fact that in 2021 we still have bands using covers like this shows human civilization is doomed.

The cover is the only remarkable thing about the album so no.

Written by RaduP on 09.12.2021 at 22:05

Hell yeah.

Written by Maco on 11.12.2021 at 18:09

The cover is the only remarkable thing about the album so no.

You like GBK, Disma and Arghoslent and you think THIS is bad?

Written by Opeth1992 on 14.12.2021 at 05:44

You like GBK, Disma and Arghoslent and you think THIS is bad?

Don't know why did you bring those superior bands but yes!

Edit: Well I wouldn't say it's exactly bad. But below average.

As cheesy as this album is, I find that it's growing on me pretty fast. Definitely going to be in my top 10 of the year.

I just heard about this album today from a best of 2021 video. And damn I'm glad I did. This album is incredible! Lyrics are hella cheesy, but the atmosphere is great and there are so many awesome riffs and solos.

Also, apparently this band is just the members of Wayfarer but they do different instruments! Very talented fellows!

Best artwork of the year me thinks.

Also features the drummer from Blood Incantation, and the guitarist from Cobalt. Fun factz.

Holy dragon dung! Now this is some perfect, epic, melodic black metal!

Beautiful musicianship, bitter cold (but understandable) vocals, epic fantasy story, relentless storm of metal - what more could one want?

This is like a fusion of the best elements of Emperor, Dissection, and Summoning (just listen to those medieval-sounding instrumentals!) but also with a flavor of originality!

I'll be listening to this very often... can anyone recommend any other bands that sound like this (melodic fantasy black metal)?

This is a bloody good album melodic black metal with folk elements is my sort of thing

Written by F3ynman on 02.02.2022 at 16:34


I'll be listening to this very often... can anyone recommend any other bands that sound like this (melodic fantasy black metal)?

The first album that came to mind when I was listening to this was Dawn - Slaughtersun, but the folky parts reminded me of the early Satyricon albums.

This is pretty good actually, I had a great time listening to it. Most of the power-ish parts didn't click for me but they achieve what they want to achieve and I respect that. Great harsh vocals, great performance, goddamn epic art.

To be honest I did not enjoy this as much as the fantastic EP...

These lengthy 8+ min songs are not my cup of tea but still I wouldn't rate this album less because i enjoyed it in my back ground for 3 to 4 spins. 'The serpent's stone' stands out.

Chuffed to find a reasonably priced copy on red vinyl tonight.

Awesome album.

Just for the closer of "a journey through storms" this album deserves a 9.

Written by tintinb on 06.09.2022 at 05:08

Just for the closer of "a journey through storms" this album deserves a 9.

Ah! You must mean for the melodic riff which sounds suspiciously like Amon Amarth.

Written by gavdann on 08.09.2022 at 10:05

Ah! You must mean for the melodic riff which sounds suspiciously like Amon Amarth.

I don't really know about the Amon Amarth comparison but the riffing in that song is definitively delicious.

Sounds like Summoning but good.