Just when the weather improves, you hear an icy wind starting to blow. Somewhere a horse whines. An ominous sound is growing. A dark and low voice starts talking to you in Norwegian. This is how this with class presented black metal product begins. It's complete with the hissing vocals and lots of high guitar-work. The Return...is an interesting record that was recorded as a demo, spring 1997. At the end of the day it was Cacophonous who took up this product to put it on CD. A good move because it's an excellent job this band has done. In their music there are changes of speed quite frequently from very fast to midtempo to slow. Not one moment there's a double bass overdose. There are also a few very slow songs on this album. Furthermore, I have to mention a song like Battlefield where the guitar and the keyboards play some melodies that sound classical. And here you also hear the changes of speed from fast to midtempo. This is one of the three songs of which the lyrics were not printed in the booklet. Never mind because the lyrics are decipherable. Another song I have to mention: Kilden-Lik En Endeløs is especially beautiful because of its wonderful intermezzo with a cool interaction between the instruments. Absolutely first class. This is when I would like to see the band live. But the guitarsound could have been thicker. And the album could have sounded a bit more darker. Appreciable is also the artwork of the booklet. It looks good. This is an album that I like to listen to again and again. For info [email protected]
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HM Magazine #77Reviewed by Doug Van PeltAaaaaaggghhhh! These guys scare me! Actually, taking a similar visual approach to Cradle of Filth and some of the black metal bands from Norway, this talented group of believers play a ferocious fury of metal with total unblack vocals. Mixing some organs along with the blast beats, these guys have orchestrated a pretty cool set of 11 songs. The melodic riffs of "Kongsblod" and "Battlefield" are…Similar sounding releases
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