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I would just like to take the time to introduce a guest reviewer that is helping me out by bringing you a more in depth look at some of the albums I will be reviewing. Rob Holden is the bassist of Oshawa, Ontario based metal band Left Hand Creation. They combine all types of metal and make it their own with brutal riffs and gut wrenching vocals. You can like their page here and you should show some support for local bands!
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1. Intro
2. The Nine Worlds Burn
3. The Dispossessed
4. Gap of Ginnungs
5. Bound to Reunite
6. Nordvegr
7. Up On The Mountain
8. Plage-Ridden Rebirth
9. Harvest (The End)
10. …to North
“KING OF ASGARD took form in 2008 by founder Karl Beckman. Teaming up with long time fellow worker, Karsten Larsson, once together in the well known viking horde Mithotyn. Now re-entering their roots, the foundation of King of Asgard was a fact. Both musically as well as in the Norse heritage used as lyrical approach. In January 2009 the first recording was done. Resulting in the demo "Prince of Märings", a seven track disc recorded in Lotang studio. In November the same year, Jonas Albrektsson (ex-Thy Primordial) joined KING OF ASGARD. The three piece now took serious form, meanwhile the demo recording was well received and caught the interest of Metal Blade Records. In December of 2009 KING OF ASGARD inked a deal with METAL BLADE RECORDS! Sonic Train Studios in Varberg , Sweden
King of Asgard is a melodic Norse death metal band from Sweden , and is
releasing their second studio album “…To North” on Tuesday, July 31st.
The album opens with a power chord, which then cuts out into battle horns and
war drums; instantly settling the score for the rest of the album, making it
seem normal to be hearing distortion guitar over battle sounds. Excellent.
Thirty four seconds of ball tickling and then we get into the first track “The
Nine World’s Burn”. The riffs in this song are mid paced and very catchy and
powerful. Instantly you will notice the guitar tone is larger than life,
accompanied with a powerful bass tone that is so high in the mix it rattles
your eye sockets with each listen. Once this song gets going it will become an
instant favorite, good luck putting this album down! It will be very difficult to convince
listeners that this is NOT an Amon Amarth copycat band, even though many
ideals, sounds and structures are very similar. No doubt that the Power Of Thy
Sword type of metal may be overdone in the industry now, King Of Asgard found a
way to renew and combine many different elements into a masterpiece; Including
clean vocal chants, female opera-folk cross over style singing, classical harp
and acoustic medleys and a vast array of guitar harmonies throughout the album.
“The Dispossessed” holds the same theme as the rest of the album, however, this song introduces old school black metal influence as well, reminding me of early Amon Amarth mixed with Dissection and Bathory (How awesome is that!). “Gap of Ginnungs” is my favorite track off the album. A slower paced, simple but powerful battle epic. Step aside Manowar; you are no longer king of the boner metal! This track is also the debut of KoA’s fantastic vocal ranges in chants on this album. Each track after this continues with the same battle themes and unwavering heaviness throughout a powerful melodic overtone. The track “Nordvegr” is another favorite of mine.
“The Dispossessed” holds the same theme as the rest of the album, however, this song introduces old school black metal influence as well, reminding me of early Amon Amarth mixed with Dissection and Bathory (How awesome is that!). “Gap of Ginnungs” is my favorite track off the album. A slower paced, simple but powerful battle epic. Step aside Manowar; you are no longer king of the boner metal! This track is also the debut of KoA’s fantastic vocal ranges in chants on this album. Each track after this continues with the same battle themes and unwavering heaviness throughout a powerful melodic overtone. The track “Nordvegr” is another favorite of mine.
As much as I can rave on about this album, the immediate
negative that I must discuss with you now, is their very disappointing ending
to the record. The self-title track “…To North” is a mediocre instrumental,
leading me to believe that the previous song “Harvest(The End)” would be the
implied ending to this great masterpiece of an album, however, I feel it was
also their weakest song throughout. But no matter! With an ending like that, one
is only compelled to go back to the beginning and listen to the first eight
tracks over and over again!
I recommend this album to anyone that has ever had sex while
watching Lord Of The Rings, slain a mighty hero, burned a witch at the stake,
or successfully bred many fire-hybrid dragons. For anyone who was terribly
disappointed with Amon Amarth’s new album, never fear! Save your pocket change
and head out on the 31st to pick up King Of Asgard’s album!
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