Nordland
The Dead Stones
More Hate Productions
Satanath Records
A fifth album of Nordland is very riffs and vocals driven. Songs as on previous album European Paganism are still epic but a bit more complex and when necessary, melodic, just like in track I Defy Thee which also has sublime, hymnic fragments. The Roots Impale The Dead on the other hand has intense and atmospheric riffs at different times with accented bass lines and marching drums arrangements like those in forth+ minutes of the track. I think that The Thrice Crowned King was an unconscious attempt to play a a bit more complex and progressive song but still very in black metal style. So far the album is very diverse. Next interesting tracks are Leave My Body To The Crows which is a long track with Scandinavian and post-black metal influences and groove. Clean vocals are not impressive here but all those raspy ones are - similarly just like on the whole album. The Dead Stones is combination of groove (slower pace) that builds up sonic landscapes with fast and furious black metal which feature in last minutes of the song. Throw My Ashes To The Wind is epic, atmospheric black metal track with some unobvious Bathory influences and tempo changes within the song. A Cold Wind Carves A Mountain is a gloomy track with interesting leading lines on the bass.
The music is not played smoothly everywhere here but it matters less because generally it is the album with captivating Viking/black metal atmosphere, mysticism and daring arrangements.
The music is not played smoothly everywhere here but it matters less because generally it is the album with captivating Viking/black metal atmosphere, mysticism and daring arrangements.
Tracklist:
1 I Defy Thee
2 The Thrice Crowned King
3 The Roots Impale The Dead
4 Leave My Body To The Crows
5 Hunted By Pan
6 The Dead Stones
7 Throw My Ashes To The Wind
8 A Cold Wind Carves A Mountain
9 The Oceans Above Us
1 I Defy Thee
2 The Thrice Crowned King
3 The Roots Impale The Dead
4 Leave My Body To The Crows
5 Hunted By Pan
6 The Dead Stones
7 Throw My Ashes To The Wind
8 A Cold Wind Carves A Mountain
9 The Oceans Above Us
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added: 21.09.2019
Added: 21.09.2019
