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Well if anyone has read up much on these guys, you will know that they are compared quite frequently to Dissection. The amazing thing with these guys is that they can actually hold their own in the comparison. They do sound a lot like Dissection that alone is enough of a reason to purchase this album. They are not, however, Dissection clones. They are just similar.
For some reason a reviewer below me seems to think that they are very typical of the black metal genre, they do nothing different. I'm sorry, how many bands can have a sound comparison to Dissection. Most in the black metal genre are closer to the likes of Emperor or Immortal. The Dissection sound isn't very common. That being said on to the actual album.
As already stated in another review these guys know how to use their equipment. Blistering drums, haunting melodies, great riffs here and there. They create a wonderful dark, cold, desolate atmosphere with their sound.The production quality is great, especially for black metal. Definitely not an old Ulver style production here.
The music on this cd is absolutely great and even if not completely original it can almost be viewed as a 3rd Dissection album. The one that should have been made if not for the behavior of certain band members. Definitely worth whatever money you can fork out for it.

This is one of those bands that seemingly showed up out of nowhere in the mid-90s, released this masterpiece and then diappeared off the face of the earth. Aside from early Norwegian BM like Burzum, Darkthrone (you know the culprits...), this has always been my favorite style in the genre. It is a typical Swedish sound similar in some ways to Dissection, but at the same time very different. Dissection has a unique sound that no one was really able to mimic. Vinterland plays in a style more like Naglfar in the sense that the music is usually very fast in tempo with highly melodic guitar work. Yet the difference between the Swedish BM melodies and those from other countries is very simple: Swedish Black Metal melodies are extraordinarily catchy and in no way pretentious...beautiful in their simplicity and excellent in enhancing the overall atmosphere of the album.

Vinterland is exactly that: a catchy, fast, melodic Black Metal band that takes you right back to the end of the second wave in the mid-90s. Before Dimmu Borgir was gay...before Emperor abandoned their previous style for "symphonic black metal"...back when Cradle of Filth was still decent...at a time when Dissection still ruled Sweden. It was one of the best times in Black Metal and this release shows you the best that Sweden had to offer.

Vinterland is not "original" by any means, but they play honest Black Metal and they do it very well. Every song on this album is worth the price of admission. This is album is *very* hard to find right now but there is supposed to be a re-release soon. Find it if you can and take a trip back in time to 15 years in the past...as Mayhem once said; "The Past is Alive!"

This cd is hard to find, but definately worth the asking price. It takes you on a journey through hell, and releases you with a feeling of awe, but no without a map for return. BUY and ENJOY!!!