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After
someone had mentioned "Satariel“ as a band with some
skilled musicians, it attached a certain
importance to me to get the promo of this album to review it and to be able to
find my own opinion about it. So, here I`m listening to this album the 5th
time now and it is a challenge in every way.
Because this band really doesn´t fit in any of the
usual drawers of Metal. Even though “Satariel” often are said to be a
Thrash-or Death Metal band, I´d say they are non of it, there´s just more to
it.
Right away the first track of the album “The Freedom Call” reminds me of the
style of Primordial’s new album… but of course only very slightly, as
“Satariel” really have their own origin style of making music. Okay, the
album indeed does contain some Death- and Thrash- Metal elements, but otherwise
it is a mixture of passionated melodies and compositions on one hand, and of
aggressive and particularly tortured and sometimes even sad mid-pitched vocals
on the other hand. But it always preserves a good balance of slightly growling
and often clear singing.
Whilst the second song „Be you angel, be you beast“ has a rather melancholic
touch (with some break-throughs of energetic raw sound passages) the third track
“Claw the clouds” is more a hammerblow. The guide melody is very catchy
and the lead guitar plays some exciting solos during the singing breaks.
In this track you really get a taste of the very origin and extraordinary style
of “Satariel”, which is in a way typical for the band, but undescribable
with words, despite that it really rocks.
For fans of raw Black- or Death Metal this album really is NOT advisable. But
those of you who like it more melodic and full of fresh and new ideas in the
compositions should give it a try. But you have to give the album 4 or 5 runs at
least to be able to grasp everything and to take in all the subtle details to
impress you.
„Vengeance is hers“ definitely is the strongest
song on the album. I really need to ask the band in detail about this song in an
interview one day, as it seems that the lyrics are about rapists or how the
people handle this subject. But not only lyrically, but also musically this
track is one of the most intense ones > driving bass and drum sounds,
accompanied by great exciting guitar riffs and devoted singing full of passion…
The lyrics of the other songs in general seem to concern topics like the will of
mankind, based upon okkult subjects (as vocalist Pär has studied okkult
traditions and magic for several years). The texts analyse if everything in life
is destiny or not, or if it´s God or Satan making the rules. Thus the rest of
the songs also almost bubble over with energy.
Everybody has to decide for himself, if he can live
up to this. On one hand this music really is difficult to digest, on the other
hand it is an experience of a different kind, as the style of this music (as I
said before) is different from everything else on the music market these days.
This album is worth a recommendation for people who are always keen to
experiment.
Recommended tracks: “Vengeance is hers” and “The Springrise”.
More
information on www.satariel.com
Rating:
6.5 / 10 points
Review by Twilightheart
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