Naglfar - Harvest (Century Media Records/2007)
This album hasn't been that extensively reviewed like it should be
though
the existing ones have done it some justice. 'Harvest' is a blend of
actually 2 genres of Metal "Blackened Death Metal" and pure "Black
Metal".
I have not heard previous releases by this band but they used to
according
to the data be strictly "Black Metal".
The lyrics are a perfect match for the music -- they are basically
about
Death, Dying, Suicide and Severe Depression. Each song is melodic
pretty
much all featuring blast beats, Melodic Guitar Riffs, "Wrath's" sick
vocals
and some blinding solos (on a few tracks). I conclude that there are
no
weak points to this album. It's well mixed, each instrument/vocals
aren't
lacking anything really amazing release.
There are however many tempo changes to the songs not everything is
just
blast beating frenzies. The melodic parts are really amazing and
original.
They stand alone here with 'Harvest' being dubbed by some to be one of
the
top releases of this year. Not enough people into Metal have heard
this
though I encourage everyone that likes "Black Metal", "Death Metal" and
"Blackened Death Metal" to purchase this ASAP! I doubt that you will
dislike it in any way.
If this work sounds promising now to you check out some tracks such as
"Into
The Black", "The Darkest Road" and the title track "Harvest". These
are my
favorite songs though I love all of them! If you aren't able to find
any of
their songs on the Internet then I suggest that you just purchase the
album!
Check out Naglfar's home page at www.naglfar.net.
Rating: 9.5/10.