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Centuries of Heathen Might - Bannerwar


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Centuries of Heathen Might - Bannerwar

 
Description: Artist: Bannerwar / Release Date: 2006 / Genre: Rock / Track Listings: 1. The Return of the Twelve Gods / 2. Symbols of ... more
Centuries of Heathen Might - Bannerwar ... Solar Might / 3. Warspirit / 4. Unchaining the Wolf / 5. Pagan Bane / 6. White Mountains / 7. Ancient Blood

Newest Review: ... that black metal performed in the traditional style can benefit from the harsh, tombic production sound pioneered by bands ... more

 ... like Bathory and embraced by the second wave, but while Behemoth's 'Pandemonic Incantations' suffers from too high a budget, this album could really have done with a more concentrated effort to better achieve the epic sound it often strives for, and to elevate most of it above mere tinny feedback. Even listening to this album on an expensive set of speakers, it would still sound like the noise pollution from someone else's headphones, and as the band list doesn't include a drummer I presume it's a drum machine being use...more

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Premium Review Centuries of Heathen Might - Bannerwar: Treble-Heavy in Athens (509 words)
by - written on 12/02/08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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Bannerwar's traditional black metal strives for an epic sound by incorporating acoustic folk touches of their native Greece, and the gimmick works to some extent. With a minimalist acoustic section bisecting each of these dully-roaring performances, the album is raised significantly above the mildly irritating and generic sound it would otherwise be condemned to, following the D.I.Y. traditions of black metal either by budgetary necessity or choice, and ending up as one of the most treble-heavy and fuzzy releases I've heard outside of demos. The low sound quality is the key failing of this album, but it's something that can be looked past without much effort. ...  Read the complete review

 

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