Bavarian pioneers of black/folk metal, Equilibrium have so far provided us with three brilliant albums, 2005's Turis Fratyr, 2008's Sagas and 2010's Rekreatur (as well as an EP released in 2013) and 2014 brings us Erdentempel. The band combine a number of influences such as folk metal, "Viking" metal and symphonic black metal, whilst theirBavarian pioneers of black/folk metal, Equilibrium have so far provided us with three brilliant albums, 2005′s Turis Fratyr, 2008′s Sagas and 2010's Rekreatur (as well as an EP released in 2013) and 2014 brings us Erdentempel. The band combine a number of influences such as folk metal, "Viking" metal and symphonic black metal, whilst their riffs reflect traditional Germanic and Pagan melodies and their lyrical themes focus on Germanic tales. Although Equilibrium holds asimilar sound to bands such as Turisas and Korpiklaani, they are distinctive in their own right. Erdentempelshould come with an alert for anyone who buys it; warning them of the risk of serious addiction. For example (or should I say "zum Biespiel"), the opening track, "Ankunft", is a 51 second instrumental that rolls like thunder into the second track "Was Lange Wahrt" – honestly, this just made me want to get hammered and dance around like an idiot, or fly dragons whilst battling thousands of other mythical creatures. The use of black metal vocals and fast picked, technical guitar work from René Berthiaume and Dom R. Crey and heavy, and speed-based blast and drum beats delivered by Hati creates an incredibly catchy song which I was instantly [...]
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