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These days
new bands with a unique and creative sound are very rare but here we finally
have one in Falconer. In 1999 the Swedish metal band Mithotyn was laid to rest
after recording their third album. The band leader Stefan Weinerhall went on
to form a new band that we here see the first result of. Musically Falconer is
very similar to Mithotyn with extremely melodic metal and Mathias Blad is
definitely a singer worthy of the task. There is also a rather strong folk
music influence in the music, especially on the bonus track that is an old
traditional Swedish song with a modern twist. The bonus track is in fact one
of the best songs on this album together with "A Quest For The Crown" and
"Mindtraveller". There seems to be a war going on between clean and growling
vocals in the metal world - some people only like clean vox and others like
the not so clean ones. I don´t understand why one can´t appreciate both styles
of singing (there are not only two styles but to make it simpler...). I mean,
there are lots of bands proving that growling or screechy vocals can be done
extremely well like Cradle Of Filth, In Flames, Old Man´s Child, Susperia, My
Dying Bride etc. But there are also bands that could not be without the clean
vocals like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Solitude Aeternus, Skyclad and Falconer.
Fans of ultra-melodic old-school heavy metal should go out and buy this album
right away because it is really one of the best albums in this genre for some
time. Hopefully there is a lot more to come from this newborn band. What makes
it so much better is that they are from my home area. The album was recorded,
mixed and mastered at Los Angered Recordings in November 2000, produced by the
band, engineered, mixed and mastered by Andy La Rocque. Additional female
vocals on the album were done by Ulrika
Olausson.
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1. Upon The Grave Of Guilt |
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2. Heresy In Disguise 3. Wings Of Serenity 4. A Quest For |
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The Crown 5. Mindtraveller 6. Entering Eternity 7. Royal |
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Gallery 8. Substitutional World 9. Lord Of The Blacksmiths |
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10. The Past Still Lives On Bonus track: 11. Per |
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Tyrssons Döttrar I Vänge |
: 56.40
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