arcane-beautiful
This is an album that took me ages to get around listening to, but I mainly heard it as other mediums, i.e. in the keyboardist of my band's family car (her name is Cathy btw, just so I don't have t give her a long finger aching pronoun. This is her kind of music, folk metal with very catchy chorus, and gang vocals, basically drinking music. Now I prefer my battle metal as long and epic songs (mainly Moonsorrow and early Týr).
This album is a bit of a different direction from their earlier material with Bathory like long epic songs (me and my brother agree that true Viking Metal is what Bathory origianly did in the early 90's and the late 00's)
This was a great album, with some amazing songs, and maybe the odd filler, but it's overshadowed.
1. Hold The Heathen Hammer High - Pretty epic with a frantic chorus. Great song for a single. 9/10
2. Tróndur í Gøtu - This is a song that was definelty played in Cathy's car on long journeys. The language flows so well in this song. Amazing chorus. 10/10
3. Into The Storm - Nice chorus. Pretty cool guitar solo. 8/10
4. Northern Gate - Pretty cool riffing. A wee bit repetitive. 7/10
5. Turið Torkilsdóttir - Love the vocal intro. Sounds backwards. Great instrumental work. 9/10
6. By The Sword In My Hand - Best song on the album. Amazing chorus. This is an amazing car journey song. 10/10
7. Ride - This is the most played song in Cathy's car. Amazing song. The main riff rules. 10/10
8. Hear The Heathen Call - Great chorus. Very folky and drunken disordly. 9/10
9. By The Light Of The Northern Star - Very epic chorus. Great ending.
CONCLUSION: This was really enjoyable. Everyone should buy it really.