I love albums that can tell a story without using many, if any, words. I also love albums that sound like their covers. Tempel's sophomore effort is both of those things. The album tells a tale of a perilous journey with only hope and determination leading the way. At least, that's what I've gotten from it. That's part of what's so fascinating about this album and those like it: the music has no centralized, inherent meaning, and thus can be put to anyone's context if they so choose. Your imagination does a lot of the work here. In terms of sound, it's a tale of two halves. The first two songs and the first half of the third are in a more progressive metal style of post-metal, whereas the second half of the third song and the last two have much more of a folky black metal feel to them. The latter style is wrought with uplifting riffs and solos, while the former relies on aggression to make it work. In all, this is a pretty dynamic record, full of emotions and wonderful sounds just begging for someone's, anyone's, context.
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