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Doncaster ( DNC ) - United Kingdom
Joined : February 28, 2009
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Enslaved*, Primordial, Pantheist, Saturnus, Opeth*, Wolverine, Strapping Young Lad, Deicide*, Leviathan, Xasthur, Emperor*, Katatonia, Burzum, Paradise Lost, Anathema
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black, Metal, Progressive rock, Ambient, doom, gothic, Folk, avantgarde, Industrial
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This is an album that needs to be heard, black/folk metal is nothing new but Heinrichreich bring out the best elements of both black metal and folk metal to produce something that is truly their own.
The album screams passion from start to finish, it's lively, upbeat, yet raw and incredibly ferocious, the vocals alone are some of the most fierce I've ever heard, the mic must have been splattered with blood after they'd finished recording! Guitar sound is varied and diverse, a number of different styles being employed, ranging from a furious black metal assault, or in places Finntroll-esque type riffs, or sometimes a colder, slower BM style, but the variety and quality is consistently good and the keyboards and folk instruments work well alongside.
This is definitely an album with two distinct aspects, you'll get neither a raw, cold black metal album nor an album of jolly drinking metal, instead the two aspects sit alongside and offset each other, each pulling away from the other so the music never quite fits into any camp, instead occupying a unique space in between.
So yeah, once again we have an album of Jamendo that exceeds the efforts of many commercial bands, definitely worth a listen and will look forward to hearing more from this band. You need to hear this!
Comparisons to Dream Theater certainly justified, this is one epic beast of an album that really has to be heard as an album as a whole. Well written, well performed, well executed, really draws you in and takes you on a ride, so many different facets to this album, so much to offer that gradually reveals itself as the album unfolds. Like I said, play the whole thing from start to finish, a single track or two simply won't do it justice. Excellent stuff, shame we won't hear any more from this band but an excellent lasting epitaph I'm sure.
Fans of Swedish death or black metal will feel right at home here, for comparison imagine At The Gates with a drop of Dissection thrown in for good measure. It's a brutal album, but with plenty of melodic elements which the band manages to incorporate without lowering the level of intensity and brutality, something not easily done but they pull it off pretty well. Only gripe? It's too short! Want more!
Sounds like good old classic and progressive rock dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Good musicianship, epic guitar sound, good vocal performances and excellent songs and composition, a top album all round. How this band manages to produce so many albums of this quality escapes me, may they continue to do so!
10 from me too, this is an amazing album, JT Bruce sets very high standards and never falls short, would be so easy to get something like this wrong but it's composed and executed brilliantly. It's one of those albums you experience rather than listen to, you don't get so much songs as soundscapes, painting a musical vision that keeps you transfixed for the whole duration. Epic, top notch stuff, a must have.
This is pretty good, especially for a first demo! Good quality ambient/symphonic black metal, very atmospheric with moments of intensity, a fine example of the genre. No vocals on here though, but it works fine without them and may even appeal to people who would enjoy the atmosphere and feel of this sort of music but are put off by black metal's usual shrieked vocals. Definitely worth checking out, will look forward to a full length!
Dark yet beautiful, this is an album that defies categorisation, can't pigeonhole this into any genre, just haunting, beautiful unique music. Lots of ambient moments, bits of rock albeit very soft, perhaps shades of Enya in places even, it takes you on a long voyage from start to finish, going to many different places along the way. It's quite soothing but at the same time has a dark tinge that never allows you complete comfort which only adds to the experience. A top album, hearing bands like Spinefish that you'd never hear through any commercial outlet is what makes Jamendo worthwhile.
This is one of the best metal albums I've come across on this site, A Taste Of Hate incorporates numerous extreme music styles, death metal, hard rock, industrial, punk and more and fuses them together in a unique blend giving the album a distinct identity without sounding a mess. Very experimental, yet metal fans will feel instantly at home on hearing it, and even non-metal fans will find tracks on this album and elements to it that they may well enjoy. Living proof that you can make music that's visceral and extreme yet intelligent and creative at the same time, and it's free, I've paid for albums that aren't a fraction as good as this one. Essential.
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