BAL-SAGOTH — Atlantis Ascendant (review)

BAL-SAGOTH — Atlantis Ascendant album cover Album · 2001 · Symphonic Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Warthur
Bal-Sagoth's Atlantis Ascendant might be a retread of the musical approach of The Power Cosmic combined with the fantasy-focused subject matter of earlier Bal-Sagoth albums, but the tighter songwriting, more polished production values, and high-quality performances make it a small bit significant improvement to the band's black metal/power metal mashup formula. In particular, the vocals are better judged here than on many preceding Bal-Sagoth releases, with the narration no longer being quite as overbearing as it used to be. The end result is a reasonably entertaining album if you're really into their particular schtick. Is it spectacularly silly? Of course it is, that's why we love Bal-Sagoth in the first place.
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