Northwind's Ire [Import]

Draugnim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 13, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Spinefarm
• ASIN: B001EIBB3C
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Pagan Black Metal from Finland, March 11, 2010

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Musical Warfare (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northwind's Ire (Audio CD)

Finland's Draugnim play pagan / viking metal, but their sound definitely falls more towards the black metal side of things. The riffing and melodies do have a strong folk influence, but you won't find any odd folk instruments on this album, and Draugnim's sound is both expansive and crushingly heavy. Their guitars have this really sweet, epic tone to them that gives the music a warlike feel, and the vocals are also stellar. They use keyboards, but in a very understated way.
For me, this album has the perfect balance of folk influence and black metal heaviness and aggression. The song 'Feast of the Fallen' is one of the best songs of this genre that I've heard, but there were several other great tracks on the album like 'Moonpath', 'Towards The Dusk' and 'Archein'. This is definitely a must-have if you're into pagan and viking metal.