Viking warriors are alive and well. Tremendous metal with plenty of melodicism on their Metal Blade debut. One of the best Swedish metal albums this year.
Abhinanda has a power and intensity reminiscent of so many Dischord bands, but breaks it up with old-school melodies and even an acoustic number or two.
By the end of Rising, Stuck Mojo have run through hip hop and a political-bashing thrash-a-rama, but it’s the down-and-dirty shuffle thang that trips me out.
I have trouble reviewing Sacred Steel without laughing myself silly. They remind me of Agent Steel and bands that were second rate the first time around.
Soundscapes drift eerily along in a seemingly chaotic direction. Haunting moans mingle with electronic effects and flutes. A side for Norwegian metal bands.