Falconer - Black Moon Rising

Swedish metallers Falconer have returned with 2014's full-length disc, Black Moon Rising. This is the band's eighth studio effort, a nice blend of melodic, power, and folk metal elements. This 11-track disc is packed with classic heavy metal, power metal, and folk metal in spades. Top-tier musicianship only helps to bring the message to theSwedish metallers Falconer have returned with 2014′s full-length disc, Black Moon Rising. This is the band's eighth studio effort, a nice blend of melodic, power, and folk metal elements. This 11-track disc is packed with classic heavy metal, power metal, and folk metal in spades. Top-tier musicianship only helps to bring the message to the eager ears of fans new and old. Well-mixed, crisp, and well-balanced, the disc doesn't present a hurdle to the ears in the 'delivery' department. The first thing to notice is that vocalist Mathias Blad's lack of "eunuch" falsetto screams or overly forced operatic vibrato, so common (and annoying) to the genre. His lyrics are delivered with a mellow, deep register and a rich timbre seldom heard elsewhere in metal. Both effective and pleasant to listen to, this helps deliver the band's message, as fantasy-based as it may be. Something the band does very well is vary their structures a bit – from the punchy introduction of "Black Moon Rising" to the aggressive drum and bass introduction in "There's a Crow on the Barrow". The remainder of each song generally falls in to some sort of happy medium, but the introductions are generally outstanding. "Halls and [...]

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