EMPYRIUM — Songs of Moors & Misty Fields (review)

EMPYRIUM — Songs of Moors & Misty Fields album cover Album · 1997 · Folk Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4.5/5 ·
Warthur
Dialling back on the symphonic elements of their debut album, leaning on the folk metal aspects more and teasing out the doom metal undercurrents of their sound, on their second album Empyrium produce what may be the finest release of their metal-oriented years. With the next album onwards, they would shift into the dark folk territory they already find themselves on the threshold of here, but this last incorporation of metal aspects into their sound is quite excellent, and sets a precedent for musical territory later explored by the likes of Agalloch. An enchanting 45 minutes and an album that truly deserved to put Empyrium on the map.
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