Helrunar - Baldr Ok Íss - review
Helrunar - Baldr Ok Íss - review
Tracklist
01. Dickichtgott02. Loka Lögsaga
03. Schwarzer Frost
04. Baldr
05. Íss
06. Winter
07. Glámr
08. Hunta And Boga
09. Til Jarðar
10. Baldrs Draumar
A review by
Lucas October 23, 2007
Fans who like their metal black, and who can also appreciate a band like the Swedish Månegarm, should definitely give this a try. Eventhough Helrunar relies much more on Black Metal, the folk influences are definitely present. A plucked intro or a folkish riff here and there, but most of all the vocals that are schorching, relentless pagan screams. Nothing that hasn't been done before, but we cannot all be genius minds and innovators, right? Skald Draugir and his bandmates seem to have understood that and instead they focus on refining the old ideas. So they do what they do best: raging metal and dark atmospheres. When they are slowing down a bit, such as in "Hunta And Boga" (with a male choir) they also lose my attention a bit. Unfortunatly, at the end of the album the slower songs take over and they make the album drag on. A shame, since they started out fiercely.
Helrunar is a band that knows what it wants, and how it should be done. A strong album like "Baldr Ok Íss" is the result of such confidence. Fans of the aforementioned Månegarm and Pagan Black Metallers in general will not be disappointed by this release.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 8 |
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"Dickichtgott" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. Sounds like a band worth checking out, though  .
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Posts: 13427 Written by Hyvaarin on 25.10.2007 at 03:53 Yeah I'm wonderering what it means. 
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Account deleted Written by Hyvaarin on 25.10.2007 at 03:53 It sounds as if you were saying "Dick ist Gott" with a hot potatoe in your mouth. Awesome .
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Account deleted Written by [user id=18405] on 26.10.2007 at 22:51 It's only awesome if you think about it immaturely 
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Posts: 9720 Written by Lucas on 25.10.2007 at 12:39 Thicket god. Bunch of pervs Oh yeah, and Grátr > Baldr Ok Íss
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Nice old school review whit metaphoric intro what I call derroz school, good band, review and music.
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