Nargaroth - Herbstleyd - guest review
Nargaroth - Herbstleyd - guest review
Tracklist
01. Introduction - Herbstleyd02. Karmageddon
03. Nargaroth
04. Des Alten Kriegers Seelenruh
05. Amarok - Zorn Des Lammes
06. Das Schwarze Gemälde
07. Vom Traum, Die Menschheit Zu Töten - Outroduction
Guest review by
Oaken March 03, 2012
The 70-minute long traditional black metal albums kicks off with some Slavonic chants along with some parts spoken in German. This serves as a great ambient passage that precedes a maelstrom of black metal mastery. Despite their rawness, the tremolo riffs flow very smoothly, and are a proof of the big effort Kanwulf put into them. They sound freakingly good with the drums, which deliver some quite standard yet well-performed black metal drumming. Kanwulf's vocals are strong, and wolf-like at some moments.
You might have guessed that Herbstleyd isn't original or innovative. That might be right, it doesn't cross any creative borders. However, what Herbstleyd lacks in originality is made up for by the sheer atmosphere it engulfs the listener with. The music itself sounds melancholic, sad and angry. It screams in the face of the listener. Pure rage. The very thing they call the essence of black metal. Combine that with non-cheesy keyboards, very mysterious ambient passages and trademark black metal production and you're set to go.
Herbstleyd's main weakness, excluding its lack of originality, is the mammoth-like length of the album. I think it would have been shortened a bit to be better. Still, it's a very nice and mystical journey ranging from medieval ambiance to some of the best black metal riffage ever. If you want proof, you can listen to the song "Nargaroth", which is the best instrumental black metal song I've ever heard. Or you can listen to the whole thing. Something you won't regret.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Oaken | March 03, 2012
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Freakingly is not a word. Also, I think it would have worked better to merge the second and third sentence of the third paragraph and the first and second sentences to improve the fluidity of the review. Well done otherwise.
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Posts: 50 Written by raul m on 03.03.2012 at 22:53 Maybe you should put up a review before assuming the role of critic 
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If we follow that logic, every reviewer on this site needs to put out an album before writing? That's a ridiculous point to make.
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Posts: 4603 Written by raul m on 04.03.2012 at 00:54 No, but if you did put up a review before criticizing, you'd know that every review goes to proofreading where nonexistent words and similar mistakes get fixed  It is possible that the proofreader overlooked a mistake, but it is highly unlikely... as far as I know, it is a slang word, maybe not entirely appropriate, but it is used.
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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Posts: 1322 Written by Milena on 04.03.2012 at 02:55 Thanks for the back-up. 
---- In that case, man is only air as well.
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