The world of Ambient and Atmospheric Metal has, for a long time now, had a certain appeal to my ears. The fascination with all things dark and gloomy, the sinister, the morose, all have wielded a gravitational pull on my auditory senses. I had liked what I had previously heard from the back catalogue of The world of Ambient and Atmospheric Metal has, for a long time now, had a certain appeal to my ears. The fascination with all things dark and gloomy, the sinister, the morose, all have wielded a gravitational pull on my auditory senses. I had liked what I had previously heard from the back catalogue of Estonia's Thou Shell of Death, and so was looking forward to see and hear what this forthcoming release would provide. The initial feeling I had when listening, was one of a wonderful flowing and completely un tethered sound, channeled with an underlying tone of aggression and dark thoughts. Opening track , "The Night Wind", sets the mood very well, full of ambient and atmospheric tones, before the power and darkness of the guitar adds that all important element of suppression and causes lost, leading into a part growl, part wail vocal that instils the feeling of lament and solitude. Obviously, and indeed, rightly so, the mood does not differ throughout the duration of the album but is still able to maintain sufficient change and variety to keep things fresh , "The Wind Of Winter", for example, comes across as a lot darker and faster [...]
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