Waves Are Dancing

Holy Blood | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bombworks Records
• ASIN: B000B7S1YY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This is the second release from the fantastic band from Ukraine which interleaves Celtic folk influences with the speed riffing and technicality of death and black metal. Originally released only in Ukraine, Bombworks Records has made this incredible CD available for the rest of the world to hear. This release features more Celtic influences and more melody than the first release, with a heavier emphasis on integrating the flute with the heavy guitars. It is also an enhanced CD, including as a bonus the video recorded for the incredible song "The Spring".

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My short playlist just got longer, September 30, 2008

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Mark Neidengard "Haamel" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waves Are Dancing (Audio CD)

When I want metal, I want something gripping but still melodic and musical. I've had great luck with the folk/Viking metal subgenres, where the reference standard is Ensiferum and related acts like Wintersun. It can be hard to see where folk metal ends and melodic death metal begins, and I got "Waves Are Dancing" by Holy Blood in a gamble to expand my playlist, and was *richly* rewarded. This is what I think "folk" metal ought to sound like, with lush use of traditional melodies and instruments, and well-crafted vocal harmonies that compliment the vocals (which are harsh but carefully restrained). The overall effect is immersive and even atmospheric, but I guarantee these boys from the Ukraine are METAL in the best sense of the term.

(It's also ear-opening to hear an album this good impelled by Christian ideas, though with the lyrics in Ukrainian that may not matter directly.)