March 2, 2008

The Sword - The difficult sequel ...?!

The first record "Age of Winters" was groundbreaking to me! Not at first, but after a while those monumental riffs simply paralyzed my mind. And although I had difficulties with the vocal at first - and especially the lyrics - the band won me ower for good. They are the riff-masters of the universe! This time I'm having difficulties again. What is this? Is it metal or is it stoner that they wanna sound like? I don't really get it. The riffing on "Gods of the Earth" is much like the first time around, but there's too many metal clichés. But the record grows and the last two songs: "Black River" and "The White Sea" really redeem these guys. And one thing is for sure: the louder you play this, the better it feels ...
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