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nash1311
July 3rd 2022


8640 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I enjoy it like all his other stuff 🤷🏼‍♂️

kalkwiese
July 3rd 2022


10615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's definetly an enjoyable listen Not sure how to rate this yet tbh, maybe I should listen to the other albums first, because I can see the context changing my opinion on this

Sevengill
July 3rd 2022


12483 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

review is my thoughts exactly. this still has the essential characteristics of Saor (the melodies, structures, and instruments that evoke sagas of Highland heritage and glorious battle) but it's presented in a more immediate way. I'm still finding new life in Aura hundreds of listens later, while I feel like I know this one pretty well after two weeks -- which is a double-edged sword, of course. it's easy to play in the car and friends will go "oh, cool!" instead of waiting for a long overture to evolve into the song proper, but it sacrifices the immense replay value of albums that grow and reveal their secrets over time.



without getting too far removed from the actual compositions, this is how I imagine a "marketable" version of Saor, for better or for worse. worse, if you love their early albums.

Demon of the Fall
July 3rd 2022


35524 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Forgotten Paths seemed more ‘immediate’ but some of those melodies were damn killer… idk just not feeling this one

Sevengill
July 3rd 2022


12483 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah I hear it in the title track, including the Neige feature. I agree it's more a continuation of a trend than a huge departure, as the review suggests.

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2022


18262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

I wouldn't mind if this sound went full old school, channeling a sort of Darkthrone/Scottish hills vibescape - but this is sat too far in the middle; watering the past albums down.

DDDeftoneDDD
July 4th 2022


22796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

pleasant, that is all



I mean, it's no Windir..

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2022


18262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

I'm thankful for that at least.

DDDeftoneDDD
July 4th 2022


22796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

lol if I weren't to check your Windir rates before, I would've bring you the fire!

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2022


18262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

Glad I still have some bait game left in me. I promise not to always play.

DDDeftoneDDD
July 4th 2022


22796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

I am an hungry fish

Sevengill
July 4th 2022


12483 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

sticks head around the corner



someone said Windir

kalkwiese
July 4th 2022


10615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Well, this is a tasty little burger at the very least

Sevengill
July 4th 2022


12483 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

lol yeah, here I am talking like this is some sort of tragic downfall while slapping an "I like this a lot" 3.5 on it

naughtcturnal
July 4th 2022


2746 Comments


so is he becomin a 1-man Eluveitie or nah

Eons
July 5th 2022


3770 Comments


I think the sound of the album fits the concept

garas
Staff Reviewer
July 5th 2022


8179 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Personally I really-really liked this one. Easy listening + upbeat folky black metal? Yes!! "The Ancient Ones" is like a Null song from last year... and I love it.

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
July 5th 2022


18262 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

so is he becomin a 1-man Eluveitie or nah





nah

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
July 6th 2022


32179 Comments


This starts very Maiden and I approve. Let's see where it goes.

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
July 6th 2022


32179 Comments


Idk, really enjoyed this, sounds great too. The last one was better though.

Lack of female vocals feature is a big mistake, mr. Marshall.



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