On their sophomore effort, Syven emulates the music of the Knights Templar by reviving two sacral hymns and allowing them to expand across a monolithic, 35-minute track. Fleshed out by sparse percussion, organs, keyboards and Aslak Tolonen's signature kantele, the work not only recalls the melismatic voices of ancient Crusaders, it weaves them through the depths of untouched pine forests and casts them over the vast expanse of a misty, forlorn valley.
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