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Haggard is a band that everyone should
have heard of since they are among the best and most original metal bands in
the world at the moment. The band hails out of Germany and consists of sixteen
musicians playing guitars, drums, flutes, violins and almost every other
instrument you can think. There are all sorts of vocals on the album -
growling death, soprano, church choirs and many spoken interludes, all done in
the best way possible even though the female vocals should have been used more
extensively. From the start Haggard was a regular death metal band but now
they have grown to be a huge symphonic metal orchestra with a death metal
touch. Perhaps you could compare their development with the Swedish band
Therion but still this doesn´t sound anywhere close to their music. Haggard
has created a whole new style and with that they have broken new ground in the
world of metal. If you haven´t got this album go buy it right away because
this is one of the best metal releases ever! The only question I have asked
myself is why make such short of an album... "Awaking The Centuries" was
produced by Dieter Roth and he seems to have done his part of the job
extremely well. The lyrics are stories from ancient times and written in
german, english and latin.
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Intro |
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1. Rachmaninov: Choir 2. Pestilencia Chapter I |
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3. Heavenly Damnation Chapter II 4. The Final |
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Victory 5. Saltorella La Manuelina Chapter III 6. |
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Awaking The Centuries 7. Statement Zur Lage der Musica |
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Chapter IV 8. In A Fullmoon Procession 9. Menuett |
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Chapter V 10. Part I : Prophecy Fulfilled Part II: And |
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The Dark Night Entered 11. Courante 12. Rachmaninov: Choir |
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