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Freternia
is one of the bands who belong to the Borås based Swedish power metal
band who have traded members with each other during the years, the others
being Ironware, Conviction, Crystal Eyes and Zonata. Some people like corn and
other people like power metal. I have never restricted myself to a particular
genre when it comes to music but I must admit that I have come to grow very
tired of the never ending stream of power metal bands during the last decade,
one being more stereotypical and pathetic than the other. Fortunately there
are still some new bands who manage to create good power metal and Freternia
is one of them. I first heard a song from them on a compilation album from the
label Loud 'n' Proud Records who released their debut album and also had its
base outside my home town. Now that their second album is being released on
the Spanish label Arise Records I was eager to know what the new material
sounded like. I didn't really hope for that much since they are still a very
young band but I was surprised by the quality and maturity shown on this
album. What takes most bands ten years to accomplish they have done in only a
few. The music has more tempo changes and is more varied than what we are used
to hear from most of their competition on the power metal scene. They use
heavy riffs, they have several great songs, the vocalist is doing his job
really well even though his voice is a little weak and they manage to create
the perfect balance between keyboards and guitars. Their lyrics are rather
boring of course but the only thing that I care about is the music. Freternia
is certainly one of the most promising new bands of Swedish power metal.
Stand-out tracks: "Grimbor The Great", "Arrival",
"Shadowdancers".
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1. Grimbor The Great 2. |
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Arrival 3. The Dark Side 4. Shadowdancers 5. The |
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Saviour 6. The Unexpected 7. New Hope 8. Battle Of |
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Minds 9. Requiem |
: 50.42
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