Wolfs Return

Grand Magus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Candlelight
• ASIN: B0009IW8HG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Following the tremendous success of it's predecessor 'Monument' the Swedish doom meta overlords Grand Magus return with their third album 'Wolfs Return' an epic masterpiece of Nordic meta' fury. From the opening double bass onslaught of Kingslayer through the chanted mantra of Nine to the heads down battery of Blood Oath and the outright doom of Ashes it is clear that their previous efforts were nothing but practice for this truly outstanding act. Rise Above. 2005. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hail Grand Magus!, January 9, 2007

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Tom Chase (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolfs Return (Audio CD)

This album makes me think Grand Magus are actually warrior Vikings on a mission to takeover the metal world. The back cover art shows bloody hands with warrior type armour, grasping through the rain. And the track titles - "Kingslayer", "Wolf's Return" and a host of Scandinavian sounding tracks - boosts such vibes.

"Wolf's Return" is the bands third album, following two excellent outings into classic bluesy doom/stoner metal. With this album the band seem to be going into a more classic metal direction, wearing influences such as Judas Priest, Maiden and Sabbath on their sleeves. And this really isn't a bad thing, songs such as the opener with its galloping march and the title track with JB's almost operatic chorus delivery, which is again reflected by "Repay In Kind" with its `old school' sounding chorus. The band also delve back into their roots with the chilling doom mastery of "Nine" which has a really killer lead riff, and the closing "Ashes".

Add some tasty Norwegian atmospherics to the overall mix and you have one excellent Scandy metal CD. My only complaint being the length, it is simply too short to be a 5 star album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Metal Magic, October 18, 2007

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David Wilbanks (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolfs Return (Audio CD)

It don't get much better than this, my metalheaded friends. Grand Magus is awesome and I think this is their finest achievement, even though it is different from their first two, which were more doomy. This one bristles with metal and is tasty in the songwriting department--which is really important to me. And JB is a superb metal vocalist IMO. A grand, superior achievement. Buy now!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars overlooked gem, August 9, 2006

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king wolf (Jotunheim) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wolfs Return (Audio CD)

This is doom-flavored straight heavy metal that sounds a lot like classic Danzig, only more "metal" and with a much deeper, heavier bottom end. Gorgeous sinister riffs, amazing vocals (and not the normal high pitched wailing of metal, but real singing), and quite good vocal melodies.

The whole thing is super, but the first half of this disc is really amazing, culminating in "Blood Oath", which is a summary of what makes this band so good. I don't know how to describe it. Smouldering, smoking, muscular, intimidating heavy metal grooves interwoven with sophisticated, wolfish, Nordic lyrics and vocals.

This really couldn't get much better. It's the same old sad story, great bands get overlooked while generic junk dominates the public attention...