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5.0 out of 5 stars
Beyond brilliant, June 1, 2009
I picked up this album thinking, yeah it might be ok. Boy was i wrong, it's freaken awesome is what it is. It starts out awesome, and then in the second song you are thinking can this song be as awesome as the last? Yes it can, and as you listen through finding out that each song is as awesome as the last you will eventually come to the last song, Mana. This song is gigantic, a massive 16 minutes long, but it isnt repeditive, it keeps changing, like all that the band can do in one big song. The album is metal music of course, but its more than just guitars blasting out low bass raw with screaming, there is a large range of synthetic music too, orchestra sound, folk sound, old sound, pirate viking and all that is good in this world.
Some say that this is black metal, makes it sound dark, angry and perhaps depressing, but this is the most uplifting metal there is, sure there is still the screaming that we all love as well as brutal guitars, but you cant help but put a smile on your face and swing your flagon of mead about.
I've said it before, and I will say it again, this album is awesome, I'm not sure if I am getting that point across. You see if all the awesomeness of the universe minus the awesomeness generated by this album was rolled into one physical form, and that entity made its way to earth you know what it would do? It would buy this album, and you know what it would say? "God damn this is an awesome album" that is just how awesome it is.
I've heard it said that metal is like sex for the ears, well if that is true then the song Mana is the orgasm, and the rest of the album is the heart thumping, blood pumping, air gasping moment before.
If you like metal buy this album, if you dont buy this album, if you like music buy this album, if your ears still work and your brain can still understand music then buy this album. You will love it, and if you don't then go see a doctor asap, as there is either something wrong with your ears or your brain.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The title says it all... , July 16, 2008
it's as good as they say it is. i gotta admit that i was skeptical but i finally broke down a grabbed a copy of Sagas. i can't speak for anyone else's personal opinion, but objectively in the metal community this is getting hailed as the album of the year (at least until the upcoming Wintersun album drops)... i mean, Encyclopaedia Metallum has it rated at 100% and there's not many albums on there that get perfect ratings across the board.
Mind you, it's not Enslaved and it's not viking-era Bathory (who created the whole viking metal sub-genre of black metal); it's modern with good, clean production and keyboards, but it also has folk/traditional instrumentation.
The technicality and immersion of the music are pretty mind-blowing, and the vocals are varied and are on par with the rest of the music. there are moments as varied in imagery as possible: feasting and banquet in the mead hall, battle, honor/pride, conquest/exploration... everything you would expect. I would even say it focuses less on battle/war/warrior-ism than any other Viking metal i've heard, which is weird considering i thought i would dislike this aspect. but once i listened it became irrelevant. the longer you listen, the more you get into it and love it for what it is and not what other things are or whatever. oh... and you DEFINATELY get your brutality and aggression, blast beats and black vocals. Remember that viking metal is still a SUB-GENRE of Black Metal, despite how progressive, power-y, or whatever other people may say [like this other dude that reviewed this album calling it Blackened Epic Folk Viking Some-such... Viking metal IS Black Metal so it can't very well be Blackened... that would be like serving up a steak cooked in an incinerator?].
Sagas runs the whole gamut. Don't have any reservations. this album WILL get you pumped. i suggest drinking beer while listening \m/
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Metal Masterpiece, September 23, 2009
I stumbled on this band/album by accident. Simply put: WOW. Absolutely amazing.
Very melodic but also very fast, intense metal that combines some folk elements with anthemic passages and choruses - and lots and lots of heavy, fast guitar riffs and solos. Production is excellent and crystal-clear; the downloaded MP3 files are far better than the samples on Amazon.
(My) words cannot do this album justice. "Mana" especially is an absolute musical masterpiece.
If you like melodic, nordic-style or European-style metal, do yourself a favor and at least buy a couple of tracks, including "Mana".
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