The big, Earth-moving sounds on Borknagar’s Urd carry oversize themes as well, from planetary creation to cosmic unrest. “Roots” is among the many bright spots.
Pop punk/screamo singing over Avenged Sevenfold guitarwork? Yeah, we’re in. Former Escape the Fate vocalist Ronnie Radke returns after his incarceration.
The 2012 version of Accept barrels ahead with “Stalingrad,” the title cut from their new album, a powder keg of wartime heroism, misery, and brotherhood.