Falconer - Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising album cover
7.9 | 100 votes |
Band
Falconer
Style
Folk metal, Power metal
Release date
6 June 2014
Owners
102 have it
23 want it
Tracklist
01. Locust Swarm
02. Halls And Chambers
03. Black Moon Rising
04. Scoundrel And The Squire
05. Wasteland
06. In Ruins
07. At The Jester's Ball
08. There's A Crow On The Barrow
09. Dawning Of A Sombre Age
10. Age Of Runes
11. The Priory
Line-up
Mathias Blad - vocals
Stefan Weinerhall - guitars
Jimmy Hedlund - guitars
Karsten Larsson - drums
Magnus Linhardt - bass

Session musicians
Olof Berggren - flute, harpsichord
Additional info
Recorded: Sonic Train Studios, Varberg.
Producer & mastering: Andy LaRocque.
Engineer: Andy LaRocque & Olof Berggren.
Cover art & photography: Jan Meininghaus & Rickard Moneus.
Staff review by
R'Vannith
Rating:
7.2
Rating:
7.2
Black Moon Rising is a surprising turn after Falconer's previous album. Very much in the spirit of their self-titled debut effort, this release signals for galloping power metal over the folk preferences the band have shown us at varied stages over the course of their consistent career.

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published 09.06.2014 | Comments ( 8 )
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Wes

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10.03.2014 - 05:40
Rating: 9
Wes

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Excellent show case of Jimmy Hedlund's guitar work, some of the most melodic and creative solos out there, and I can say with absolute confidence here is his best work since Northwind. He's uploaded most of them to youtube by now, so head there if you aren't convinced yet.

Next time I hope they keep his guitars louder in the mix, they are frustratingly quiet for their beauty. The album is very riff heavy, with the riffs being louder in some cases than the vocals, and almost always louder than the solos. Song structures and the vocal melodies are not as catchy as previous albums, and I found myself skipping to each solo almost on every track, now forcing myself to go back and actually listen to them all the way through.

That being said, for Falconer fans the album is a must, and for guitar fans as well.
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Tage Westerlund

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06.06.2014 - 19:16
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Tage Westerlund

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Decend PM, good one, intersting singing, how this guy is singing and write ltrics seems there are no any other PM singer
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28.06.2014 - 06:26
Rating: 7

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Since their first one that I didnt enjoyed this much a Falconer Album. Awesome guitar work here.
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11.01.2020 - 15:23
Rating: 8
Mountain King
K i K o

Posts: 1361


Guitar riffs and solos are great, they getting better and better. The whole album continues with the classic Falconer sound of the previous albums however, this one is missing some hits and the songs are too similar in structure and the vocals are not changing a lot. I can't remember a catchy song (and by catchy I don't mean a 3 chord sing along song) but a melody that really sticks in my head. I still rated it as an 8 because the album almost has no fillers.
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27.01.2026 - 21:59
Rating: 8

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My personal Top 3 songs from the album:

Halls And Chambers
Black Moon Rising
Age Of The Runes
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28.01.2026 - 06:43

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Great band, it's been a while since i gave them a listen, i need to change that.
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