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Liar Flags

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Runic is a viking, black, death, folk metal band. At first I wasn't sure if they were a good band because I hadn't heard of them before but I got this cd and I was pretty blown away about how good it was. These guys mix folk music, symphonic elements and keyboards with their metal which gives it an epic sense and it helps them stick out a little from a lot of bands. Most of the songs are pretty fast and have you banging your head while a couple are a little bit slower, but still rock, and the last track is just an outro. The lyrics really aren't about viking voyages but they are about fighting back against opressors and traitors with your sword and shield in hand. Most of the songs are in english and are included which I found a few minor mistakes which ain't bad since these guys are from Spain. The song Nau seems to be in the Spanish language Catalan but I'm not too sure.

I would specially recommend this to any one who likes viking, folk, symphonic and epic metal because it is very good, kicks @ss and it has a little bit of everything for everyones taste of metal. I would also recommend this cd to any one who's not much of a folk, symphonic metal fan because it is good and it it's not over saturated with folk or symphonic elements so I'm sure that it would be pretty accesible to many different fans of metal.

What can i say about this band, this is just wow!I cerntainly didn't know this band until i stumbled upon looking for some other viking metal band.Runic mixes viking metal with pagan,symphonic, folk and melodic death metal elements which just sounds amazing.My favorit song in the whole album would probably have to be "ambush" because there is some great guitar parts in this song. The best part of the song is probably the really catchy chorus. There is an amazing guitar solo around 2:39 so mark it. Around the end of the song comes in a very low, almost death metal voice that reminds me kind of like Hypocrisy type vocals, which just sounds so amazing.I really love this band, this band is by far the best viking metal band i have heard, yes even better than ensiferum.So thanks for reading my review.

You don't typically turn to Spain for Viking-themed death metal, but it's hard to argue with the results of Liar Flags, the debut album from Runic. At heart, Liar Flags is essentially an album modeled after the Swedish melodic death metal style with a Viking theme and a liberal use of keyboards and symphonic elements. Think At the Gates meets Amon Amarth with traces of Children of Bodom and Hollenthon. Of course, Runic isn't quite on the same level as those bands, but this is only their first album, and an impressive one at that. The use of symphonic elements, powerful melodies, and non-traditional instruments definitely help the album stand out from the rest of the death metal pack.

Viking metal purists may turn their noses at this album (these guys aren't really Norsemen after all), but I think Liar Flags has enough going for it to make it a worthwhile purchase for extreme metal fans looking for something new and different.