Album Rating: 3.0

aura's definitely saor's peak. forgotten paths doesn't stand up to it at all - each of the tracks have like half their runtime of actual ideas and for such a short record it's really unforgivable. it's hidden in a lot of blazing fast black metal and flutes but songwriting wise it is really stale where aura was constantly shifting and changing it up.

Album Rating: 3.5

I was hoping you would share my delight ):

Album Rating: 3.5

Saw some neckbeard with his mom at the store wearing a Saor shirt, i wouldve talked to him if she wasnt there. Missed opportunity.

Album Rating: 3.5

I love the melodies on Forgotten Paths, but the song-writing is a little more simplistic, aye. Aura is probably his peak.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I really enjoy the piano in Monadh and the female vocals on Bròn but FP does feel a little anticlimactic.

Album Rating: 3.0

i find forgotten paths really saccharine in comparison to aura which feels a lot more deliberate and full of energy



i tried listening to this again the other night and i might lower my rating - i find some of the whistles and strings really overbearing, like the more i listen the more i realise sometimes they take away rather than add

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

huh. those ornaments are a lot of what makes the band so interesting for me.

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah that’s why I listen to this guy, then again I’m not exactly a BM truther.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

as a classical keyboardist, I don't find guitar riffs very exciting and am drawn the folksy flutey stringsy bm like this, Can Bardd, Skyforest, Sojourner, and others where the melodies and harmonies are often carried by orchestral instruments (or keys). just a different appreciation I guess.

Album Rating: 3.0

it's all about riffs for me



like um, when neige comes in on the climax of the t/t of forgotten paths, it'd honestly just be better if the guitar riff spoke for itself rather than totally bogging it down with the shrill whistles and strings overcomplicating the mix. it just makes it so saccharine and messy. frustrating as fuck cus it's a good riff and melody and really doesn't need the extra fluff.

Album Rating: 4.0

Drum guy here. Obv why I prefer aura.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

dude the drums on aura feel like a living thing

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, that's a great way to describe it. Do you know any other albums in that vein? (other than Panopticon's stuff ofc)

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Vehemence - Par Le Sang Verse, Enisum - Arpitanian Lands, and Chthonic - Bu-Tik come to mind. Gospel - The Moon has that feeling, though in post-hardcore. actually Gris - L'ame Enflammee might be the closest, even though they play a more somber brand of black metal.

Album Rating: 4.0

Only made it through the Gris album so far but it was a great rec! The drumming is definitely bold in places and the strings really seal the deal.

Album Rating: 5.0

Andy released a remixed and remastered version of Guardians on Saor's bandcamp page today.



Link: https://saor.bandcamp.com/album/guardians-remixed-remastered-2

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

he'll probably do it with every album to squeeze more sales out of his new deal with Season of Mist.

Album Rating: 4.5

Gris are incredible

Album Rating: 3.5

Definitely check that new Ancient Mastery album 7

Album Rating: 5.0

Gris are incredible (2)



Il était une foret is one of my favourite black metal albums ever. I lol'd when I tried to buy it on bandcamp, and saw that the digital version costs 999 euros (it still does).