Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika (2016) – Review

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The things we missed in 2016. And it is 67 minutes of raw and rough metal issued by one of the most prodigious metal bands out there. The Finnish outfit Moonsorrow released their 7th full-length album Jumalten Aika (The Age of Gods) last year. This after five years of wait, when many thought that nothing would be forthcoming anymore. And boy is this a peppered dish.

And it is funny. I am hearing their sound described as Folk Metal a lot. Yet, I hear the mighty ogres marching towards the King’s castle, making their sounds of war. Nothing of the [...] Click to raid more!

SIG:AR:TYR – Northen (2016) – Review

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See, it is indeed possible. You can write a complex metal tune without building brick walls so high that you won’t hear yourself anymore. And it can be done with a hike to the epic mountain top without firing up the mighty cheese machine, too. 

Speaking of which: Here is a contender to metal fame that renders Amon Amarth and their Viking friends awfully cheesy.

We are speaking about SIG:AR:TYR and their newest metal contribution Northen. I never quite knew that Viking Metal adepts brandished their tune in good ol’ Canada. Until I came across the band’s last record Godsaga. It took them some very long six years to … [...] Click to raid more!