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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 - Random Band Battlelore
Symphonic Epic Metal / Finland-
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Doombound
Napalm Records - 2011Reviews
- Review - 13.04.2011
Doombound Review
For many years now, The Lord of the Rings has been a huge source of inspiration for the lyrics of many a metal band. Battlelore is one more that joined the wagon a few years ago with their debut ‘Where Shadows Lie’. Now, after many years, they have released their 6th album ‘Doombound’ and of course, this album is no exception to their lyrical source of inspiration.
The album kicks off with ‘Bloodstained’, a slow,brooding song that is full of doom-inspired chords and a constant orchestral ambience. The song does sound enjoyable, complete with the ‘beauty and the beast’ vocals, but fails to touch the heart and soul. The next song, ‘Iron of Death’, is much more tasteful in sound. It is faster, has a more epic feel to it and also is composed well with beat shifts and mood swings (including one brilliant interlude featuring a death metal barrage of diminished notes). Now, the bad news: this is probably the only moment of glory on this album. The songs hereafter number few and far between in their brilliance. Almost every song on the album gives this feeling of lacking to the listener. The reason that I deduce for my own such sentiments was the fact that their is no real rhythmic attack in any song. There is an overuse of chords when instead, an ambience of tremolos would have thrown a heavier punch on the listener. There are moments when you are just BEGGING the drummer to use both his feet and I have also always maintained my thoughts on the harsh vocals sounding quite forced for the most part. On a more positive note, the female vocals are beautiful. They sound highly generic, yes, but they work nonetheless. Also, the bass lines, though simple, are thrown in quite well. The lows are interpolated well with the highs and vice-versa.
Overall, the feeling one gets from Battlelore’s albums is that they seem to be a bit more obsessive about the lyrics than they need to. This may sound a bit harsh but I feel that they need to stop being Tolkien fanboys (and girl) at least while recording their music. If at all, the need to be metal fanboys/girl. However, if you do not expect too much out of their music and are as big fans of Tolkien’s work as they are, you probably will enjoy this album.
Source: Darkcavalry | Date: 13.04.2011 | Read: 194 | Comments (0) |
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Kaisa Jouhki
Vocal -
Tomi Mykkänen
Vocal -
Jussi Rautio
Electric Guitar -
Jyri Vahvanen
Electric Guitar -
Timo Honkanen
Bass Guitar -
Maria Honkanen
Keyboard -
Henri Vahvanen
Drum
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