Long since i'd written the last review,so here's one right in all your fuck-faces out there :D
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Genre: Black Metal
Review:
If you have never listened to Taake,this is one album that you have to pick up in your local CD store.(Downloading not reccomended,support the original!)
This album is not your typical black metal album.Taake is never known to play bullshit.The album takes you through a 50-minute journey through the different stages of metal.
Without further ado,i shalt go on to the songs themselves.
The songs played,like i've mentioned,includes 0% of the nonsense you see in recent works of Taake.There is no exact genre to label this album,although Taake plays mainly black metal.It includes influences of Viking metal and folk metal (not another cheap Falkenbach ripoff,i swear)
In general,all the seven songs are played in a typical style:kicks off with some headbanging riffs,goes into small breakdowns (insert soloes),goes into a majestic bridge and ends off well.Yes,it sounds as though it's like another Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger,but no,they don't play the same chords for every damn song.Creativity is what makes this album stand out from the other black metal albums.
Like most other black metal bands,the vocals are purely shrieks of pain,occasionally with some shouts here and there (for example,in Hordalands Doedskvad I,there are chants of "hey",setting listeners into a fit of headbanging.No surprise if anyone raises their fists in the air while listening to the songs).
For guitars,they are rather creative,with some good riffs here and there throughout the album.No boring moments,by the way.Bass guitars are not that audible sometimes,but they blend in rather well.
The drums go well along with the songs as well.Even though it's a one-man band,we don't hear drum machines in any part of the album.It isn't that creative,but you have to give credit to the man himself for making an effort to give a well-rounded performance.
All in all,this album is reccomended,most especially if you are looking for some good black/Viking metal,or you are looking for something that is labeled "Awesome".Advice:get something to clean all your earwax at the end of the listen.
Recommended tracks: Part 1,2,3 and 7.
Ratings: 95/100
