Turisas, Korpiklaani, TYR, Finntroll, Leaves Eyes, and others are universally nice, even as Bill Zebub drags the questioning into his predictable banality.
“My Destiny” nails everything on the checklist (big hooks/mournful piano outro/big chorus/strings) and manages to corral it all into something memorable.
Sexy female vocals, chugging, monster guitars, the heavy version of the stuff that gets watered down for TV show themes and action movies with kick-ass chicks.
A six-song mini-CD following last Fall’s Lovelorn, and a teaser for this summer’s Vinland Saga. Anyone into Evanescence or Lacuna Coil oughtta dig this.