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| 4.6 superb | Trey STAFF | January 23rd 20 |
I’ve never considered myself a huge Borknagar fan. I tried to like them when Garm was their vocalist, but the music never held my attention. When Simen “ICS Vortex” Hestnaes joined, the music had become much more enjoyable and diverse, but I couldn’t get into his vocals. That’s why I was definitely skeptical about True North when I read Simen would be taking on lead vocal duties again. It turns out I had nothing to worry about. The vocal melodies are catchy and so well written, and the same could be said about the music. Each song is full of dynamic shifts that hit the aggressive parts often enough to keep the old fans interested while maintaining an array of catchy, classy, prog-lite melodies at all other times. Borknagar’s True North will be defined by stellar vocal melodies courtesy of Simen Hestnaes and Lars Nedland, as well as classy progressive metal that only borrows from black metal without being dominated by it.
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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. STAFF | September 29th 19 |
Pretty good folky meloblack, but idk this kind of vocals tend to annoy me, I prefer their instrumental parts.
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| 3.0 good | Watchuu lookin at? | March 5th 23 |
tyr done right, thunderous is a more trad folk metal while up north is this weird but lovely folk country metal construction
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| 2.5 average | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | January 21st 22 |
Borknagar make epic northern music with a heavy dose of testosterone. That's it, folks.
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| 2.0 poor | tenderscum | September 28th 19 |
Apparently good vocals are enough.
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| 3.5 great | Zac124 | March 3rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | February 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | KrillBoi | December 21st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Verdr | November 25th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | phylyps | September 3rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | February 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | namsaap | September 6th 21 |
| 3.5 great | valek | August 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | LordPH | August 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | MonkMan | April 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | jc3494 | March 27th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spag | February 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hehe | December 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | ariich | August 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | July 18th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | tysly | May 31st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hybza | March 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | CeeBone | January 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | snakesc | January 2nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | chris. | December 31st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xenoflux | December 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ray91 | December 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | December 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Edlund | November 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Kantala | November 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | November 18th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Smevin | November 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | hadriel | November 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hawks | November 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | HybridF | October 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Steev | October 25th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ElioG | October 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Moge | October 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Essence | October 17th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | kouichi | October 15th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Tanuki | October 13th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Coast | October 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fenix | October 5th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Awake88 | October 5th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Macck | October 3rd 19 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | October 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | coopj | October 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Agonba | October 2nd 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Risodo | October 2nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | hsb | October 1st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Tasty | October 1st 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | doofy | October 1st 19 |
| 3.5 great | elch21 | September 30th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Marci | September 30th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Solanum | September 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lefteris | September 29th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Elynna | September 28th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Host78 | September 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | September 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | vkristi | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mesm277 | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Toondude | September 27th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | EKN | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | September 27th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Gary STAFF | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | aGit | September 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | September 23rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | mifzal | September 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Simon K. STAFF | September 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | September 15th 19 |
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