Napalm\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Danes SVARTSOT really blew me away with their previous album \u201cMulmets Viser\u201d, so my expectations are sky high for this their third full-length album. No line-up changes or other dangers, only catchy and spirited pieces of mediaeval metal\u2026or?<\/p>\n
Opening intro \u201cStaden\u2026\u201d sets the stage. The album hovers on the subject of the Black Death\u00b4s arrival in Denmark in 1350. The atmosphere is there, the place is lively and\u2026doomed. What follows is a pretty even history with standout tracks like the in the info sheet strangely unmentioned \u201cFarsoten Kom\u201d the closing tracks. The gloomy ballad, with clean vocals, \u201cSpigrene\u201d is a welcome change among all the growling. The heavier and somewhat speedier \u201cOg Landet Ligger s\u00e5 \u00d6de Hen\u201d has a lot of pace changes, and a flow that was more common in the eighties. Inbetween I fin the tracks to be on another level compared to most of the competition. With the exception of the average \u201cDen Fog\u00e4nglige Tro\u201d and \u201cDen Nidske Gud\u201d, that really have no advantages or any features above the rest, this is killer material. Perhaps the exotic instruments and the seemingly real interest in the happenings and backlashes of everyday life in the native Denmark is convincing enough. The growling is a tad tediuos at times, but the forgiving \u201chey-ho\u00b4s\u201d in clean voices are there too. This is perhaps what bards and Morris dancers would have engaged in had they had electrical instruments back in the day. All in all, this is an inch below their previous outing, but still very much an album to own. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nStaden…
\nGud Giv det Varer Ved!
\nD\u00f6dedansen
\nFarsoten Kom
\nHoldt Net af En Tj\u00f6rn
\nDen forg\u00e4ngelige Tro
\nOm Jeg Lever Kveg
\nKunsten att D\u00f6
\nDen Nidske Gud
\nSpigrene
\nOg Landet Ligger s\u00e5 \u00d6de Hen<\/p>\n
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