Vintersorg - Orkan

Published July 13 2012

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Genre	Folk Metal	Vintersorg	Vocals
Tracks	8	Vintersorg	Guitar
Running time	51 Min.	Mattias Marklund	Guitar
Label	Napalm Records	Vintersorg	Bass
Release	29 June 2012	Programmed	Drums
Country	Sweden	Vintersorg	Keyboard
Producer	Vintersorg
Similar artists	---

Folk metal veteran Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund is back with his ninth release, if counting the debut mini album, only one year past the release of his latest effort, Jordpuls. Helping him out, like many times before, is guitarist Mattias Marklund. Yet again, the lyrics are in Swedish, which most fans usually have no complaints about and neither have I.

A hybrid between folk, black and even progressive metal. This is furiosity mixed with tranquillity. The first times I listened to this record, I didn't know what was coming up next or what to expect. Slow parts, black metal, piano, rage, violins? It's diversity near madness, as we travel through all these emotional roller coasters. Out of his never ending creativity comes eight songs, each with its own individual diversity.

Vintersorg's voice is as always clean, mourning and ravishing. All this mixed with his deep, demonic outbreaks coming from out of nowhere. The music and the vocals shifts in a snap and even if I have listened to the record well over a dozen of times, I'm still fascinated by his ability to keep the listener's interest on top. Part melodic, part chaotic.

One thing is for sure. If you like Vintersorg's past work, and now I'm not only referring to the masterpieces Till Fjälls or Ödemarkens Son, you will dig this album as well. If you're not familiar with this band; this is not an album you listen to once and then decide to scrap it. I recommend that you give it a couple of spins and see what happens.

See also review of: Till Fjälls - Del II , Naturbål

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
6	8	6	6	6

Summary
6 chalices of 10 - Tobbe