The Scythe [IMPORT]

Elvenking

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Afm Uk/Zoom
• ASIN: B000V1UDNC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #796,033 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars disapointing, September 23, 2008

By	Ray Crego (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Scythe (MP3 Download)

To be honest i LOVE the first three albums, but am dissapointed by this one. Sounds very emo at times.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Power Meatal from Italy, December 17, 2007

By	James B. Whitney "mannaz" (Minneapolis, MN. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Scythe (Audio CD)

Elvenking play power metal with a folk twist by including a violin as an integral part of their songs. They are competant musicians and their songs are well written and thoughtful. As one might surmise from the title, "the Scythe" deals with the many different opinions about death. Most of the tunes are upbeat and pretty standared 80's influenced old school heavy metal with the violin. If you like that sort of thing, this disk is for you.
Although I enjoy this record, I give it four rather than five stars since there are really no stand out tracks like Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" or Maiden's "Run to the Hills". But this is still a good album and if you are a power metal fanatic it is worth getting.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not an emo album., June 2, 2009

By	Chris Lehne "Chris" (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Scythe (Audio CD)

This music does not have so much as a HINT of emo or "core" influences. There is prominent melodic death metal elements, but haters don't seem to know what it is they hate. To say that this album is EMO or NU-METAL is misleading and couldn't be further from the truth. This is a POWER METAL album, and a damned good one at that.

That said, this is definitely a heavier album than Elvenking's other "folkier" albums, but the folk elements are still there... just subdued. If you are a fan of Mercenary, Raintime, or Scar Symmetry, I almost guarentee you'll like this album after a few spins.

Now on to the actual content... WOW. This album grew on me quickly to the point where it blows me away every time I pop it in. Early favorites (great places to start with this album) were "The Divided Heart", "The Scythe", and "Poison Tears". I eventually came to like every song savor "Totentanz" - a strange interlude track with some spectacular acoustics but it's definitely not a sing-along.

With this album you will get crushing melodic guitars, bombastic arrangements, and mostly (not overly whiney!) clean vocals... with some harsh grunts scattered about here and there. There are strange interlude passages between each song which are kind of lame, but they are short and don't hurt the musical experience much. 5 stars - excellent, essential to all who like power metal with an extreme touch.