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I knew pretty
much what to expect from this second release from the Finnish band Norther,
originally formed in 1996 under the name Requiem. Their debut album was
released last year and showed very clearly the musical path they had decided
to follow. Children Of Bodom opened the door for other Finnish bands when they
debuted with their album "Something Wild" in 1997 and since then this sound
built on elaborate guitar melodies marked with melancholy, enhancing keyboards
and a lighter type of death growls has been adopted by many. One of these
bands were Norther who have always been very close to Children Of Bodom both
on a personal and musical level. Their debut album was a bit more black metal
influenced than this one and they have now taken on a more straight-forward
melodic death metal approach. The music composed by Norther is generally
slower, more atmospheric and less complex than that of Children Of Bodom but
they still have their fair share of melodies and guitar solos. If you don't
have access to the extraordinary skills of Alexi Laiho I guess you have to
work within your given limits. Another good solid release from the band but it
doesn't quite match their debut album. Stand-out tracks: "Cry", "Dead"
(not because they were the shortest to
write...).
| Tracklist |
1. Blackhearted 2. Betrayed |
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3. Of Darkness And Light 4. Midnight Walker 5. Cry |
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6. Everything Is An End 7. Unleash Hell 8. Dead 9. |
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Mirror Of Madness |
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